QUEENS, NY — June 3rd, 2025 — LiberArte Inc. is seeking mission-aligned sponsors for the Afro-Diasporic Ocean Festival, a powerful, free community event taking place on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at Rockaway Beach Amphitheater in Queens, NY.

The festival celebrates the vibrant intersections of Afro-Diasporic heritage and ocean advocacy. With a full day of live music, Capoeira rodas, a samba workshop, and an ocean conservation panel discussion, it offers a rare opportunity to activate cultural power in service of environmental and social justice.

Put Your Brand in Front of a Purpose-Driven Audience 

The event draws an intergenerational and multicultural crowd of over 1,000 participants. Sponsoring the festival means your brand will be front and center in a dynamic community-driven experience that prioritizes creativity, climate consciousness, and cultural equity.

Sponsorship Tiers

• 🌊 Ocean Steward – $5,000+
  Premium stage banner and full brand activation on-site
• 🌊 Ocean Champion – $3,000–$4,999
  Large banner and branded activation area at the festival
• 🌊 Ocean Ally – $1,000–$2,999
  Visibility in our official festival merch (t-shirts, water bottles)
• 🌊 Ocean Advocate – $500–$999
  Brand placement on festival flyers and across digital campaigns

Featuring Quilombo do Acupe 

Anchoring the festival is Quilombo do Acupe, a renowned Afro-Brazilian ensemble known for their mastery of Capoeira Angola and samba de roda. Their performance offers a powerful expression of cultural resistance and community joy — with more special guests to be announced.

The Afro-Diasporic Ocean Festival is made possible (in part) with public funds from the Queens Arts Fund, a re-grant program supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts.  

LiberArte’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.  

LiberArte is funded in part by the Howard Gilman Foundation administered by Flushing Town Hall.

LiberArte's programs are supported by in-kind donations from Materials for the Arts.

About

LiberArte is a 501(c)(3) United States nonprofit. We are growing an international movement of transformational grassroots artists and organizations for a thriving planet. We nurture artists, creatives and visionaries through infrastructure, skills, communication channels, and solidarity.

Art can bring people together, break down barriers, and challenge the status quo. Art transcends barriers. By using art to raise awareness of important issues, we are working to create a thriving planet. Join us and let's make this world a better place for everyone.

Contact Information

Tanya Alfonso

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