Afro-punk Festival 2011: Music, Skate/BMX, Food, Bikers

Event Details

Time: August 27, 2011 to August 28, 2011
Location: Commodore Barry Park
City/Town: Brooklyn, NY
Website or Map: http://www.nycgovparks.org/pa…
Event Type: festival, concert, skate, bmx, food
Organized By: Afro-Punk
Latest Activity: Aug 25, 2011

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http://www.afropunk.com/page/afropunk-festival-11

The Afro-punk Festival is returning to Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park for its 7th edition on August 27-28 2011. This year has the most stellar line up yet with Cee Lo Green, Santigold, Janelle Monae, Fishbone, Toro Y Moi, Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely, Ninjasonik, Cerebral Ballzy, Gordon Voidwell, Reggie Watts, Res, Joi, Rocky Business, Straight Line Stitch.
Just added: Gym Class Heroes, Das Racist, Kenna, Tamar-kali, Bad Rabbits, Joe Jordans Experiment, Jersey Klan, Radkey, and DJ's Stack-Aly, Jillionaire, Dances with White Girls, D://BOi, dj.shErOck, toni*K!

FREE ADMISSION!

In addition, the Nike Battle For the Streets Skate and BMX Competition, the largest street skate and BMX competition in NYC will return with the nation's top amateur skaters and BMX riders in a competition to be judged by top professionals in both sports including Nigel Sylvester and P-Rod.
There are some very exciting new additions to the festival this year! Over 20 of the NYC area's hottest food trucks and vendors have been brought together for the Afro-Punk Bites&Beats Food Truck Festival which will bring cuisine from around the world and the 5 boroughs to the event.
Also, Afro-punk has invited Harley Davidson and Brooklyn Black bike scene documentarians, Denim and Chrome, to collaborate on a custom bike show featuring dozens of exotic custom bikes created by black riders in the NYC area. The custom bike show will also serve as the backdrop for the Harley Davidson/Denim and Chrome 2012 Calendar, photographed by Darius Vick, which will feature exquisite tattooed beauties each month for bike fans across the country. In addition, the festival has commissioned an artist to paint over 300 skateboards as part of one large mural aka The Skate Artwall. The boards will be contested to Afro-punk fans at the Festival and Afro-punk will follow the life of the boards over the next year whether on the wall, the street or the half-pipe.
DIRECTIONS: http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/commodorebarrypark/

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Comment by Princess C on August 25, 2011 at 3:19pm: huricane irene o.O

Comment by Adaora Osimiri-Lewis on August 24, 2011 at 1:45pm: <3

Comment by Afro-Punk on August 16, 2011 at 9:50am: Hi Philip, you can check out the schedule: http://www.afropunk.com/profiles/blogs/afro-punk-festival-2011-musi... See you there!

Comment by Philip Grant on August 16, 2011 at 12:36am: what time will the fesitvities start? If I don't get there till 5 on Sat since I'm coming from Philly will I miss most of the fun?

Comment by Afro-Punk on August 15, 2011 at 4:12pm: Hi Christina, admission is free, no need for tickets. Enjoy!

Comment by Christina Bakun on August 15, 2011 at 3:45pm: Do I need to buy a ticket for this? And how do I buy one if I do? I don't see a link.

Comment by Afro-Punk on June 22, 2011 at 7:01pm: Hi Carl L.I.O.N Michaels,

Thank you for your message. Vendors should get in touch with Joanna Reynolds asap. joanna@afropunk.com Thanks!

Comment by Carl L.I.O.N Michaels on June 22, 2011 at 5:14pm: I would like to sells some my glas work at the festival would I need a vending license if not I'm willing to volenteer as well

Comment by Afro-Punk on May 26, 2011 at 2:55pm: Hi Ladybird, please e-mail volunteers@afropunk.com

For more info, check out http://www.afropunk.com/profiles/blogs/afropunk-festival-volunteers

Thanks!