Portland Roots Festival will feature a variety of food, art, and cultural practices from Portland’s diverse African Populations. The festival, held on September 1 at Pioneer Courthouse Square in downtown Portland will run from 12 noon until 8:00 p.m. It is PCRI’s first culturally specific food festival, promoting healthy living through healthy food choices and activities from the rich and ancient traditions of the African people. Admission to the festival is free of charge and all ages are welcome.
The festival will highlight the different yet similar avenues these ancient practices took through the celebration of food practices of African-American, Afro-Caribbean, Afro- Latin, and African Diaspora populations of Portland, Oregon. Vendors (pictured below with KPTV Fox 12 host Joe Vithayathil) and their menu items will include:
Click on any vendor’s name for more information. The festival will have additional features including:
The Portland Roots Festival is free and open to all ages. The festival is Sunday, September 1, 2013 from 12:00 noon until 8:00 p.m. at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland. A tentative schedule is available HERE. Please note that all times are subject to change without notice.