📆 Saturday, September 7th
🕓 2 – 8:30 pm
🎟 $35
👨👨👧👦 All ages
📍 Pier 62, Seattle
For an alternative Black kid, attending Afropunk is akin to a pilgrimage to the holy land—a journey that takes them to a place where their choices in fashion, art, and music no longer make them stick out, where the diaspora is an inclusive space, and where they can embrace their identity.
Started in Brooklyn in 2005, Afropunk has expanded globally to include Atlanta, Paris, London, Salvador, Dakar, and Johannesburg. The festival has become a movement focused on Black herstory, activism, and culture. (And now, Afropunk is reimaging a whole new world with Blktopia, a space where every member of the Black diaspora can flourish.) For those who have never had the opportunity to experience an alt-Black homeland, thanks to a partnership between Afropunk, Seattle’s KEXP, and Friends of Waterfront Park, there’s now a space and place at Afropunk Seattle, an all-ages event on Saturday, September 7th, at Pier 62’s Waterfront Park.
Hosted by KEXP DJ Eva Walker, who is also frontperson of rock band The Black Tones, the day will feature community organizations and local food trucks, plus a beer garden for those who are 21 or older. And, of course, it’s got a sick line-up.
🤘🏿 Headlining is jazz rocker Cautious Clay
🤘🏿 Openers include the gunk pop trio the Black Ends
🤘🏿 Plus three different DJS: the founder of Seattle Afrobeats Fest DJ BLAST, KEXP DJ Lace Cadence, and DJ Faridaguyzzz, who will surely spin some Amapiano bangers.
It’s time to bring the goths, punks, emos, and grungers together to unleash the ultimate alternative vibe at Afropunk Seattle.
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