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African Heritage Festival

Date:

June 28

Time:

2:00 pm
- 8:00 pm

Location:

The Orchard at University Place
The African Heritage Festival 2025 is our 5th annual cultural celebration to showcase African cultures and to highlight the diversity, traditions, and values of the African continent through storytelling, music, dance, poetry, art, shopping, kids games, and crafts.
It is FREE to the general public.
We support local Afro businesses and entrepreneurs featuring vendors across food, fashion, beauty, wellness, design, arts, crafts & more.
Come experience and celebrate the culture of Africa with us!

African Heritage Festival 2025 – Schedule

“Unity in Diversity: Celebrating the Heartbeat of the African Diaspora in Utah”

2:00 – 2:30         Opening Parade, Remarks, and Fashion Show

2:30 – 3:00         Stage Performance by Ngoma y’Africa Performing Troupe and Jambo Africa Burundi Drummers (Burundi)

3:00 – 3:30         Vendors  & Workshops (Dance, Drumming, Arts & Crafts)

3:30 – 4:00         Stage Performance by Master Kennedy Band

4:00 – 4:30         Vendors  & Workshops (Dance, Drumming, Arts & Crafts)

4:30 – 5:00         Stage Performance by Afroflexars

5:00 – 5:30         Vendors  & Workshops (Dance, Drumming, Arts & Crafts)

5:30 – 6:00         Stage Performance by Afro-Peruvian Experience-Utah

6:00 – 6:30         Vendors  & Workshops (Dance, Drumming, Arts & Crafts)

6:30 – 7:00         Stage Performance Maypole Dance collaboration by Ngoma y’Africa Performing Troupe with Dancing Ribbons of Hope

7:00 – 7:50         Community Drum Circle & Celebration

7:50 – 8:00         Closing Remarks

Special thank you to our sponsors:

University Place
Ngoma y' Africa Cultural Center