2023 – African Restaurant Week Sponsor Page

Community – Culture – Small Business

African Restaurant Week brings together thousands and beyond on a “gastroafrique” culinary and cultural odyssey. (Food, Culture, Community) – an opportunity to come together to celebrate the food and culture of Africa/Diaspora and support the various local restaurants/small businesses.

The week includes special reduced price menus at restaurants, various events including – food festival, cooking classes, chef-hosted food events and more.

The week includes:

Restaurant – Special reduced price menus at participating restaurants (including Africa, African-American, Caribbean restaurants, restaurants selling cuisine by people of African descent). Click here

Food and Music festival – a 2-day festival bringing the community together. Chefs, caterers, local creators, vendors. A family friendly event celebrating community, culture and local businesses.

Cooking Classes – During the week we host virtual and in-person cooking classes to highlight various people working in the culinary field. Click here

Chef-Hosted Dinners (Odyssey Across Africa) – We work with chefs and various organizations to host dinners – part of proceeds of dinner to benefit local organization. Click here

African Restaurant Week affords you the opportunity to connect your brand to a local and national audience

Marketing and Publicity:

We will be utilizing a variety of marketing and publicity tactics to promote the festival, including:

Community Outreach: We would reach out to local community organizations and schools to promote the festival and offer discounted ticket packages.

We would run ads in local newspapers, magazines, and on local radio and television stations.
We would reach out to local and national media outlets to generate coverage for the festival in newspapers, magazines, and on television and radio.