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African World Festival 2026 (42nd annual)

Name: African World Festival 2026 (42nd annual)
Start: 2026-07-10
End: 2026-07-12
Location: Hart Plaza, 1 Hart Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226

Jul 10, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026 · Hart Plaza, 1 Hart Plaza, Detroit, MI 48226 · Detroit, MI

✓ by Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History✓ Official source linked🕒 Last updated Jul 3, 2026

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About this event

42nd annual three-day Diaspora celebration on the riverfront — world-class musical acts, an African Marketplace of Black artisans, a Children's Village, and a food pavilion spanning African, Caribbean, and soul cuisines.

Why we picked it

42 years anchored at Hart Plaza — Detroit's Diaspora celebration on the riverfront, produced by the country's largest African American museum.

Good for

families, African diaspora, Detroit visitors, riverfront festival crowd

Need to know

Free. Multi-day but weekend can get crowded — arrive early Saturday for parking. Bring cash for artisan marketplace.

When

Jul 10, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026