AfroMonde festival Montreal Old Port
Arts & Life

Montreal festival AfroMonde brings art, dance, music & food to the Old Port, Aug. 25 to 28

by Lorraine Carpenter

“This free festival is all about cultural exchanges, celebrating diversity and tolerance and, above all, promoting the richness and unique character of African culture’s creative arts.”

The AfroMonde festival is bringing four days of African and Caribbean visual art, modern and traditional dance, food and more to the Old Port of Montreal from Aug. 25 to 28. Events will take place at the Clock Tower Quay, and access to all events at this 14th edition of AfroMonde is completely free.

“This free festival is all about cultural exchanges, celebrating diversity and tolerance and, above all, promoting the richness and unique character of African culture’s creative arts.”

To see the complete program, please visit the AfroMonde website.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

Editor in chief
Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following the closure of the alt weekly newspaper the Mirror, where she worked as a writer and editor for 12 years. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal and maintaining an independent voice in the Canadian media landscape.