ODUNDE Festival 2026
Sun, Jun 14 · 10:00am–8:00pm
The noon procession to the river is the can't-miss moment.
At a glance
- Ages
- All ages
- Location
- Graduate Hospital / South Street
- Setting
- outdoor
- Time
- ~3 hours
- Effort
- Some planning
- Signup
- Just show up
Half a million people across 16 blocks. Go early, build in shade and snack breaks, and agree on a meetup spot if you split up.
What to know
- •Procession to the Schuylkill with an offering to Oshun, the Yoruba river goddess
- •Two stages of live drumming, African dance, and music
- •100+ vendors of African, Caribbean, and Brazilian goods and food
- •New 2026 Sports Zone streaming the World Cup
Our experience
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Now in its 51st year, ODUNDE is the largest African American street festival in North America, taking over 16 blocks of South Philadelphia centered at 23rd and South. The day centers on a colorful procession from 23rd & South down to the Schuylkill River, where an offering of fruit and flowers is made to Oshun, the Yoruba goddess of the river. Beyond the ritual, there are two stages of live drumming, traditional African dance, and music, plus a marketplace of more than 100 vendors selling handcrafted goods and food from across Africa, the Caribbean, and Brazil. New for 2026 is a Sports Zone streaming the FIFA World Cup live.
