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Photo Gallery: The 20th Trinity International Hip Hop Festival
Photo Gallery: The 20th Trinity International Hip Hop Festival
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April 15, 2026
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The 2026
Trinity International Hip Hop Festival
celebrated 20 years of bringing together artists, students, and community members from Hartford and across the globe. It was organized by the Trinity Chapter of The Temple of Hip Hop—a student-run organization founded in 2006 to promote hip hop culture.
This year’s festival, titled “Voices of Freedom: Resistance, Justice, and Revolution,” was held April 9-12 at locations on and off campus. Highlights included lectures, a student producer showcase, dance battles, and much more. A new permanent mural by international graffiti artists at Hartford’s Parkville Market will leave a lasting mark on the city.
See photos from the festival in the gallery below.
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Photo by Nick Caito.
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Journalist Manny Faces talks with photographer Rick Flores at the keynote lecture. Photo by Nick Caito.
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Photographer Rick Flores gives the keynote lecture. Photo by Nick Caito.
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Photo by Lilly Supples ’26.
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