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Africa Connect Food Festival draws crowd to Waltham Common

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August 9, 2026
Festival attendees line up to sample food from one of the vendors at the African Food Festival. Photo by Rob Kaulfuss.

African music drifted across Waltham Common on Saturday afternoon as crowds gathered in the heat for the Africa Connect Food Festival, a free celebration of African food, music, fashion and business.

Vendors, performers and local entrepreneurs representing several African countries filled the common, drawing visitors from Waltham and well beyond. Among those braving the temperatures were a former Peace Corps volunteer who spent three years in Africa and the director of Radio Uganda, which is based in Waltham.

The event was open to everyone at no cost.

For organizer Sarah Kazibwe, president and founder of ReNew Africa, the afternoon was a chance to put African culture’s contributions to the Waltham area on full display.

A vendor sets out her home-cooked specialities. Photo by Rob Kaulfuss.
This vendor offers a colorful mix of crafts and foods. Photo by Rob Kaulfuss.
A festival attendee browses some African fashions on view. Photo by Rob Kaulfuss.
Former Peace Corps volunteer (left) with Waltham Times volunteer Brad Onken (right) at the Times’ map of the world with pins indicating visitors’ countries of origin. Photo by Rob Kaulfuss.
Volunteers Rob Kaulfuss, David Jackson and Rachel Berger setting up The Waltham Times’ information table. Photo by Rob Kaulfuss
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Rob Kaulfuss

Rob Kaulfuss serves on the board of directors and serves in technology integration and volunteer coordination. A Waltham resident for 30 years, Rob has recently retired from Middlesex Community College after 41 years of service. In addition to teaching and career counseling, he held numerous leadership roles that included the chairing of several departments and the college’s curriculum committee for over two decades. He has produced newsletters for higher education and community organizations and founded the college’s first website. His interdisciplinary passions were reflected in the many talks he gave on the technology, economics, and politics of the clean energy transition.

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