Event
KWANZAA 2025
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Fee:
Free. FREEDates & Times
Date:
Friday, December 26, 2025
Time:
11:00 AM
Duration:
4 hours
Type of Event
Exhibition/Show
Festival
Performance
The event will take place in the lobby area of the African Burial Ground National Monument. Attendees should enter through the Visitor Center entrance.
Description
Kwanzaa is an annual, non-religious cultural holiday celebrated from December 26 to January 1 by African Americans and Pan-Africans. Established in 1966 by Maulana Karenga, it's a seven-day celebration of Black culture, history, and community, drawing on African harvest festival traditions to promote unity and self-determination and to connect people of African descent with their heritage. The name originates from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning "first fruits"
Reservation or Registration: No
Open to all visitors.
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