Shopping Cart

No products in the cart.

« All Events

  • This event has passed.

The Umoja Festival

May 24 @ 6:15 pm – 11:00 pm EDT

The Umoja Festival is one of the oldest festivals in Virginia celebrating African-American Culture and Heritage.  Umoja is a Kiswahili word meaning “unity” in the family, community, and nation. The Umoja Festival entertainment is a unique combination of contemporary and ancient art forms.  The event begins Friday evening with the Council of Elders ceremony and continues with live music that night and all day Saturday.  The festival ends Sunday afternoon with traditional Gospel music.

Contributions to the ambiance of the Festival include:

  • Handmade Items
    • Baskets
    • Paintings
    • Prints
    • Quilts
    • Other assorted hand-crafted wares
  • A marketplace of sculptures
  • Vendors selling ethnic foods
  • Live Music throughout the weekend
  • Heritage tours or performances – tracing the contributions of African Americans throughout Portsmouth’s history.

Report

Harassment or bullying behavior
Contains mature or sensitive content
Contains misleading or false information
Contains abusive or derogatory content
Contains spam, fake content or potential malware

Block Member?

Please confirm you want to block this member.

You will no longer be able to:

  • See blocked member's posts
  • Mention this member in posts
  • Invite this member to groups
  • Message this member
  • Add this member as a connection

Please note: This action will also remove this member from your connections and send a report to the site admin. Please allow a few minutes for this process to complete.

Report

You have already reported this .