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  • In the Footsteps of Maggie Walker

    Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

    Elegba 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 […]

  • 34TH Down Home Family Reunion A Celebration of African American Folklife

    Abner Clay Park Brook Road and West Clay Street, Richmond, United States

    The 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 […]

  • Our Souls Live Here

    Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

    This 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 […]

  • What’s in a Memorial Park?

    Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

    During 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 […]

  • In the Beginning Virginia, Along the Trail of Enslaved Africans

    Elegba Folklore Society's Cultural Center 101 E Broad St, Richmond, VA, United States

    Evolutionary, experiential and visceral along the Trail of Enslaved Africans, attendees have the chance to ponder the impact of enslavement on the enslaved as shared in their own words and […]

  • The Power of We: A Collaborative Dance and Drum Workshop

    Richmond Movement Center 14 E. Broad Street, Richmond, VA, United States

    Umoja: Two Paths, One Purpose “The Power of We” — A Collaborative Dance & Drum Workshop Saturday, November 15, 202512:00 PM – 4:00 PMRichmond Movement Center14 E. Broad Street, Richmond, […]

  • CONVERGENCE — DANCE ■ DRUM ■ FOOD ■ CULTURE

    Ballroom Pavilion of the Greater Richmond Convention Center 5th & Broad Streets, Richmond, VA, United States

    ELEGBA FOLKLORE SOCIETY PRESENTS CONVERGENCE — DANCE ■ DRUM ■ FOOD ■ CULTURE Plan to attend master classes happening in Richmond, Virginia on Saturday, February 21, 11a - 7p, in […]