ỌdúndéThe new year has arrived
Odunde Festival
Saturday 5 June 2027Leimert Park
A day of Yoruba culture at Leimert Park, held each June. Three zones, one village, open to everyone.
See Odunde
Ẹ káàbọ̀Welcome
Yoruba culture, alive in Southern California
Language, festival, family. Since 1997.
Oòdúà á gbè wá o!May Odùduwà bless us
29years serving SoCal
3,000+Yoruba community in SoCal
3festival zones at Odunde
9hometown associations
Coming up next
TicketsEnd-of-Year Gala 2026
Yorba Linda Community CenterSaturday 28 November 2026. Join us from 5pm to 11pm PST for traditional food, music, dance, recognition and fellowship, supporting our language learning and cultural programs.
Ọdún kanOne year
Our two celebrations
Odunde marks the Yoruba new year each June. The Gala gathers the community again in November or December.
Àsè ọdúnThe year's celebration
End-of-Year Gala
Saturday 28 November 2026Yorba Linda Community Center
An evening of culture, community, and celebration, held each year in November or December.
See the GalaOhun tí a ń ṣeWhat we do
Our programs
Yoruba Language Lessons
Speaking, reading, and tone marks, taught over video call by our teacher. Times are set with her.
Enroll a learner
Yoruba Cultural Collective
Members who put culture to work: the Solar Hub, Green Goods, and a circle that keeps ideas moving.
Meet the Collective
Àwọn ohùn waOur voices
Member voices
From the Odunde 2026 film: the people who put the day together, in their own words.
What did I expect for the event? Exactly what you see here. Culture, unity, everyone coming together from all walks of life, not just Yoruba people.
This is our second year hosting this in LA in Leimert Park. Leimert Park happens to be the heartbeat of Black culture in Los Angeles, so we are more than happy to have it here.
I just want to say a huge thank you to everybody who spent their time joining on those calls every week, putting this together, reaching out to friends and family, vendors. I'm really excited for the momentum we're going to keep building going into 2027.
Àgbájọ ọwọ́ la fi ń sọ̀yà. With joined hands we beat the chest. Many hands make the load light.
Ìgbésí ayé waOur life together
A year in the life
Open the photo galleryOdunde, the Gala, and the language lessons, year by year.
Ẹ dara pọ̀ mọ́ waJoin us
Raise your hand
Many hands make the load light. Two ways in, whether you are a family in Southern California or an organization that wants to build with us.
Become a member
Members carry the lessons, the festival, and each other. Dues run the year between events, when nothing is being sold and the bills still arrive.
Become a member
Partner or sponsor
For organizations and funders. Sponsorship is what keeps Odunde open to all of Leimert Park, and what carries the lessons through the year.
Partner with us