PORTLAND — The annual African Festival, a celebration of the beauty of African culture and community, is scheduled for 5:30-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Guild Hall of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, 307 Congress St.
The festival will be preceded by a Mass at the Cathedral at 4 p.m.
The event will feature a variety of music, dancing and foods from many African countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Cameroon, Sudan, and Angola, according to a news release from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
Admission costs $20 for adults and $10 for children younger than 13 and seniors. To purchase tickets, call the parish at 207-773-7746.
Proceeds will benefit the benevolent efforts of Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Parish on Mellen Street in Portland. The parish provides countless community programs, social justice presentations, and workshops for local residents. In addition, the parish’s food pantry distributes close to 3,000 pounds of food each week and when in need, hundreds in the neighborhood turn to the parish for clothes and household items.
For more information about the festival, call 207-618-3292 or 207-347-9844.
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