**AADDF 2025 THIS WEEKEND COME DANCE WITH US!!**

The 16th Annual Atlanta African Dance and Drum Festival 2025 is happening this weekend, and you’re invited to be part of the rhythm, the movement, and the magic!

Here’s how you can join us and soak in the energy all weekend long:

• Take a Dance Class – Move your body, connect with the beat, and feel the ancestral pulse flow through every step.
• Join a Drum Class – Let your hands tell stories through sound as you learn rhythms rooted in tradition.
• Soak in the Vibes – Not ready to dance? No worries. Come observe the classes and simply be in the energy. It’s powerful.
• Explore the Vendor Marketplace – Shop handcrafted goods, art, clothing, and wellness products from local and international vendors.

Attend the Afriky Lolo Performance – On Saturday, July 26 at 8:00 PM EST, experience the mesmerizing Zaouli—a dynamic and spiritual mask dance brought to life by the incredible Afriky Lolo. -> GET TICKETS TO THE SHOW HERE

For those of you who are new to African Dance, this weekend is the perfect time to get a taste! Don’t feel any kind of way, listen, I’m stiff as heck too! But that’s the beauty of it. It’s not about perfection, it’s about presence, movement, and joy. We even had the opportunity to share more about the festival on ATL Live yesterday!
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Take a moment to watch the segment and get a feel for the energy:

Click on the button below to watch the show segment

Essential Meals 2Go! is a proud sponsor of this event and will be vending this weekend (on Saturday and Sunday). We will not be at our other locations, but you can come by to grab our delicious bites while enjoying the festivities. Here are the details:

📍AADDF 2025

TRI-CITIES HIGH SCHOOL 🌱

Location: 2575 Harris Street, East Point, GA

Date: Vending on Saturday and Sunday

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MARKET MENU

MEALS

🌱Southwestern Quinoa Bowls with Spicy Hibiscus

🌱Kick-Ass Kale Salads

SIGNATURE DRINKS

🌱Cucumber Limeade

🌱Sorrel Lime Cooler

🌱Watermelon Ginger Cooler

SNACKS

🌱Fruit Cups

🌱Kwa-Mix Snacks

EXTRAS

🌱Kale Salad Dressing

🌱Erzuli Black Soap

🌱New Body Products CKLS

🌱"Let Plants Nourish You" Cookbooks

🌱Farmers Market Baskets from Ghana

FOR ONE WEEK ONLY -- LAST MENU IN JULY

🎉🌿 We have our final menu available for the month of July for one week only. You can place all orders by Saturday at 5:00pm EST. Because we will be at AADDF 2025 all weekend, Pick-ups and Local Delivery will moved to Monday afternoon. 🌿✨

Take Care for now and we hope to see you at the festivities this weekend.

Chef Beee