WHO ARE WE?

Collage of photos and a flyer related to an African street carnival. The flyer promotes the event happening from June 28 to July 4, featuring music, art, and crafts celebrating African culture. The photos show crowds of people at the carnival, children behind a barrier, and a woman with short curly hair wearing a plaid shirt.

The International African Arts Festival (IAAFestival) began in 1971 and has been a part of Brooklyn cultural landscape for almost five decades. Each year, a committed team of board members, consultants, part-time seasonal staff and volunteers, work together to transform a city park into an outdoor African cultural oasis that celebrates traditional and contemporary expressions of various African cultures.

Over the years, the stages of the Festival has featured renowned artists such as Blue Magic, Steel Pulse,The Mighty Sparrow, Fela Anikulapo- Kuti, KRS-1, Lauryn Hill, India Arie and many other artists who grew to achieve national and international acclaim.

A colorful patchwork quilt with various geometric and abstract patterns in bright colors, including orange, purple, blue, green, and black.
A group of women dressed in white and one woman dancing in colorful attire performing on an outdoor stage with a dark background and trees overhead.
A performer with dreadlocks singing into a microphone on stage at an event with a yellow banner in the background that reads 'NATIONAL'. The performer is wearing a black jacket and light-colored pants, and two other people are visible in the background.

Together We Make It!

The African market place offers an array of one of a kind, handcrafted, original designs of merchandise ranging from: jewelry, traditional and urban fashion, t-shirts, body oils to imported African fabric, home artifacts and furniture, original paintings, hand-carved marble sculptures and much more.

The outdoor Food Court offers an array of scrumptious foods from traditional soul food to spicy Caribbean dishes, as well as African, Latin, vegetarian, seafood and even gourmet style raw foods. As a community-based, 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization IAAFestival attracts vendors and attendees from all over the globe. The IAAFestival offers live family focused entertainment and resources to the community.

Press Release

  • Flyer announcing the 52nd International African Arts Festival returning to Brooklyn from July 1 to July 4, 2023, featuring performances and tributes to African culture, with highlighted performers including Raging Fyah, Craig Harris, Cita Rodriguez, Sherlee Skai, Azar Lawrence, Tomoki Sanders, and Dinizulu African Dancers.

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  • Flyer for the International African Arts Festival showing a large crowd at an outdoor event with tents and trees in the background.

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  • Promotional flyer for the 52nd Annual International African Arts Festival, featuring a group of dancers performing outdoors, with event details and a list of festival alumni and sponsors.

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  • Flyer for the 52nd Annual International African Arts Festival 2023 in Brooklyn, New York, with contact information, social media links, and list of board members.

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