The Afrikfest kicks off on September 21st with the Welcome to Las Vegas Marquee lights reflecting the colors of the African flag, a first in its history. Interested parties and individuals can get their hands on the Merit Award Gala tickets as well as confirm themselves for the Business Summit from the Afrikfest Las Vegas website at http:\/\/www.afrikfestlasvegas.org\/. The Marketplace, \u201cA Taste of Africa,\u201d is completely free to the Las Vegas community. The African Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Gala tickets are starting at $150.<\/p>\n
The return of this 3-day festival will certainly make history:<\/p>\n
Day 1 \u2013 Thursday, September 22, 2022, 8:30 AM PST \u2013 4:30 PM PST<\/p>\n
An informative trade and business summit will spotlight resources available to grow your business locally. The summit will take place at the Conference Center of Las Vegas, 6590 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119. Panels such as \u201cThe Business of Film in Africa: Are there Opportunities in the Diaspora for the Booming African film industry?\u201d and \u201cThe Future is Female: Investing in Women, the Gateway to Disrupting Economic Development.\u201d Attendees will learn of opportunities and gather insights to meet business development goals to expand globally in the U.S.-Africa economic partnership built on ensuring sustainable growth and prosperity for all.<\/p>\n
Day 2 \u2013 Friday, September 23, 2022 5:00 PM \u2013 9:30 PM PST<\/p>\n
Enjoy a day of the family-friendly event, the most prominent African Festival on the West Coast, which makes a statement. This absolutely free event for the community will happen at Sunset Regional Park 2601 Sunset Park Las Vegas NV 89120. The Marketplace, \u201cA Taste of Africa,\u201d showcases small business vendors, rising fashion designers, and a live musical performance by international recording artist, BRACKET. Afrikfest hosts the Spinthrift Market, a shop market full of talented makers, selectors and curators from the New York area, and AFROPUNK\u2019s Bites \u2018n Beats, which provides event goers an opportunity to indulge in cuisines from NYC chefs and local food trucks. Afrikfest has always seeked to enrich the Las Vegas community with African culture, so the doors are open for everyone to attend this free festival.<\/p>\n
Day 3 \u2013 Saturday, September 24, 2022 from 6:30 PM PST \u2013 10:00 PM PST<\/p>\n
The African Chamber of Commerce and Tourism flagship fundraising event will end the 3-day festival. \u201cA Night of African Excellence Awards Gala,\u201d with the theme, \u201cHonoring and Supporting Diversity Across all Entities\u201d will happen at the Conference Center of Las Vegas 6590 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119. This flagship event will serve as a time to recognize and honor small businesses, entrepreneurs, community leaders, and corporations positively impacting our community and driving the growth and development of our vibrant and diverse business landscape.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are so honored and proud to support the African Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, and AFRIKFEST. This is a global opportunity to bring together people from all walks of life, especially the African diaspora, and combine passion with culture, business and commerce. An opportunity to share vital information while having great fun. We truly believe together we prosper.\u201d, -Don Levy, Founder & Chairman, Kingdom of Kush, Premier Sponsor, AFRIKFEST.<\/p>\n
This 3-day event is significant because of the impact it has on the Nevada community. Bringing keynote speakers, substantive panel discussions, networking opportunities, and insightful resources to grow your business locally and expand globally across all sectors. This gives growing African owned businesses an opportunity to pitch their businesses. Our goal at the African Chamber of Commerce and Tourism is to provide businesses with the tools and resources necessary to remain competitive in a global economy. The event welcomes all nationalities, as the objective is to learn and grow together.<\/p>\n
To learn more about the Chamber or to become a member visit www.acctlv.org. Funds raised help to keep the chamber\u2019s programs to benefit our members. Grab your tickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Afrikfest Las Vegas, now in its 4th year, is the largest African festival in Las Vegas. The three-day event kicks off on September 22 through September 24 of 2022. Today they\u2019ve announced the return of their festival kicking off at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Afrikfest is a beautiful opportunity for the Nevada community to learn about African culture and traditions directly from African, Afro-Caribbean, African American, and Afro-Latinos. Now in their 4th year, this year\u2019s event is made possible by the World Renowned, MGM Hotel and Resorts, and Kingdom of Kush Investment Group, the foundation and future international business hub for smart city economic and cultural growth in Africa and the Diaspora.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12963,"featured_media":17465,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28,12],"tags":[7,30,14],"class_list":{"0":"post-17468","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-entertainment","9":"tag-apie-project","10":"tag-culture","11":"tag-entertainment"},"yoast_head":"\n