Festival Sundiata Presents Black Arts Fest 2024 | Aug 24-25

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Festival Sundiata Presents Black Arts Fest 2024

A Celebration of Black Love & Black Excellence

Festival includes cultural performances, interactive workshops, and family activities

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SEATTLE - Festival Sundiata presents Black Arts Fest 2024 August 24-25, 12 - 8 p.m., at the Seattle Center Armory Food & Event Hall and Mural Amphitheatre. This year's theme, "Family Reunion," underscores the ongoing commitment to celebrating Black Love and Black Excellence, while fostering a sense of unity and inclusion for all ages.

"What makes Festival Sundiata special is the family reunion atmosphere that is created when people come together to celebrate one another," said Grady Austin, Executive Director of Festival Sundiata. "I donate my time to Festival Sundiata because of its 44-year history, the love that I have for my community, and the ease in which the committee donates their time and works together to create the best and largest Black arts festival in the state of Washington."

Festival Sundiata 2024 promises an expanded array of activities and performances that will engage, entertain, and inspire festivalgoers from the youngest children to esteemed elders. Attendees can look forward to an enriching cultural experience that highlights the diversity and vibrancy of Black artistry.

The 2024 music performance lineup includes S.O.S. Band, The Music Forever (formerly of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly), Jeffrey Osborne, Michael Powers, Eugenie Jones, and the Greater Seattle Area Fellowship Gospel Choir.

Festival Sundiata will also feature interactive activities, workshops, and exhibitions that honor the rich cultural heritage and contemporary achievements of the Black community. From arts and crafts for children to historical exhibits and panel discussions, there is something for everyone to enjoy and learn. Festival Sundiata also has a partnership with Seattle Children's Museum, where there will be free admission for festivalgoers all weekend long.

"Festival Sundiata's Black Arts Fest is a celebration of Black culture, Black brilliance, and shared love for community." said Heidi Jackson, Managing Artistic Director of Cultural Programs. "Seattle Center is privileged to host such an event. Wear your dancing shoes!"

Admission is free of charge. For more information on this festival, visit seattlecenter.com or call (206) 684-7200.

About Festival Sundiata
Festival Sundiata is a premier cultural event that celebrates Black art, music, and culture. Named after Sundiata Keita, the historic king and founder of the Mali Empire, the festival aims to promote and preserve the rich heritage of the African diaspora. Each year, the festival brings together artists, performers, and community members to honor Black Love and Black Excellence.

Information on the festival is available at festivalsundiata.org and www.seattlecenter.com, as well as on Facebook and Instagram.

About Seattle Center Festál
Seattle Center Festál is where the world gathers to celebrate the people, the places, the stories, and the traditions of diverse ethnic communities throughout the Pacific Northwest. This unique series links together 24 free festivals, each offering its own cultural focus, identity, and range of engaging activities to cultivate a deeper understanding of the diversity of our region. Seattle Center Festál is produced in partnership with community groups, presented on weekends from February to November, and supported by City of Seattle, Seattle Center Foundation, and 4Culture. Festál is also part of the ArtsFund Cultural Partners Network.

About Seattle Center
Connect to the extraordinary at Seattle Center, an active civic, arts, and family gathering place in the core of our city and region. Seattle Center's 74-acre campus, centered around the International Fountain, is part of the Uptown Arts & Cultural District and home to Climate Pledge Arena; more than 30 cultural, educational, sports, and entertainment organizations; and a broad range of public and community programs. In everything it does, Seattle Center's mission is to create exceptional events, experiences, and environments which delight and inspire the human spirit to build stronger communities.

Seattle Center has expanded its role to provide maintenance and public safety services for Seattle's new Waterfront Park, a series of new public spaces on Seattle's downtown waterfront between Pioneer Square and the Seattle Aquarium. Seattle Center supports managing these new waterfront public spaces in partnership with the non-profit Friends of Waterfront Seattle, which offers the community a range of recreational and cultural programming. 

Thanks to the support of Official Seattle Center Partners - Alaska Airlines, The Climate Pledge, Coors Light, Pepsi, Premera Blue Cross, Symetra, T-Mobile, and WaFd Bank - Seattle Center is the #1 arts and entertainment destination in the Pacific Northwest with 12 million annual visitors, generating $1.864 billion in business activity and more than $631 million in labor income annually. www.seattlecenter.com

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