Afropunk’s Carnival of Consciousness Atlanta 2019 is returning this weekend for two days of soulful music, loud and abstract art and colorful and free expression. The dates are Saturday, October 12 & Sunday, October 13.
The event has added a number of musical artists to its lineup, including Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, FKA Twigs, with additional performances by Danny Brown, Gallant and more.
Like last year, it will be held on Windsor Street near downtown Atlanta.
The annual festival pays homage to cultural cornerstones through music, film, skate, and art.
Every year, big artists come to Atlanta to perform. In recent years, major acts such as Solange, Willow Smith, Danny Brown and Alice Smith rocked the crowd.
“When we started the festival, it was meant as a platform for alternative black talent and to grow an audience we felt did not understand festival culture and therefore wouldn’t pay for it,” co-founder Matthew Morgan told Billboard.com in 2015. “We put a lot in by supporting the community for 10 years, so to have the community turn around and support the event, we were extremely happy about that.”
The festival will feature Afropunk’s renowned solutions sessions aka the people’s forum + a unique vendor marketplace, The Spinthrift Market.
Tickets to the Carnival of Consciousness are on sale now. You can also volunteer and get an earned ticket by working on site.
(Story image via Facebook.com/afropunk / Ryan Purcell)
Explore Atlanta at your own pace
First, to find all the good things happening in the city this week, all you have to do is take a look at downtown Atlanta. That’s where some of the best restaurants are as well as where the visitors, namely tourists, are. CNN Center often has something cool going on! Check out these events in Atlanta today and this week and this weekend:
- For a month’s view: The Official Atlanta Events Calendar
- For a more immediate look, check Things to do in Atlanta This Week
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