Celebrate Kwanzaa 2024 with the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History at special events throughout the community, Dec. 26, 2024, through Jan. 1, 2025.
The celebrations kick off on the first day of Kwanzaa with the third annual Motor City Kinara lighting at Cadillac Square. This event begins at 4 p.m. with a program featuring Detroit’s first official historian, Professor Jamon Jordan, followed by a lighting of the 30-foot-tall Kinara at sunset. Daily lightings will follow each day of Kwanzaa between 5 and 5:15 p.m.
On Dec. 27, the museum will host a spectacular performance by Nanou Djiapo, a youth and young adult African Drum and Dance group at 6 p.m. in honor of Kujichagulia (self determination.
The fun continues the next day, Dec. 28, at the museum with a series of family-friendly Kwanzaa activities as well as an intergenerational panel discussion. The in-person celebrations end on Dec. 29 with an Ujamaa Marketplace, family activities and a special In the Tradition Concert.
According to The Wright, Kwanzaa was founded in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga as an African American holiday that aimed to unite the community after the Watts Rebellion. It celebrates seven principles, which include unity, self-determination, collective responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.
Admission to The Wright is $15 for adults and $12 for kids 6-17. Kids 5 and are free. The Kwanzaa celebration is free and open to the public. Hours vary by day and event.
For more information, visit thewright.org.
This post has been updated for 2024.
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