The 49th Annual Odunde Festival is Back with Dru Hill Closing the Celebration
Odunde Festival and market place is back with more music and merch
Odunde is back celebrating its 49th year and will be closing with Dru Hill on the South Street main stage.
What is Odunde?
Odunde is the largest African American street festival in the United States, one of Philly’s iconic cultural events. and the kick-off of the summer! According to Odunde’s website and CEO, Oshunbumi Fernandez-West:
“ODUNDE was created in 1975 by Lois Fernandez…The ODUNDE festival, concept originates from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, celebrates the coming of another year for African Americans and Africanized people around the world. It is an occasion highlighted by a colorful procession from 23rd and South Street to the Schuylkill River…” (Odunde.org)
