The Pinkster Festival

Join us for a day filled with art, poetry, live music, dance, and storytelling that celebrates and commemorates the region’s African American history and culture. Hear a spoken word performance, dance to the beat of African kora, try hands-on arts and crafts, participate in a call-and-response song, food trucks, and more.

Performers for the day include:
Malik Work, spoken word artist
Yacouba Sissoko, master kora player
DJ GoodWill
Nichole Washington, multi-media artist
Hallow Dreamz, dance troupe
Kazi Oliver, drummer
Threads of Truth, Inc., dance troupe

Philipsburg Manor began celebrating Pinkster in 1977, making this event the longest-running recreation of Pinkster in North America.