Fest Africa 2011 Silver Spring, MD August 13-14

The 9th Annual FestAfrica, the African festival of arts and culture has moved to Silver Spring, MD. The festival will feature music by local and international African music and dance performances, African cuisine, vendors, games for children, health fair, career fair, and tourism fair. Information are as follows:

Free Admission

Saturday August 13th &

Sunday August 14th

1pm - 9pm

Veterans Plaza

Silver Spring Civic Center

8523 Fenton Street

Silver Spring, MD 20910

 

The theme for the festival is “Serving & Touring Africa,” promoting tourism and community service in Africa. You are invited to explore the possibility of making your next vacation destination any African country of your choice. Don't be mis-informed about Africa based on the myopic and negative news you hear in the media. Africa like everywhere else has its good and bad. It is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, with 54 sovereign states, including Madagascar and various island groups inhabited by 1.0 billion people (as of 2009) in 61 territories, that account for about 14.72% of the world's human population. If you visit Africa, you will have a positive perspective and definitely make many friends.

For more information, visit http://www.festafricausa.us/site/

Below are pictures from the last Fest Africa event. Enjoy!

A Band Playing  

A Drummer Playing

Suya Maker Making Suya (Roast Meat)

A young girl with a painted face

An arts and crafts vendor

Cultural Drummers

Cultural Dancers

Belly Dancer

Recording Artist - TuFace Idibia Performing

Fashion Show Model

 Fashion Show Model