| Odunde Festival | |
|---|---|
 Odunde Festival celebrated in Southwest Center City in Philadelphia | |
| Observed by | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Type | Cultural, commercial |
| Date | Second Sunday in June |
| 2023 date | June 11 |
| 2024 date | June 9 |
| 2025 date | June 8 |
| 2026 date | June 14 |
| Frequency | annual |
The Odunde Festival is a one-day festival and mostly a street market catered to African-American interests and the African diaspora. It is derived from the tradition of the Yoruba people of Nigeria in celebration of the new year according to the Yoruba calendar or Kọ́jọ́dá, which usually falls on the first moon of June (Òkudù) on the Gregorian calendar. It is centered at the intersection of Grays Ferry Avenue and South Street in the U.S. city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Ruth Arthur and Lois Fernandez were co-founders of Odunde festival. Ruth died at age 64 in 1997. While Lois died at age 81 in 2017.
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