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{{toplink|url=http://www.facebook.com/THE-OFFICIAL-ODUNDE-FESTIVAL-292365354049/|name=facebook.com/THE-OFFICIAL-ODUNDE-FESTIVAL-292365354049}}[[File:OdundeFestival.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Dancers at the Odunde Festival.]]The Odunde Festival {{gives}}<blockquote>Each year, the second Sunday  in June, ODUNDE takes place covering 12 city blocks.<br>
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{{toplink|url=http://www.odundefestival.org|name=odundefestival.org}}[[File:OdundeFestival.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Dancers at the Odunde Festival.]]The '''Odunde Festival''' Each year, the second Sunday  in June, ODUNDE takes place covering 12 city blocks.
* ODUNDE was created in 1975 by Lois Fernandez and Ruth Arthur. The festival attracts up to 500,000  people annually and is the largest African American street festival held in the country. The festival, whose concept originates from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, celebrates the coming of another year for  African Americans and Africanized people around the world. It is an  occasion highlighted by a colorful procession from 23rd and South Streets to the Schuylkill River where an offering of fruit and flowers is made to Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of the river.            
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* ODUNDE was created in 1975 by Lois Fernandez and Ruth Arthur.
* ODUNDE is also known for its authentic African  marketplace featuring vendors from around the world selling merchandise  from many African nations, the Caribbean and Brazil.         
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*The festival attracts up to 500,000  people annually and is the largest African American street festival held in the country.  
* ODUNDE will be celebrating its 39th year in the  traditional south Philadelphia location near 23rd and South streets. The festival started in  1975 with a $100.00 grant and neighbors from Fernandez's south  Philadelphia community.  In just  two years the ODUNDE Festival exploded.  The eclectic mix of vendors, entertainment and music started to draw people from around and beyond the region and  each year continues to be no different. 
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*The festival, whose concept originates from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, celebrates the coming of another year for  African Americans and Africanized people around the world.
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*It is an  occasion highlighted by a colorful procession from 23rd and South Streets to the Schuylkill River where an offering of fruit and flowers is made to Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of the river.            
 
* ODUNDE is for everyone, we look forward to seeing you and your family this year!!!
 
* ODUNDE is for everyone, we look forward to seeing you and your family this year!!!
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== Info ==
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*Twitter:&nbsp;[http://twitter.com/ODUNDE365 @ODUNDE365]
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*Facebook:&nbsp;[http://www.facebook.com/THE-OFFICIAL-ODUNDE-FESTIVAL-292365354049/ THE-OFFICIAL-ODUNDE-FESTIVAL]
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*[https://www.odundefestival.org/vendors.html For Vendors]
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*[https://www.odundefestival.org/sponsors.html For Sponsors]
  
==Info==
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==In The News==
*Twitter:&nbsp;[https://twitter.com/ODUNDE365 @ODUNDE365]
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*[http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/ODUNDE-Festival-Philadelphia-Lois-Fernandez-Dies-81-440230033.html Lois Fernandez, Co-Founder of Philly’s ODUNDE Festival, Dies at 81], NBC-10, August 14, 2017.
*Website:&nbsp;[http://www.odundefestival.org]  
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*[http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/arts-culture/item/104709-as-summer-heat-hits-philadelphia-odunde-festival-brings-south-street-to-life As summer heat hits Philadelphia, Odunde Festival brings South Street to life], Newsworks, June 12, 2017.
  
==Editor's Note==
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== See Also ==
I placed the website URL in the Info section because when I went to it, I got an error message. To the next person to edit this page, please check the website URL, and if it comes up OK, put the URL back up at the top of the page, and please place the Facebook link in the Info section. Then, please get an up-to-date description from the site.
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*[[Oshunbumi Fernandez-West|Oshunbumi Fernandez-West is the CEO of ODUNDE]]
  
[[User:PaulSank|PaulSank]] ([[User talk:PaulSank|talk]]) 21:31, 8 October 2016 (EDT)
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Latest revision as of 08:39, 26 September 2019

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Dancers at the Odunde Festival.

The Odunde Festival Each year, the second Sunday in June, ODUNDE takes place covering 12 city blocks.

  • ODUNDE was created in 1975 by Lois Fernandez and Ruth Arthur.
  • The festival attracts up to 500,000 people annually and is the largest African American street festival held in the country.
  • The festival, whose concept originates from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, West Africa, celebrates the coming of another year for African Americans and Africanized people around the world.
  • It is an occasion highlighted by a colorful procession from 23rd and South Streets to the Schuylkill River where an offering of fruit and flowers is made to Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of the river.
  • ODUNDE is for everyone, we look forward to seeing you and your family this year!!!

Info

In The News

See Also