AFRAM 2025 offers star studded line up and fun for the whole family
By Michelle Richardson
Special to the AFRO
The AFRAM Festival returned to Baltimore June 21- 22, with some of the biggest stars in the music business gracing the main stage. The annual festival, which celebrates African-American culture, offered attendees some of the city’s best cuisine while showcasing Black excellence through art, fashion and culture.
AFRAM began in 1976 as part of Baltimore’s Showcase of Nations and now serves as the city’s official Juneteenth celebration. The free festival was held in Druid Hill Park, with over 150,000 people attending day one of the festival. Festival attendees spread blankets on the lawn, and pitched tents to beat the heat while they waited for international artists like Amerie, Patti LaBelle, Juvenile and Teedra Moses to hit the main stage.
“We know what AFRAM is: it is a celebration of everything that is Black excellence,” said Mayor Brandon M. Scott. “It’s one of the largest festivals on the East Coast dedicated to Black history and culture.”
Scott said “because of the state of the world” the festival returned “loud and even Blacker this year to remind everybody that–no matter how hard they try to erase us from the history books–they can’t erase us.”
