The inaugural Afro Air Festival is coming to Fair Park for a celebration of African heritage in North Texas.
The event, founded and directed by Weyni Kahsay, is a volunteer-run celebration of “Afro-Latin, Afro-Caribbean, Black American and African diaspora culture.” Kahsay, a local interdisciplinary artist, was inspired by her family heritage to create the festival with the hopes of sharing aspects of her own culture and that of others with Dallas.
The event, which will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. May 17, will include an array of arts, entertainment and businesses. More than 25 artists and performers and 40 vendors are expected. The performers are volunteers who, like the festival’s operators, are taking part to share their heritage with the community…