Kwanzaa at ACM: Umoja - Opening Program

Name: Kwanzaa at ACM: Umoja - Opening Program
Start: 2025-12-26T12:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-26T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum

Highlights

Fri, 26 Dec, 2025 at 12:00 pm

2 hours

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum

Free Tickets Available

Date & Location

Fri, 26 Dec, 2025 at 12:00 pm to 02:00 pm (GMT-05:00)

Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum

1901 Fort Pl, SE, Washington, United States

About the event

Kwanzaa at ACM: Umoja - Opening Program

Join us for Umoja (Unity) Opening Program: Storytelling and Drumming with Mama Ayo and Baba Ras D

About this Event

Umoja (Unity) Opening Program

Storytelling & Drumming with Mama Ayo & Baba Ras D

Join us for the opening program for our weeklong celebration of Kwanzaa. Participants will hear from Storyteller Mama Ayo, who will share the origins of Kwanzaa, and lead us in the traditional ceremony honoring the ancestors, pouring the libation, and candle lighting. Attendees will also enjoy African drumming with Baba Ras D, who will engage the audience in unity songs, and share African tales.