Minister Seán Fleming launches event programme for Africa Day 2024

Africa Day Kerry will take place on 26^th May

The Minister for International Development and Diaspora, Seán Fleming T.D., has launched the nationwide programme of events for Africa Day 2024. This year’s Africa Day Kerry is taking place on Sunday, 26^th of May from 2 pm to 5 pm in Tralee Town Park.

As part of Africa Day Kerry, a family fun day with music, dance, and food is taking place. The following activities are planned:

African dancing
Drumming and singing
African themed bouncy castles
Face painting
Arts & crafts
Educational games

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Pictured at the Africa Day 2024 event programme launch at IMMA at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham were: Michael Chanda from the Discovery Gospel Choir; footballer Roberto Lopes; Minister for International Development and Diaspora, Sean Fleming T.D and designer Virtue Shine. Front row – dancer Lapree Lala.

Africa Day is the annual worldwide celebration of the people, cultures, and potential of the African continent. This year, all 31 Local Authorities across Ireland will host various cultural, artistic, and family-friendly events. These will include contemporary African-Irish culture, as well as family fun days, fashion, art, film, music, dance, and food events, which will take place in towns and cities across Ireland.

Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, Seán Fleming T.D., said:

“I am delighted to launch the programme for Africa Day 2024. Ireland has growing trade, political and cultural links across the continent of Africa. Africa Day is an opportunity to promote those links and learn more about the diversity and vibrancy of African cultures.”

“The Department of Foreign Affairs is working with local authorities around Ireland on a nationwide programme of events.”

Minister Fleming was joined at the launch by representatives of the African diaspora community in Ireland, including dancer Lapree Lala, designer Virtue Shine, footballer Roberto Lopes, and Michael Chanda from the Discovery Gospel Choir at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) on the grounds of RHK.

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