Jollof rice is a one-pot rice dish native to many countries in West Africa. Some consider it the predecessor to the cajun dish, jambalaya.

The Jollof Festival is a day-long celebration of the many variations of this dish, unique to the various West African countries that consider it a staple.

The experience of the Jollof Festival focuses on the pride West Africans exude in their native dishes.

Festival participants not only get to enjoy these foods, but get to interact with the festival itself by voting to determine the winner of the “Jollof Wars,” a head-to-head battle that pits one representative from each country against each other for the title of Best Jollof Rice.

PREVIOUS EDITIONS:
Re-cap: ATL Jollof Festival ’18 http://bit.ly/jolloffestatl18video Re-cap: NYC Jollof festival ’17 https://youtu.be/Z4s-K0C6bfE Re-cap: DC Jollof festival ’17 https://youtu.be/htc4cOxXkCA

Number of Participants: Minimum of 5 Countries

Sample Schedule:
– 3pm Doors, Food sampling begins
– 4pm Performance
– 5pm Panel
– 6pm Performance
– 7pm Judges, Photoshoots, Dance party
– 8pm Ends

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