St. Louis African Arts Festival
Sat, May 23
|World's Fair Pavilion Forest Park
The mission of the festival is to increase the awareness of the global contributions of African people and people of African descent have made through art, cultural, and educational programs.
Time & Location
May 23, 2026, 11:00 AM – May 25, 2026, 3:00 PM
World's Fair Pavilion Forest Park, St. Louis, MO 63112, USA
About the event
The St. Louis African Arts Festival is held in beautiful Forest Park. Each year the festival attracts a diverse audience of thousands of local residents and out-of-town visitors during the Memorial Day weekend. The Festival draws the community together in celebration of the rich contributions of Africa and the African Diaspora (diaspora–people settled far from their ancestral homelands). The annual event enjoys partnerships with major local cultural institutions as the Saint Louis Art Museum, the Saint Louis Zoo, the Missouri History Museum, the St. Louis Public Library, the Muny, and Washington University in St. Louis.
