LA Commons - 2026 Day of The Ancestors: Festival of Masks
Sun, Jun 28
|LA Commons
Our biggest event of the year is finally here! Join us in Leimert Park Plaza from 12PM to 5:30PM, where we'll honor the following ancestors: S. Pearl Sharp, Horace Tapscott, Aiysha Sinclair, Meri Ka Ra (Rev. Richard Byrd) and Kimberly Bolanile Paggett. Visit www.lacommons.org to learn more.
Time & Location
Jun 28, 2026, 12:30 PM – 5:00 PM
LA Commons, 4343 Leimert Blvd. Leimert Park CA 90008
About the event
Celebrate and honor our ancestors!
Every summer since 2010, LA Commons hosts Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks, a beloved community tradition held during the Leimert Park Art Walk. This annual celebration honors South LA ancestors, ancestral traditions and customs, African and Diaspora artistic expressions, and shared community memories.
Founded in 2010, by artists Najite Agindotan and Ben Caldwell in collaboration with LA Commons, the Festival of Masks is a multicultural, multigenerational and multimedia arts event grounded in the vast identities of Africa and the African diaspora.
This year, we will be honoring:
S. Pearl Sharp
Horace Tapscott