The 34th Annual African Festival of the Arts returns Sept. 1-4, Labor Day weekend, to Chicago's historic Washington Park in the heart of the South Side's Museum District. The city's largest celebration of global black culture re-emerges, following a two-year hiatus due to the covid pandemic, under the theme "Back to Culture. Back to Tradition!" Experience Africa's art, sights, tastes, sounds, and spirituality in a - safe and gated - replicated African village!
Dee Parmer Woodtor Main Stage
Named for Dr. Delores (Dee) Parmer Woodtor, the main stage at the African Festival of the Arts hosts local, national and international performers and serves as a main anchor for the festival’s performance programming.
World Stage
The Family and World Music Stage anchors the Bernice Gardner Family and Children Pavilion and features family oriented programs like dance, theater, puppetry, magic and African “World” Music.