--- # Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks Wednesday, Jun 26 | \| # [Day of the Ancestors: Festival of Masks](https://npt54ebab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NhFOTU1jMnOsjQY650vzxdTuVAmVncoMwWAa2KGvzQPPEFHja44YbIq02BCIlGmRVi0r1gyiWnct6e1x5eD23kdE7BC8jgQZocTj_D3lDoL6G1ulZNrjOwxtYLzPbBR_KU1V3ATtjp4WQ7_HCKlh3ndUTClH9P5REaSxpSO8xtfwcLF8-FjXpA==&c=Khqt8IEE-jggoU9jP5Rp7v8zvdP9GepPxcQ7arg4W19EnmZV1onwQA==&ch=EAOHkMP9QqlsQC6QaWzNXSo9s8tYtey9gIZCS-meDKQIV3whxRMeAw==) Sunday, June 30, 2024 12 PM - 6 PM Leimert Park Village Plaza, People St. [4337 Degnan Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90008](https://npt54ebab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NhFOTU1jMnOsjQY650vzxdTuVAmVncoMwWAa2KGvzQPPEFHja44YbIq02BCIlGmRCt4XbfBRWbZKsZbjyu8t_6aOYErDudwWEZe9oqWGfPwhuAl2-Ei38aP9AJF__Oi48vV89HIcc7yNaTm_Pqmilpwjsp5dnNmGEPFK-6Sj7C49-N871Pa-n9Uv7297hAjqOSSGC6FtD4hz0Q2_aI2fw1cMLgSgGQ5Wj94oAUtJ4B-8RZcWSRAunEoKGT9dGOf9JtBLoaz2WvIR4PF_W_Yqa89QE6dDEFO0-M6QJHmZ83UpIbdIS2l3wmAjSIoPJmmeW1OHWZbZwFriViWGkbVi4Q0WqEf4aY3eV2bQNjfjbmEgWJOJgiW6qaatwTZ6lU7EZervfhPrPtycYVJipE3Q_PlmrpibAHZ7W-1ZYgO-2hxREGiDIvzDWdb4kr4roPY-A1OzdEUUKRs_qbH1b2Zpy_gn6JGIVOdc4QVPJyVIzQ_CA_lIEFwU6g==&c=Khqt8IEE-jggoU9jP5Rp7v8zvdP9GepPxcQ7arg4W19EnmZV1onwQA==&ch=EAOHkMP9QqlsQC6QaWzNXSo9s8tYtey9gIZCS-meDKQIV3whxRMeAw==) Produced by [LA Commons](https://npt54ebab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001NhFOTU1jMnOsjQY650vzxdTuVAmVncoMwWAa2KGvzQPPEFHja44YbP6KJC5IEgIWA0mG7Zvu3ZR8q1vXb1v1Q402ncVXd0T0ZXCN60_OcFxS-hJLjeJc9voCt5DzFzCJi0Rad1Lx3ROcsZKjFiacKoL3rs5s-We8&c=Khqt8IEE-jggoU9jP5Rp7v8zvdP9GepPxcQ7arg4W19EnmZV1onwQA==&ch=EAOHkMP9QqlsQC6QaWzNXSo9s8tYtey9gIZCS-meDKQIV3whxRMeAw==) \| \|:--\| | |:-:| | \| Join LA Commons this weekend to experience an active connection with cultures rooted in Africa, through drumming, dancing, chanting, mask making, food and healing arts! 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