- Odunde Festival
On the second weekend in June, Philadelphia hosts one of the largest and oldest African American street festivals: Odunde. First held in 1975, Odunde attracts more than 500,000 people each year to commemorate the New Year as celebrated by the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria and West Africa. In fact, the word Odunde is translated as "Happy New Year." The Odunde Festival is a one-day festival and mostly a street market catered to African-American interests and the African Diaspora.
The annual Odunde Street Festival brings a taste of Africa to South Street and one of Philly's oldest, historically African-American neighborhoods.
- Odunde Festival
Sunday, June 14, 2015, 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM
For more information, visit the website of Odunde Festival
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