The sights and sounds of Africa are just a seven-minute ferry ride away! Please join African Film Festival, Inc. and the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation for this exceptional all-day celebration on Governors Island. This event will feature FREE dance classes with world-renowned choreographers and master teachers from Brazil, Senegal, and Guinea. There will also be FREE storytelling, double-dutch and quilting demonstrations and workshops. Short African films by emerging and veteran directors will be shown throughout the day. African food vendors will be on site. A wonderful treat for the entire family! Governors Island is accessible by ferry. Ferries leave from the Battery Maritime Building, at the corner of South and Whitehall Streets, in Lower Manhattan.

Schedule

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Needle Arts

12:15 pm to 1:30 pm
Afro-Brazilian Dance

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Selected Short Films

2:00 pm to 3:15 pm
Senegalese Sabar Dance

3:30 pm to 4:45 pm
Guinean Dance

3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Storytelling/Double-Dutch

About our Summer Series

During this annual series, AFF presents free programs throughout NYC, in public venues and city parks, including screenings of African cinema and family-friendly events such as the annual Family Day Celebration on Governors Island. Learn More