The International African Arts Festival marks its 55th year on July 3-5, 2026 at Brooklyn's Lincoln Terrace Park with music, dance and a marketplace.
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Key Facts
—The occasion: The 55th annual International African Arts Festival runs July 3-5, 2026, closing this Sunday evening.
—A new home: This year the festival moves to Lincoln Terrace Park at 299 Buffalo Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
—The lineage: Founded in Brooklyn in the early 1970s, it is one of the oldest celebrations of African culture in the United States.
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