6th Annual African Arts Festival Celebrates Culture at Yerba Buena Gardens
Yerba Buena Gardens, Yerba Buena, San Francisco
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- The 6th Annual African Arts Festival is underway today, Saturday, October 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Great Lawn at Yerba Buena Gardens in San Francisco.
- The free, family-friendly celebration features live music and dance from Bay Area ensembles representing different regions of Africa and the African diaspora.
- Co-presented by Duniya Dance and Drum Company and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, the event includes interactive activities like dance and drum lessons and face-painting for children, along with vendors selling traditional African food, clothing, jewelry, and hair and skin care products.
- Duniya Dance and Drum Company Artistic Director Bongo Sidibe said the festival was created to bring Africans and the diaspora together as one community, adding, "We are highlighting joy and celebrating who we are as Black people."
- Participating artists include Emmanuel Nado, Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Unique Derique, Fua dia Congo, and Duniya Dance and Drum Company, among others.
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Participating artists include Emmanuel Nado, Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Unique Derique, Fua dia Congo, and Duniya Dance and Drum Company, among others.
Interactive activities include dance and drum lessons and face-painting for children, along with vendors selling traditional African food, clothing, jewelry, and more.
Co-presented by Duniya Dance and Drum Company and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, the free event features live music and dance from Bay Area ensembles representing different regions of Africa and the diaspora.
The 6th Annual African Arts Festival is underway today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Great Lawn at Yerba Buena Gardens.
A Citizen user shows video of a community event in the area.
Incident reported at Yerba Buena Gardens.
Participating artists include Emmanuel Nado, Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Unique Derique, Fua dia Congo, and Duniya Dance and Drum Company, among others.
Interactive activities include dance and drum lessons and face-painting for children, along with vendors selling traditional African food, clothing, jewelry, and more.
Co-presented by Duniya Dance and Drum Company and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, the free event features live music and dance from Bay Area ensembles representing different regions of Africa and the diaspora.
The 6th Annual African Arts Festival is underway today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Great Lawn at Yerba Buena Gardens.
A Citizen user shows video of a community event in the area.
Incident reported at Yerba Buena Gardens.
Participating artists include Emmanuel Nado, Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Unique Derique, Fua dia Congo, and Duniya Dance and Drum Company, among others.
Interactive activities include dance and drum lessons and face-painting for children, along with vendors selling traditional African food, clothing, jewelry, and more.
Co-presented by Duniya Dance and Drum Company and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, the free event features live music and dance from Bay Area ensembles representing different regions of Africa and the diaspora.
The 6th Annual African Arts Festival is underway today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Great Lawn at Yerba Buena Gardens.
A Citizen user shows video of a community event in the area.
Incident reported at Yerba Buena Gardens.
Participating artists include Emmanuel Nado, Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Unique Derique, Fua dia Congo, and Duniya Dance and Drum Company, among others.
Interactive activities include dance and drum lessons and face-painting for children, along with vendors selling traditional African food, clothing, jewelry, and more.
Co-presented by Duniya Dance and Drum Company and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, the free event features live music and dance from Bay Area ensembles representing different regions of Africa and the diaspora.
The 6th Annual African Arts Festival is underway today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Great Lawn at Yerba Buena Gardens.
A Citizen user shows video of a community event in the area.
Incident reported at Yerba Buena Gardens.
Participating artists include Emmanuel Nado, Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, Unique Derique, Fua dia Congo, and Duniya Dance and Drum Company, among others.
Interactive activities include dance and drum lessons and face-painting for children, along with vendors selling traditional African food, clothing, jewelry, and more.
Co-presented by Duniya Dance and Drum Company and the Yerba Buena Gardens Festival, the free event features live music and dance from Bay Area ensembles representing different regions of Africa and the diaspora.
The 6th Annual African Arts Festival is underway today from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Great Lawn at Yerba Buena Gardens.
A Citizen user shows video of a community event in the area.
Incident reported at Yerba Buena Gardens.
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@oaklanduser some people are just so miserable, anything with joy and love, burns them from the inside out.
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@oaklanduser some people are just so miserable, anything with joy and love, burns them from the inside out.
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I hate racist.
Probably mad they can't make it or they're racist lol
@oaklanduser some people are just so miserable, anything with joy and love, burns them from the inside out.
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I hate racist.
Probably mad they can't make it or they're racist lol
@oaklanduser some people are just so miserable, anything with joy and love, burns them from the inside out.
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