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Red Deer’s Afro-Caribbean Festival announces after-party and more

Jul 22, 2023 | 1:07 PM

Organizers of the upcoming Afro-Caribbean Festival in Red Deer are adding some extra fun to the weekend schedule.

The festival, which runs August 12 & 13, now includes an after-party on night one (Saturday).

READ MORE: Two-day Afro-Caribbean Festival comes to Red Deer this August

The after-party starts at 9 p.m. and runs until midnight at the Red Deer Elks Lodge (6315 Horn Street).

There will be cultural performances and food, and lots of music, including from Calgary’s Wes Kozy, and an Egyptian folk dancer from Edmonton.

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Tickets are $27.96 each, before Aug. 5, then they go up to $33.28. For a table of eight, it’s $214.33 until Aug. 5, then $256.93 after.

Tickets can be purchased here, or at Chubby Jerk and BBQ Kitchen, Chi-Buking African Market, Abyssinia Village Market, and Adam & Eve Barbershop

Additionally, there is an ongoing online auction, and festival organizers are launching a 50/50 raffle before the end of July (available at accoca.ca)

Festival organizers continue to seek sponsorship, vendors and volunteers. For more information, email zainab.mohamoud@gmail.com or africancarribeancentreofca@gmail.com, or call 403-550-4067.

rdnewsNOW, BIG 105 and 106.7 REWIND Radio are the proud media sponsors of the festival.