International African Arts Festival Comes to Fort Greene July Fourth Weekend

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — The 46th annual International African Arts Festival will bring music and dancing to Commodore Barry Park for the Fourth of July Weekend.

The four-day festival will host performers Tito Puente Jr., reggae star Denroy Morgan, trombonist Fred Wesley and the New JBs, as well as an open market with African food and craft vendors.

The festival, located in Commodore Barry Park on Flushing Avenue and Navy Street, will run Saturday through Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Tickets cost $5 for adults and $2 for children.

Find out more about the festival on the IAAF website and check out photos from last year’s festival below.

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We did our very first show together (almost) in this very same spot five years ago Loved running into @graceandelie and seeing their amazing new pieces #IAAF #InternationalAfricanArtsFestival #africanprint #ankara #madeinghana #sisalsolstice
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||FROM MY LENS TO YOUR EYES|| I took this shot at the International African Arts festival in Brooklyn a couple weeks ago of beautiful black babies playing and having fun. Not sure if they were strangers to start off the day but after a few minutes of pleasantries which included chasing bubbles and doing cartwheels they were friends forever. This made me happy. NYUESI UBORA #NyuesiUbora #iAmNYUESIUBORA #WeAreNYUESIUBORA #blackexcellence #blackisbeautiful #BlackKings #blackqueen #AyannaDidIt #AfricanArtsFestivalBehaviour #BasquiatBaby #BecauseMelanin #BeautifulBlackChildren #CareFree #EmbraceYourBrotha #EmbraceYourSister #EmbraceEveryShade #EmbraceYourSexuality #EmbraceIt #BeAwesome #WorkOfArtWednesdays #locd #nothinglikeus #OneShotAtATime #Progress #WalkWithMe #StealingMoments #StandFirmAndTellThemFuckYou
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