The Americas
Canada
AfroFest 2025 confirms Woodbine Beach, July 4-6, with 50 live sets and a Sunday souk hosted by Nairobi’s Thrift Social. The nonprofit Music Africa says a new wellness tent will run sunrise yoga beside the drum circle. Facebook
Blockorama at Pride Toronto drops Haviah Mighty as Saturday headliner, pairing Big Freedia and ballroom legend Twysted Miyake-Mugler on the decks. Exclaim’s fresh lineup post hints at voguing tutorials between sets. Exclaim!
Kaela Kay uploads its Spring 25 look-book: pistachio Ankara blazers, lavender bustiers and linen wide-legs sized XS-3XL. The Instagram reel already sits at 12 k likes. Instagram
United States
Bey-watch – Redditors spotted casting calls for a “cinema format” Western visual featuring rodeo choreography and 1970s gas-station sets. The Hive believes Acts I & II will merge into a feature film, not another stadium run. Reddit
Style pulse – Vogue reports Google searches for “denim maxi skirt” up forty percent after Zendaya’s Challengers tour, signalling a shift from tenniscore to floor-skimming denim plus low-profile sneakers. Vogue
Telfar IRL – Hypebeast confirms the first flagship at 408 Broadway opens Nov 23 with a LED “Bag Bar.” Shoppers will earn in-store drops by joining live-stream styling battles. Hypebeast
Caribbean
Tropix Swim sells out pre-orders of the jewel-tone Royalty monokini in forty-eight hours. Pickup windows open across Port-of-Spain and Kingston ahead of Crop Over. Tropix Swim
Island Soft Life TikTok diaries – hammock unboxings, June mango mukbangs – push the hashtag past eight million views this month. Influencer @adamstewart’s reel alone tops 300 k likes. TikTok
GraceKennedy Foundation expands its scholarship kitty to J$30 million for the 2025-26 academic year, with STEM and creative-arts tracks flagged for Black women applicants. Jamaica Gleaner
Latin America
Projeto Sankofa returns to São Paulo Fashion Week, anchoring the biggest cohort of Afro-Brazilian designers in event history. IG teasers show graphic white-on-oxblood tailoring and cowrie-lined denim. Instagram
Festival de Tambores in San Basilio de Palenque confirms October 18-20 for its roots-drum summit, blending champeta DJs with wellness walks through the UNESCO-listed township. Finance Colombia
African Fashion Week Panamá locks May 11 2025 for its open-air runway in Casco Viejo, promising pop-up ateliers and a Black-owned makers bazaar. Instagram
Global
Africa
Lagos Fashion Week 2025 unveils “The Future Starts Now,” a mentorship pipeline pairing new designers with continent-wide textile mills. Applications close June 30. Lagos Fashion Week
Tyla lists April 11 Indio and Pretoria SunBet Arena dates on Ticketmaster. Expect Amapiano-pop hybrids and an evolved #Water challenge. Ticketmaster
Michael Bundi grows to 3.3 million TikTok followers with father-son reggae duets; the “Mad Over Me” cover sits near thirty million views. TikTok
The Diaspora Collective restocks Kente print low-top sneakers after a sell-out run. Product page notes handmade sourcing in Ghana. thediasporacollective
Europe
Afropunk London posts the manifesto “Black women & femmes have always been punk,” hinting at a Kelela-fronted lineup. Early-bird passes sell out in two minutes. Instagram
Black Girl Summer Picnic, Hyde Park, Aug 9 – Eventbrite shows workshops on travel hacking, a beauty lane and silent-headphone yoga. Bring the gingham. Eventbrite
Imane Ayissi blends strip-woven kente with sculptural capes on the Paris couture runway, earning Vogue’s headline “The bridge we needed.” Instagram
OBAASIMA – Black Girl Fest opens a five-day London pop-up on menstrual equity, platforming Ghanaian founders and donating ticket profits to pad banks in Accra. Instagram
Asia-Pacific
Afro Jam Festival brings Rema, Jason Derulo and Shenseea to Okinawa, Osaka and Tokyo, marking Japan’s first full-scale Afrobeats tour. Geinokai BIJ Big In Japan
African Heritage Festival Tokyo lands June 21-22 in Yoyogi Park with djembe workshops and a parade float shaped like the continent. Yoyogi Park Events & Festivals 2025
Embodied Black Girl Bali Retreat, July 5-12, offers a liberation-through-somatics program, capping at thirty spots for privacy and depth. embodiedblackgirl.com
Seoul Pop-Up Culture – Newshub Asia highlights a boom in Afro-friendly pop-ups across Itaewon, from Urban Sophistication collabs to sneaker-custom labs. News Hub Asia
Quick-Look Calendar
| Date | Location | What’s happening | Why book it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 – 6 Jul | Toronto | AfroFest 2025 | Largest free African music fest in North America |
| 28 Jun | Toronto | Blockorama | Black queer stage feat. Haviah Mighty |
| 18 – 20 Oct | Palenque, CO | Festival de Tambores | UNESCO-listed drum culture |
| 9 Aug | London | Black Girl Summer Picnic | Community wellness picnic |
| 11 Apr – 30 Jun | Global | Tyla World Tour | Amapiano-pop live debut |
| 21 – 22 Jun | Tokyo | Africa Heritage Fest | Food court plus live Afrobeats |
That’s The Wrap
Black women remain the connective tissue of global culture. From Toronto boardrooms in pastel Ankara to Tokyo mosh-pits shouting Afrobeats lyrics in Yoruba, our influence is borderless. Use this roundup to curate joy, grow your network and claim space wherever you land.
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