| Odunde Festival
Odunde Festival
The annual ODUNDE African American festival, will hold its 30th annual celebration on Sunday, June 12, 2005.
ODUNDE attracts over 300,000 people annually and is one of the largest community- based street festivals held in the country.
The festival, whose concept originates from the Yorba people of Nigeria, West Africa, celebrates the coming of another year for African Americans and Africanized people around the world. It is an occasion highlighted by a colorful procession from 23rd and South Streets to the Schuylkill River where an offering of fruit and flowers is made to Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of the river. ODUNDE is also known for its authentic African marketplace featuring vendors from around the world selling merchandise from many African nations, the Caribbean and Brazil.
WHEN: Sunday, June 12, 2005. 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
WHERE: South Street between 21st and 23rd Streets extending to Grays
Ferry Avenue and Christian Streets. Philadelphia, PA
Admission is FREE.
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