Richmond Folk Festival: Textile Origin Stories – 9/29/2024
Join us at the Richmond Folk Festival for a journey into the African origins of textiles and music! Explore indigo fabrics, kente cloth, African American quilts, and more. Engage with […]
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2024 Capital City Kwanzaa Festival
Greater Richmond Convention Center - Exhibit Hall B 5th & Marshall Streets, Richmond, VA, United StatesCapital City Kwanzaa Festival December 28, 2024 tl_widget.update_widget("https://efsinc.ticketleap.com/widget/v2/", "c288e11f-a24f-49b9-a51f-58d293afa928", "accent_color=#e5422c"); Capital City Kwanzaa Festival presents performances, workshops, children's activities, The African Market, food and more observe the year’s-end Kwanzaa holiday, […]
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3rd Saturday Documentaries: Olympic Pride – American Prejudice
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesElegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center will be hosting viewings of different documentaries of our little known yet largely influential history. This week we will be showing Olympic Pride- American Prejudice, a documentary […]
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The Black Book Expo, A Conscious Literary Festival – Survival Strategies
Pine Camp Arts Center 4901 Old Brook Rd, Richmond, VA, United StatesTHE BLACK BOOK EXPO, A CONSCIOUS LITERARY FESTIVALSaturday, May 10, 3p - 7p, and Sunday, May 11, 3p - 7p Richmond, VA • Elegba Folklore Society will present the 2025 Black Book […]
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The Black Book Expo, A Conscious Literary Festival – Honoring Our Mothers
Pine Camp Arts Center 4901 Old Brook Rd, Richmond, VA, United StatesTHE BLACK BOOK EXPO, A CONSCIOUS LITERARY FESTIVALSaturday, May 10, 3p - 7p, and Sunday, May 11, 3p - 7p Richmond, VA • Elegba Folklore Society will present the 2025 Black Book […]
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In the Footsteps of Maggie Walker
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesElegba Folklore Society guides this cultural history tour as a contextual biography of Jackson Ward luminary, Maggie Lena Walker. Evolutionary from her birthplace in Church Hill to her elevation in […]
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34TH Down Home Family Reunion A Celebration of African American Folklife
Abner Clay Park Brook Road and West Clay Street, Richmond, United StatesThe Down Home Family Reunion returns Saturday, August 16, 2025 at Abner Clay Park in Richmond, VA. Celebrate African American folklife through music, dance, storytelling, food, and community. Save the […]
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Our Souls Live Here
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesThis bus tour invites participants to visit sites of African American memory — homes, churches, schools, theaters and more. Hear the stories of the black architects who created lasting testaments […]
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What’s in a Memorial Park?
Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United StatesDuring this tour, learn about Africa's spiritual and architectural influences on the pristine, well-kept, centuries old grounds of Hollywood Cemetery. This space largely honors America's forefathers, mostly Virginia natives, along […]
