February 24-25, 2023
Ethnik Festival of Arts & Culture 2023
TELUS Convention Centre, 136 8 Ave. S.E. and Carya Village Commons, 610 8 Ave. S.E.
February 24th – Calgary Food War
Starts at Noon
Taking place at the Village Commons in East Village, this is the pre-festival activation. This is the official kick-off of the festival where 4 notable Calgarians will be in a cooking competition to be presided over by Canada’s Top Celebrity Chef and Host on National T.V. in the person of Chef Roger Mooking. Other local artists will be performing to the delight of the audience. Limited seating is available.
February 25th – Main Festival Day
12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.
Taking place at the TELUS Convention center in downtown Calgary, this is the main festival activities from noon to 6:00 p.m. Featuring local and international talents/ acts presenting various forms of artistic and cultural presentations.
Tickets: $25
A single ticket grants participants access to the 2 days of festivities so keep your tickets to gain access to these events.
Free entrance for children ages 12 and below.
Alberta's Premier Black History Month Celebration.
The Annual Ethnik Festival of Arts and Culture is the premier, all-inclusive flagship festival of Ethnik Festivals Association. It is part of the celebration of Black History (Excellence) in the Month of February each year. Members of the Afro-Canadian/ Caribbean communities come together to celebrate diversity, and inclusivity and share their vibrant cultural traditions with other communities from across Canada. Our goal is to promote leadership and inform and inspire younger generations to express genuine versions of themselves through the lens of Afro-Canadian and many other world art traditions. The 2023 edition will be a display of creative genius from artists in Calgary, other parts of Canada, and around the world to the viewing pleasure of audiences online across the globe. More so, festival participants get to win lots of consolation prizes during the festival quiz competition
Featuring notable performances from:
– Alison Hinds – Caribbean Queen of Soca Music
– Donald Ray Johnson – Grammy Award Winner
– Samini – Ghanian Hip-Hop Sensation
– Roger Mooking – Celebrity Chef and Host – Man, Fire, Food
Other local talents are Wakefield Brewster, Titilope Sonuga, Rondel Roberts, KtheChosen, Kdenk, Perpetual Atife, Harp Angel, Robson Maurice, Sabrina Naz, Calgary Police Diversity Group, Carifest Dancers, Afro Canadian & Caribbean Community Associations, Diversity Performing Club of Calgary, and many more.
