Sista Soul Fest

Becoming a nationwide ALL women owned businesses festival.

01/21/2026

🗣 Please take the time to READ ALL of this!

If Sista Soul Fest ever gave your business a chance, a table, a first “yes,” or the confidence to step into entrepreneurship or encouraged your heart to follow your dreams, this message is for you. ❤️

Before Sista Soul Fest, in Des Moines, many doors were closed to women-owned businesses, Black businesses, women of color, and young girl entrepreneurs. Together, we opened them.

In addition, many of you were given reduced vendor fees so this space could remain accessible. Some were able to honor those commitments, and we thank you sincerely. If you weren’t able to, this is a simple invitation to give back.

We also helped change the narrative of Evelyn K. Davis Park, through art, music, storytelling, and unity, we helped transform it into a space of hope, healing, and visibility. Today, more events happen there because the narrative shifted, and you were part of that shift.

We are also facing the possibility of losing our location at Evelyn K. Davis Park. In previous years a lot of the unpaid amounts have been covered personally by the founder, and that is not sustainable or fair. This movement was never meant to rest on one person, it belongs to all of us.

This past year, the climate changed. We had one sponsor and only a handful of individual donations. That support, while appreciated, has not been enough. If 600 people gave $5, or 1,000 people gave $5, we could cover our current debt and have funds to begin planning for August 2026, our 7th year!

Now, we are asking you to help us continue this work. We need our community.

You can donate through our website and share our needs with others. If you know sponsors, supporters, or businesses looking to support a nonprofit, please remember that Sista Soul Fest is a nonprofit organization and all donations are tax-deductible.

🔥 ❤️ Please post and share this information and give what you can. Thank you in advance Visit our website at:

www.sistasoulfest.com

Sincerely asking,

Loretta-SSF

12/28/2025

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10/03/2025

Representation WILL ALWAYS MATTER! ❤️ 🔥

09/22/2025

Sista Soul Fest will forever celebrate, create space and provide a platform for our community and those who build it! Thank you everyone! SSFWATERLOO, SSFDSM AND SSFNC 🖤❤️💚

09/02/2025

Sista Soul Fest Thank You & Call to Action

Hey! Friends, Supporters, and Community,

Thank you. Thank you to everyone who came out this year, our small businesses, nonprofits, volunteers motivational performers, and all of you who traveled near and far. Your presence reminded us why we do this work. 🔥❤️

Sista Soul Fest began as a vision in 2020. At the time, we didn’t see the full picture, but what was given was clear: RESTORE value to our neighborhoods and bring HOPE where it is needed most. Every year we face challenges, and every year, by the grace of God, we make it through. This year was no different. But this time, the weight was heavier, especially when some who we believed would celebrate with us did not.

Still, the mission stands. Sista Soul Fest is more than an event. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a platform and a safe space right here in our marginalized neighborhoods. We allow small businesses to thrive, and we remind our community of its strength.🙌🏾

True community is more than just people living in one place, it’s access to the things you need to live and thrive. Once upon a time, Center Street was that place for our people: filled with grocery stores, banks, restaurants, movie theaters, and shops. Today, that legacy is I-235.

And so, we ask: Where can we go now? Where can we gather, build, and thrive without leaving our own neighborhood?

This is the heart of Sista Soul Fest. But we cannot do it alone. We need your help.

We are asking for two things:

1. Funding support – Your donations help pay the fees to the City of DSM. It helps us continue creating this safe space for businesses, families, and future generations.

2. Committed team members, we need people who are willing to stand with us, work with us, and help carry this vision forward.

Our community is more than a place, it’s the people, the legacy, and the future we are creating together.

Donate - visit our website www.sistasoulfest.com

08/31/2025

🌟✨ TODAY’S THE DAY ✨🌟

The wait is over!

Sista Soul Fest Des Moines 2025 is HERE! 🎉

💛 6th Annual Celebration
💛 Theme: Empowerment Through Unity
💛 Food • Vendors • Music • Performances • Kulture Kidzz Zone
💛 DJ Taz keeping the soul alive all day long

📍 Evelyn K. Davis Park
1400 Forest Ave. Des Moines, IA
🗓️ TODAY!!!!! Sunday, August 31, 2025
🕚 11AM – 4PM

🚌 Need a ride? DART has you covered with a $1 Day Pass!
➡️ Download the MyDART app and use code SSF2025

📲 If you go LIVE, post, or share a story, make sure to tag so we can celebrate you and spread the love!

Come hungry, come ready to vibe, and come celebrate COMMUNITY with us.
Tag your crew, pull up, and let’s make history together! 💪🏾✨

08/30/2025

📣 Calling all FOODIES!

Sista Soul Fest Des Moines is bringing the FLAVOR this year with an incredible lineup of food vendors + trucks ready to serve you! From savory bites to sweet treats, our food court is stacked with community favorites that’ll have you coming back for seconds. 🥘🍧🍗

✨ Come hungry. Leave full. That’s the SSF way.

📍 Sunday, Aug 31 | 11AM–4PM | Evelyn K. Davis Park

🚍 Ride FREE with DART! Use code SSF2025 in the MyDART app for a Day Pass.

08/29/2025

📣✨ The countdown is ON! ✨📣
We are just 2 days away from the 6th Annual Sista Soul Fest – Des Moines 🎉

This Sunday, August 31st | 11 AM – 4 PM | Evelyn Davis Park, the community is coming together for empowerment, culture, and soul!

🚎 Don’t forget you can ride with DART!
Plan your trip on the MyDART app and use promo code SSF2025 to redeem a 1x Day Pass or Half Fare Day Pass (for eligible riders).
Redeem window: Aug 25 – Aug 31

🎶 Spotlight of the Day: DJ Taz 🎶
Our DJ of the Soul, DJ Taz (Simona Lewis), has been keeping Sista Soul Fest Des Moines rocking since 2023! 💿🔥 She’ll be bringing the vibes, the beats, and the SOUL all day long — you do NOT want to miss her energy!

❤️ Unity. Empowerment. Community.

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West Des Moines, IA

Website

http://Sistasoulfest.com/

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