Africa Oye gets underway in Liverpool’s Sefton Park today, with a huge line up of performers taking to the stage for the 30th anniversary of the festival.
Originally launched as a series of gigs in Liverpool in 1992, Africa Oye is now one of the city's most popular events and celebrates the music and culture of Africa. Following a two year break due to the pandemic, the festival finally returns to Sefton Park this weekend where there will be live music, DJs, dance, workshops, food stalls, traders and more across two days.
Among those performing are Grammy Award-winning Oumou Sangaré, rapper Fuse ODG and reggae musician Eek-A-Mouse. Entry to the festival is free and it is suitable for all ages.
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Africa Oye takes place at Sefton Park from 12:30pm to 9:30pm today, June 18, and tomorrow, Sunday, June 19. See below for the full festival line up, the all-important stage times and information about getting to the festival.
Line up and stage times
Saturday, June 18
Staged Kaos – 12:30pm til 12:50pm
Nazeem – 1:10pm til 1:35pm
Kizaba – 2pm til 3:10pm
Elida Almeida – 3:35pm til 4:45pm
Fuse ODG – 5:05pm til 6:15pm
Newen Afrobeat – 6:35pm til 7:45pm
Eek-A-Mouse – 8:15pm til 9:30pm
Sunday, June 19
L100 Cypher – 12:30pm til 12:50pm
Ni Maxine – 1:10pm til 1:35pm
Valérie Ekoumé – 2pm til 3:10pm
Kanda Bongo Man – 3:35pm til 4:45pm
Tabanka Djaz – 5:05pm til 6:15pm
Santrofi – 6:35pm til 7:45pm
Oumou Sangaré – 8:15pm til 9:30pm
Getting to the festival
By train
You can get the train to Africa Oye thanks to Merseyrail. Sefton park is in walking distance to St Michaels station on the Hunts Cross line.
Take the Northen line towards Hunts Cross and get off at St Michaels. Walk down Belgrave Road to Aigburth Road, then cross the road onto Lark Lane and walk the full length of Lark Lane and you’ll come to Sefton Park. The walk is about 1 mile.
By bus
There are a number of buses that will take you to Sefton Park on Saturday and Sunday. Route 75 from Liverpool ONE Bus Station or Great Charlotte Street to Ullet Road runs every 15 minutes on Saturday and every 20 minutes on Sunday.
Routes 80 and 80A from Liverpool ONE Bus Station or Great Charlotte Street to Ullet Road combined services run every 30 minutes on Saturday, and the 80A runs every 20 minutes on Sunday.
By road
Set your SatNav to L17 3AD. At Sefton Park, turn onto Croxteth Drive and you will arrive at the Oyé site and a drop off point.
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