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African Market Day Mural Dedication

Community & CultureCultural & Heritage FestivalsAfrican & Diaspora CultureCommunity & Culture / Cultural & Heritage Festivals
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CasualGeneral PublicBlack/African AmericanLGBTQ+Indigenous/NativePop-upPublic
When:
November 7, 2025 · 1:00 PM
Where:
Philadelphia, PA
Source:
Creative Philadelphia Arts Access Calendar

Join us to celebrate a new mural created in collaboration with the African Cultural Alliance of North America (ACANA). Mural Arts Philadelphia partnered with ACANA to strengthen connections among long-time residents and members of African diaspora communities in Southwest Philadelphia. African Market Day, designed by Liberian artist Abu Fofana and painted by Philadelphia native Parris Stancell, celebrates the neighborhood’s identity as part of Africatown—a place shaped by migration, tradition, a

Black/African AmericanLGBTQ+Indigenous/NativeAfrican & Diaspora CultureCasualGeneral PublicPop-upPublic

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  • City coverage

    Lansdowne, PA

  • Primary source

    Creative Philadelphia Arts Access Calendar

  • Categories

    Community & Culture, Cultural & Heritage Festivals, African & Diaspora Culture

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    Black/African American, LGBTQ+, Indigenous/Native, African & Diaspora Culture