Baltimore's festival of African American music and culture has been a regional tradition for more than 30 years.

M&T Bank Stadium, the ultimate destination for the July 4th weekend, hosts as many as 500k visitors enjoying world-class entertainment, celebrity challenges, the Baltimore SuperStar, the African American Film Festival and dynamic exhibits of arts, education and heritage.

The festival is presented by Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and for the first time in history, the African American Festival will feature Radio One's Stone Soul Picnic — making it the signature event for the summer.