The 50th Annual Harambee Arts Festival will be Saturday Aug. 3 through Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center. Come enjoy a different activity each day of the festival. All events are free!
As part of the 50th anniversary, organizers will reveal a new mural at the MLK Jr. Center. The mural will honor 50 years of the festival as well as local Black leaders in Lenoir. “Harambee” is a Swahili word that means “all pull together.”
Harambee starts at 11:00 am Saturday, Aug. 3, with a Family Fun Day. There will be a sketch artist, face painters, balloon lady, trampoline, train ride, rock climbing, Hype-Nation Foam Cannon, water slide, food and craft vendors, and the Ministerial Alliance Book Bag Giveaway. Family Fun Day ends at 4:00 pm.
On Sunday, Aug. 4, there will be a Gospel Singing starting at 4:00 pm. Roger and Kyesha Horton, the Nu Faithfulaires Carolinas, and Chosen will perform. The concert will be in the Samuel T. Sturgis Gymnatorium.
The J.H. Jones All-Star Basketball Games will be Monday, Aug. 5, followed by a block party for everyone hosted by Perk’s Entertainment. The block party starts at 7:00 pm.
The Senior Citizens Banquet will be Tuesday, Aug. 6, at 6:00 pm.
Game Night will be Wednesday, Aug. 7, at 6:00 pm. The games will include Spades, Bid Whist, Bingo, and Dominoes.
The Recognition Banquet will be at 6:00 pm Thursday, Aug. 8.
The festival will close out with an evening of music starting at 6:00 pm, Friday, Aug. 9.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Center is located at 313 Greenhaven Dr. NW.
Come enjoy Lenoir’s longest running festival!
Click the following link below to download the Harambee festival schedule, 2024 Harambee Arts Festival Schedule (PDF).
