Season of Anansi National Folklore Festival 2025
Celebrating Folklore, Creativity
& Caribbean Storytelling
Festival Overview & Dates
A National Reading Tour
A nationwide reading tour for local bookstores, including the highly anticipated launch of Book 3 of the New Adventures of Anansi series – Anansi in the Land of Monsters & Other Stories.
Upcoming:
Metropolitan Bookstore - Saturday 19th April 2025
Blue Edition - Saturday 26th April 2025
Ishmael M Khan - Saturday 3rd May 2025
(10:00AM - Meet & Mingle, 10:20AM - Readings, 11:30AM - Book Signings.
Special Discounts on Anansi Books Dolls, Jerseys , Postcards & Prints)
10-Year Anniversary - Restaging of Anansi & the 10 Dragons
May 21st 2025
ONE DAY ONLY at Queen's Hall
A special restaging of the historic play Anansi & the 10 Dragons at Queen’s Hall, featuring:
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Three performances: Two for 1,500 school children and one for 750 adults.
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A gala event celebrating the play’s decade-long impact on storytelling and theatre.
THE BLACK INFINITE: The Rise of Afro-Futurism & the Growing Global Influence of Anansi
Thursday 15th May - Saturday 7th June 2025 - The Gala Event & Exhibition
Friday 16th May 2025 - The Seminar Featuring Vince Fraser
Saturday 17th May 2025 - Interntional Panel Discussion
This major event will highlight Anansi's global impact, featuring special international guests and a twinned exhibition titled The Rise of Afro-Futurism, hosted at IMAX.
A Tribute to Legacy Storytellers
June 5th 2025 -A Tribute To Legacy Storytellers
Showtime 7:00 PM (Cocktails 6:00 PM)
Little Carib Theater
Honoring legendary storytellers Paul Keens-Douglas and Auntie Thea, as well as contemporary comedic influencers Ro'Dey, Gervail Lemo, Certified Sampson, Kyle Boss One, and Lexo (of Santana fame). This gala event will feature boutique performances and heartfelt tributes.
Anansi Leads a T&T Contingent to San Diego Comic-Con 2025
July 2025
The festival will culminate with Anansi leading a Brand T&T delegation to San Diego Comic-Con 2025, the world's premier storytelling hub.. This is where brands debut their biggest projects, and T&T must be present!