The Harambee Harvest Festival at Chicago State University took place October 15 and 16, 2010 in the Cordell Reed Student Union and the parking lot behind. The festival took place from 9am to 6pm on Friday and 10am to 8pm on Saturday. The festival was intended to bring cultural awareness to the campus of Chicago State University. The Harambee Harvest brought the city’s south side one of the last farmer’s markets of the year. The following day was dedicated to arts and crafts by bringing in dancers, music, ethnic food and retail vendors. Vendors selling diverse merchandise set up tables on the quadrangle adjacent to the cafeteria. Lots of decorations were abundant which created a festive atmosphere. Music and dancing occurred on the last day of the festival featuring African dance and music.
Many attendees expressed pleasure and excitement by items on display and were also moved by the music. The opinions of the attendees when asked briefly all seemed to agree that the potential of the festival was endless and should be further improved for next year. “There was some confusion about the festival dates due to faulty information being exchanged”, the Office of Media and Events explained. Many students of the university had no idea about the festival which made turnout was. This may also be the major contributing factor as to why the festival ended several hours early on Saturday. There was also no communication in the community that surrounds the campus. Hopefully with some improvements the festival will return next year.
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