Gallerie 909 and St. Pete Youth Farm team up in South St. Pete for a celebration of community, culture and family.
Kwanzaa typically runs for seven days between Dec. 26- Jan. 1, when it commemorates seven different principles rooted in ancient African culture each day. To help kick off this year’s rendition, the St. Pete Youth Farm is honoring the concept of Umoja or “unity.”
“Umoja stresses the importance of maintaining togetherness for the family and the community,’ the group wrote on Facebook. “This is reflected in the African Proverb: I AM because WE are.”
There will also be food, dancing and drumming at Tuesday's Kwanzaa celebration.
There’s free parking at Enoch D Davis Center (1111 18th Ave. S), and, the St. Pete Youth Farm also hosts a variety of other events like its community and mental health wellness groups, mini garden workshops, volunteer days and its annual MLK “Day of Service” on Jan. 15.
First celebrated in 1966, Kwanzaa honors the values of “family, culture, community, and the harvest” and is a modern, African American interpretation of traditional African harvest or “first fruits” festivals.
There's no cover to attend St. Pete Youth Farm's Kwanzaa celebration on Tuesday, Dec. 26. Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.
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