Celebrate the beauty, strength, and spirit of the African Diaspora. Explore this year's AWF® lineup below.
Friday, July 18
- AWF® Live Art Gallery
- 5:00pm | Live Visual Art - Art Show
- 5:00pm | Detroit Institute of Arts - Arts & Crafts
- Heritage Works
- 6:00pm | Drum Roll Workshop - African Drum & Dance
- 7:00pm | Ibu Diouf Dance Workshop - African Dance
- VIP Area
- 4:30pm | The People Mover - Podcast
- 5:00pm | Trap Yoga Massage & Bodywork - Physical Therapy
- 5:30pm | WJZZ Live - Radio
- 6:00pm | Headliner Talk - Interview
- 8:30pm | The Container Live - Multi-Genre
- Main Stage
- 5:20pm | Drum Procession by Heritage Work - African Drum
- 6:30pm | Festival Commencement - Program
- 7:00pm | LJ Reynolds & The Dramatics - Motown, Soul
- 9:00pm | Urban Art Orchestra with DeSean Jones - Orchestra
- Pyramid Stage
- 6:00pm | Festival Feud - Game Show
- 7:30pm | Vibes Uplifted ft. Asaka The Renegade - Hip Hop
- 9:30pm | Nights at the Nile: COMPLETD - DJ
- AfroStyle Stage
- 6:00pm | Monique Ella Rose - R&B/Soul
- 7:30pm | DSA Dance Department - Hip Hop
- 8:30pm | AWF® Merch Giveaway - Giveaway
- Jamii Village
- 5:00pm | Wise Guys Chess Club - Open Chess Games
- 5:00pm | DPSCD Make-N-Take - Arts & Craft
- 5:30pm | Radio Live - Radio
- 6:30pm | Tammerrian Institute - Martial Arts
Saturday, July 19
- AWF® Live Art Gallery
- 2:00pm | Live Visual Art - Art Show
- 2:00pm | Detroit Institute of Arts - Arts & Crafts
- Heritage Works
- 11:00am | Deborah Henderson - Yoga
- 12:00pm | Dana Thompson - Hustle
- 1:00pm | Karen Prawl - Dance
- 3:00pm | Lisa McCall - Afro-Cuban
- 4:30pm | Open Air Dance - African Drum & Dance
- 6:00pm | Heritage Works Drum Roll - African Drum
- 7:00pm | Papa Assane Konte - African Drum & Dance
- 9:00pm | Trap Yoga: Yin Night - Yoga
- VIP Area
- 2:00pm | Trap Yoga Massage & Bodywork - Physical Therapy
- 3:00pm | Black Legacy Adv Coalition - Panel Discussion
- 6:00pm | Akissi Live! - Food Demo
- 8:30pm | Headliner Talk - Interview
- Main Stage
- 4:00pm | Welcome
- 4:05pm | Nanou Djiapou - African Drum & Dance
- 5:00pm | Charity - R&B, Soul
- 6:30pm | Herb The Artist - Orchestra
- 8:15pm | Midnight Star - Disco, R&B
- 9:45pm | Larry Lee & The Back In The Day Band - Classic R&B, Soul
- Pyramid Stage
- 2:30pm | Kenneth Wallace Duet - Acoustic
- 4:00pm | Club Zlight: DJ Zlight & Friends - Multi-Genre
- 6:30pm | Homie Hangz Live - DJ Show
- 9:30pm | Night at the Nile: Killa Squid - DJ Show
- AfroStyle Stage
- 2:00pm | Fyutch - Children’s Hip Hop
- 3:30pm | AWF Merch Giveaway - Giveaway
- 5:15pm | AWF AfroStyle Fashion Show - Fashion Show
- 7:00pm | Niko Noir - R&B, Soul
- 10:00pm | Paul Beaubran
- Jamii Village
- 12:00pm | DPSCD Make-N-Take - Arts & Craft
- 3:00pm | Wise Guys Chess Club - Open Chess Games
- 5:00pm | DPSCD Make-N-Take - Arts & Craft
- 5:00pm | Tammerrian Institute - Martial Arts
Sunday, July 20
- AWF® Live Art Gallery
- 2:00pm | Live Visual Art - Art Show
- 2:00pm | Detroit Institute of Arts - Arts & Crafts
- Heritage Works
- 11:00am | Liturgical Dance - Dance
- 1:30pm | Heritage Works Drum Roll - African Drum
- 3:00pm | Dance Workshop - Dance
- 4:30pm | Open Air Dance - African Drum & Dance
- 6:00pm | Heritage Works Drum Roll - African Drum
- 7:30pm | Idy Ciss Masterclass - African Dance
- VIP Area
- 2:00pm | Trap Yoga Massage & Bodywork - Physical Therapy
- 3:00pm | Black Legacy Adv Coalition - Panel Discussion
- 5:30pm | Headliner Talk - Interview
- 6:00pm | Akissi Live! - Food Demo
- Main Stage
- 2:00pm | Liturgical Dance - African Drum & Dance
- 3:30pm | Darius James - Gospel, Hymn
- 5:00pm | Isis Damil - Jazz, R&B
- 6:30pm | Sounds of Blackness - Orchestra
- 8:15pm | Temate Institute - African Drum & Dance
- Pyramid Stage
- 2:00pm | Akebulan Village Martial Arts - Martial Arts
- 4:30pm | Synergy Samba - Brazilian Samba
- 6:00pm | Afrobeat & Djembe - DJ, Acoustic
- 8:00pm | DJ ZLight - DJ Show
- 9:00pm | Night At The Nile: Sheefy McFly - DJ Show
- AfroStyle Stage
- 1:00pm | Fyutch Children’s - Hip Hop
- 2:30pm | Stepping in Success: Youth Stepshow - Youth Competition
- 5:30pm | Paul Beaubran - Haitian, Kompo
- 7:00pm | Brownchild - Contemporary Jazz
- 8:30pm | Julian Joel - Country, Blues
- Jamii Village
- 12:00pm | DPSCD Make-N-Take - Arts & Craft
- 3:00pm | Wise Guys Chess Club - Open Chess Games
- 5:00pm | Tammerrian Institute - Martial Arts