For the cultures
The Altar America Project is an annual ancestor and cultural remembrance celebration where participants create altars to express their culture and remember their loved ones who have passed away.
This celebration brings together people from diverse backgrounds to express their cultures, cope with the trauma of loss, and forge new cultural bonds.
The Altars Festival
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The Altars Festival is a celebration of cross-cultural ancestor remembrance — a music fest and art exhibition inspired by the Altar America Project. Our mission is to alter America for the better by bringing communities together through art, culture, and history.
Through the work of the artists creating altars, the speakers, and the musicians, the goal of the festival is for the community to engage in and celebrate their own culturally relevant acts of remembrance.
Sign up today to get involved!
The Altars Festival weekend launches November 2, 2024 in RVA.
Upcoming Events
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Community Care Night
10.03.24 7:00-9:00PM
Meet and greet with festival founder Barrett Holmes Pitner for an evening of conversation and Q+A.
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First Friday Moon Market
10.04.24 7:00-11:00PM
Join the Altars Festival team for First Fridays Moon Market in historic Jackson Ward.
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The Altars Festival
11.02.24 12:00-8:00PM
Celebrate our ancestors and culture with this music festival and altar-inspired art exhibition.
Contact Us
Interested in sponsoring, volunteering, or being an artist? Submit your info and we’ll be in touch. We can’t wait to hear from you!
