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The Bimbe Cultural Arts Festival returns to Durham on Saturday for its 53rd anniversary.

BRAND OR GLITTERING. >> THE A CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL RETURNS TO DURHAM TOMORROW FOR ITS 53RD ANNIVERSARY. WRAL IS A PROUD COMMUNITY PARTNER. THIS FAMILY ORIENTED EVENT IS A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY. CULTURE ARTS AND TRADITIONS. JOINING US NOW TO TALK ABOUT THIS YEAR'S EVENT IS MUSICIAN AND FORMER DURHAM CITY COUNCIL MEMBER PEERS FREE LAWN HYPE. HERE IS GREAT TO SEE YOU. SO FOR FOLKS WHO ARE NEW TO THE AREA OR FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER BEEN TO THE BEEN THEY FESTIVAL TELL US ABOUT THE ORIGINS OF THIS FESTIVAL. >> YEAH, WE'LL DEBATE STARTED LONG BEFORE I WAS BORN. THAT HAS BEEN A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF DURHAM'S CULTURAL TAPESTRY SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID. I WAS BORN HERE IN DURHAM. AND I REMEMBER JUST FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE COMING TO BEEN DAY AND SEEING, FIRST OF ALL, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCE ENSEMBLE, YOU'RE GOING HEAR AFRICAN DRUMMING. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE DAN SAYS YOU'RE GOING TO SEE, YOU KNOW, AFRICAN PRINT FABRICS AND BE ROOTED IN THAT TRADITION. AND WE'RE GOING TO KIND OF TRACK THAT LEGACY TO HIP-HOP IS THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIP-HOP THIS YEAR. AND SO, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE FROM CARE IS ONE OF MISTER CHEESE. IT WILL BE A BEAUTIFUL KIND OF TETHER FROM PAST THE PRESIDENT FROM THE AFRICAN AMERICAN. >> MARKING SO WONDERFUL MILESTONES THERE. CAN YOU? IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE LOST THE CONNECTION WITH PIERCE, UNFORTUNATELY. BUT WE DO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE 53RD ANNUAL, THEN THEY CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL IS TOMORROW FROM ONE TO 07:00PM AT ROCK QUARRY PARK ON STADIUM DRIVE IN DURHAM. IT IS FREE AND OPEN TO ALL AGES. THEY HAVE A FAMILY

Durham's Rock Quarry Park hosts Bimbe Cultural Arts Festival on Saturday

More than 50 vendors will take over a newly renovated Rock Quarry Park, at 701 Stadium Drive, from 1 to 7 p.m. on Saturday.

>> LOTS GOING ON THIS WEEKEND TOMORROW AS THE 52ND ANNUAL BEEN BAY CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL. WRAL, PROUD PARTNER OF THIS EVENT CELEBRATING AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY, CULTURE AND ARTS. AND THIS YEAR IT'S IN A NEW LOCATION. WRAL'S MONICA CASEY HAS A LOOK AT THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE EVENT. >> MORE THAN 50 VENDORS WILL FILL THIS SPACE TOMORROW FOR THE 52ND ANNUAL BEEN THEY CULTURAL ARTS FESTIVAL. >> CITY CREWS WORKED FOR HOURS FRIDAY MORNING PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON ROCK QUARRY PARK, DURHAM'S PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOST A RIBBON CUTTING AT 1 O'CLOCK TO KICK OFF THE DAY'S EVENTS THAT WILL KIND OF >> THE FESTIVAL AT AN EXIT LIKE ADDITIONAL EXCITEMENT TO THE DAY. WE'LL HAVE A SALUTE TO ELDERS, PARADE AND DANCE PRESENTATION BY THE AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCE ENSEMBLE AS WELL. THEY'RE ALSO FOCUSED ON KEEPING PEOPLE COOL. DURHAM H 2 O TO GO. HYDRATION STATION WILL BE THERE TO OFFER FRESH DRINKING WATER THROUGHOUT THE DAY TO REFILL THEIR WATER BOTTLES FOR ALL THE EVENT. ATTENDEES. AND WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME WATER MISTING STATIONS. LOCAL VENDORS ARE UP TO THE START BENDING BACK IN 1995. REGINALD BURNETT'S TROPICAL DELIGHTS SERVES FROZEN SMOOTHIES. INSIDE OF PINEAPPLES BECAME SICK. LAST YEAR WAS A DRIVE DRIVE IN OR WHATEVER? >> NOT AS MANY PEOPLE, BUT NOW FOR THE WHOLE COMMUNITY TO COME OUT AND LOOK FOR GREAT TURNOUT. LOU TORRES OWNS COCOA, CHRISSY ITALIAN ICE, WHICH TRAVELS UP AND DOWN THE EAST EXCITED TO BE HOME. AND IT'S A HOMECOMING FOR ME WHERE I CAN SERVE IN. >> VISIT WILL SEE ALL FRIENDS AND SERVE THEM IS MOBILE UNITS WILL BE AT MULTIPLE EVENTS AROUND THE TRIANGLE TOMORROW FOR A BUSY WEEKEND. NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO BE A BIT OF A BILL WILL BE AT ARTS CLOSURE DOWNTOWN DUKE, RALEIGH HOSPITAL CONTRACTED US WITH THEIR EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION OF THAT. THERE WILL BE FREE PARKING IN THE DURHAM COUNTY STADIUM. LOTS RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE PARK, MONICA CASEY, WRAL, NEWS, DURHAM. >> SO YOU'RE NEW HERE. YOU HAVE NOT TASTED TROPICAL DELIGHTS YET. AND YOU ARE IN FOR A DELIGHT. IT'S DELICIOUS. I WAS LIKE IN THE YEAH. MISTER BURNETT THERE. GREAT TO SEE YOU. TOMORROW'S EVENT ALSO FEATURES LOCAL AND NATIONALLY

Bimbe' Festival move to new home for 52nd annual event

Cool drinks, sounds, crafts welcome visitors on a hot Saturday to Durham's Bimbé festival

Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival 

Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival returns to Durham with four days of celebration, including a community block party, pool party and festival.

Days of music, food, culture mark return of Bimbé festival

Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival will celebrate its 52nd Anniversary on Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Durham's Rock Quarry Park.

Celebrate African and African American Culture, Art and History with Durham Parks and Recreation at its award winning Bebe Cultural Arts Festival, presented by Blue Cross, Blue Shield of north Carolina, enjoy dynamic local entertainment, ethnic food and interactive kids area, plus national recording artist Sunshine Anderson and Mario Bebe is saturday may 21st at the newly renovated rock quarry park in Durham. Been a family tradition since 1969 Learn more at DPR Play more dot org.

Bimbé a four-day celebration of African and African American traditions.

Durham officials say they are working to put stronger measures in place to ensure that explicit lyrics and performances aren't on stage during family-friendly events like this past Saturday's Bimbe Cultural Arts Festival. 

Durham officials pledge to do better after complaints about explicit Bimbe festival performance

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The weekend includes three major festivals - Got to Be NC, Artsplosure and the Bimbe. 