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The BTN Calendar

Every upcoming event, festival, and group cruise the diaspora is talking about — one chronological list, scroll to see what's next.

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July 2026

Cincinnati Music Festival 2026

Cincinnati, Ohio

Miami Takeover 2026

South Beach (multiple venues) · Miami Beach, USA

Chicago Gospel Music Festival 2026

Chicago, Illinois

Jazz & Rib Fest 2026 (Columbus, OH)

Festival at Sea 34: The Original Black Cultural Cruise

Celebrity Cruises (chartered by Festival at Sea) · Fort Lauderdale, Florida

National Bar Association 101st Annual Convention

International Black Theatre Festival 2026

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

National Urban League Annual Conference 2026

Music City Center · Nashville, USA

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity 85th Grand Conclave

Cincinnati, USA

The Black Women’s Expo (BWe NEXT) 2026

Afro Nation Portugal 2026 — The World’s Biggest Afrobeats Festival

Portimão, Portugal

Newport Jazz Festival 2026

Newport, Rhode Island

August 2026

Caribana Toronto 2026 — North America’s Greatest Caribbean Festival

Toronto, Canada

Black Arts Fest MKE 2026

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Satchmo SummerFest 2026 (New Orleans)

New Orleans, Louisiana

Harlem Week 2026

Harlem, New York City

Clifford Brown Jazz Festival 2026

Wilmington, Delaware

Crop Over Festival 2026, Barbados

Bridgetown, Barbados

Atlanta Underground Film Festival 2026: An Indie Cinema Institution in Little Five Points

Little Five Points, Atlanta, GA

Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival 2026

Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

San Jose Jazz Summer Fest 2026: Patti LaBelle, Trombone Shorty & a Downtown Bay Area Comeback

Eastern Shore AFRAM Festival 2026

Seaford, Delaware

National Black Police Association 54th Annual Education & Training Conference

New Orleans, USA

NABJ Convention & Career Fair: The Ultimate Black Professional Travel Guide

Atlanta Marriott Marquis · Atlanta, USA

Bayfront Blues Festival 2026

Duluth, Minnesota

Lexington Roots & Heritage Festival 2026

Lexington, Kentucky

AFROPUNK Brooklyn 2026

Brooklyn, New York

Festival Sundiata: Black Arts Fest 2026 (Seattle)

Seattle, Washington

Atlanta Black Theatre Festival 2026

Atlanta (South Fulton), Georgia, USA

BronzeLens Film Festival 2026

Atlanta, Georgia

Black Belt Folk Roots Festival: Eutaw, Alabama’s 50-Year-Old Hidden-Gem Homecoming of Blues, Gospel, and Folk Art

Eutaw, Alabama, USA

MEAC/SWAC Challenge 2026

Center Parc Stadium · Atlanta, USA

Notting Hill Carnival 2026 — Europe’s Biggest Street Festival

London, United Kingdom

September 2026

Denmark Technical College Homecoming 2026

Denmark Technical College · Denmark, USA

Port City Classic 2026

Ladd-Peebles Stadium · Mobile, USA

Detroit Jazz Festival 2026: Inside the World’s Largest Free Jazz Festival

African Festival of the Arts 2026: The Black Travel Now Guide to Chicago’s Washington Park Labor Day Tradition

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Southern Heritage Classic 2026

Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium · Memphis, USA

The Smooth Jazz Cruise: Fall West Coast Edition (26.3)

Celebrity Cruises (chartered by Signature Cruise Experiences / The Smooth Jazz Cruise) · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

CBCF Annual Legislative Conference: The Ultimate Guide to D.C.’s Premier Week of Black Policy & Power

Walter E. Washington Convention Center · Washington, USA

West Africa Heritage Voyage: Ghana to Senegal by Expedition Ship

Swan Hellenic · Dakar, Senegal (2026 confirmed sailing; disembarks Tema/Accra, Ghana)

Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Tour 2026

Multiple cities (touring); finals in DC/MD/VA

Bethune-Cookman University Homecoming 2026

Bethune-Cookman University · Daytona Beach, USA

Baltimore County African American Cultural Festival 2026, Towson MD

African American Day Parade 2026, Harlem, NYC

Harlem, New York City, NY

NBMBAA Annual Conference & Career Expo 2026: The Ultimate Black Professional Travel Guide

Los Angeles Convention Center · Los Angeles, USA

MOJA Arts Festival 2026, Charleston, SC

State Fair Classic 2026

Cotton Bowl Stadium · Dallas, USA

DC Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2026: The Ultimate Guide to Washington’s Runway for Emerging & Diaspora Designers

The National Housing Center · Washington, USA

Mobile Black Rodeo: Bull Riding, Barrel Racing & Black Cowboy Culture Hit the Gulf Coast

The Grounds · Mobile, USA

MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) 2026: What Black Travel Now Readers Need to Know

To Be Announced (venue historically alternates NY-metro / Los Angeles) · TBA, USA

Grambling State University Homecoming 2026

Grambling State University · Grambling, USA

Albany State University Homecoming 2026

Albany State University · Albany, USA

International Black Film Festival 2026, Nashville

October 2026

Bishop State Community College Homecoming 2026

Bishop State Community College · Mobile, USA

Truth & Service Classic 2026 (Battle for the Real HU)

Audi Field · Washington, USA

Morehouse College Homecoming 2026

Morehouse College · Atlanta, USA

Spelman College Homecoming 2026

Spelman College · Atlanta, USA

Elizabeth City State University Homecoming 2026

Elizabeth City State University · Elizabeth City, USA

Morgan State University Homecoming 2026

Morgan State University · Baltimore, USA

Norfolk State University Homecoming 2026

Norfolk State University · Norfolk, USA

Texas Southern University Homecoming 2026

Texas Southern University · Houston, USA

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Homecoming 2026

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania · Cheyney, USA

Kentucky State University Homecoming 2026

Kentucky State University · Frankfort, USA

Saint Augustine’s University Homecoming 2026

Saint Augustine's University · Raleigh, USA

King Biscuit Blues Festival 2026, Helena-West Helena, Arkansas

Helena-West Helena, AR

Atlantic City Comedy Festival: The Ultimate Guide to Boardwalk Hall’s Biggest Stand-Up Weekend

Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Paradise Island Cruise 2026: The Budget-Friendly Bahamas Group Getaway

Royal Caribbean · Miami, FL

Alabama State University Homecoming 2026

Alabama State University · Montgomery, USA

Alabama A&M University Homecoming 2026

Alabama A&M University — Louis Crews Stadium · Normal, USA

Delaware State University Homecoming 2026

Delaware State University · Dover, USA

Alcorn State University Homecoming 2026

Alcorn State University · Lorman, USA

Howard University Homecoming 2026

Howard University / Greene Stadium · Washington, USA

Clark Atlanta University Homecoming 2026

Clark Atlanta University · Atlanta, USA

Langston University Homecoming 2026

Langston University · Langston, USA

Miami Carnival 2026, Miami, FL

Jackson State University Homecoming 2026

Jackson State University · Jackson, USA

Virginia Union University Homecoming 2026

Virginia Union University · Richmond, USA

Benedict College Homecoming 2026

Benedict College · Columbia, USA

Fayetteville State University Homecoming 2026

Fayetteville State University · Fayetteville, USA

Bennett College Homecoming 2026

Bennett College · Greensboro, USA

Central State University Homecoming 2026

Central State University · Wilberforce, USA

Carnival’s Chocolate Sundaes Cruise 2026

Carnival Cruise Line · Miami, Florida

Urbanworld Film Festival 2026, New York (30th Anniversary)

Rehoboth Beach Jazz Festival 2026, Delaware

Rehoboth Beach, DE

Prairie View A&M University Homecoming 2026

Prairie View A&M University · Prairie View, USA

Tennessee State University Homecoming 2026

Tennessee State University · Nashville, USA

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Homecoming 2026

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, USA

Johnson C. Smith University Homecoming 2026

Johnson C. Smith University · Charlotte, USA

Coahoma Community College Homecoming 2026

Coahoma Community College · Clarksdale, USA

Taste of Soul Family Festival 2026, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA (Crenshaw Blvd)

Hampton University Homecoming 2026

Hampton University · Hampton, USA

Bowie State University Homecoming 2026

Bowie State University · Bowie, USA

Fort Valley State University Homecoming 2026

Fort Valley State University · Fort Valley, USA

Florida A&M University Homecoming 2026

Florida A&M University / Bragg Memorial Stadium · Tallahassee, USA

South Carolina State University Homecoming 2026

South Carolina State University · Orangeburg, USA

Florida Memorial University Homecoming 2026

Florida Memorial University · Miami Gardens, USA

Arkansas Baptist College Homecoming 2026

Arkansas Baptist College · Little Rock, USA

Oakwood University Homecoming 2026

Oakwood University · Huntsville, USA

Barber–Scotia College Homecoming 2026

Barber–Scotia College · Concord, USA

North Carolina A&T State University Homecoming 2026

North Carolina A&T State University / Truist Stadium · Greensboro, USA

Lane College Homecoming 2026

Lane College · Jackson, USA

Allen University Homecoming 2026

Allen University · Columbia, USA

UberSoca Cruise 2026: The Largest Soca Festival at Sea

Norwegian Cruise Line (chartered by UberSoca Cruise) · Miami, Florida

Magic City Classic 2026

Legion Field · Birmingham, USA

Grown & Sexy Halloween Boo Cruise: The Costume-Party Sequel to the OG Reunion at Sea

Royal Caribbean (chartered by Grown & Sexy Cruise / KJ Events, booked via Atlas Cruises & Travel) · Miami, Florida

November 2026

Fisk University Homecoming 2026

Fisk University · Nashville, USA

Winston-Salem State University Homecoming 2026

Winston-Salem State University · Winston-Salem, USA

Tuskegee University Homecoming 2026

Tuskegee University · Tuskegee, USA

AFROTECH Conference 2026: The Ultimate Black Tech Professional’s Guide to Houston

George R. Brown Convention Center · Houston, USA

Simmons College of Kentucky Homecoming 2026

Simmons College of Kentucky Campus · Louisville, USA

Bayou Bacchanal 2026, New Orleans, LA

Louis Armstrong Park / Congo Square, New Orleans, LA

Dillard University Homecoming 2026

Dillard University · New Orleans, USA

American Baptist College Homecoming 2026

American Baptist College · Nashville, USA

Voorhees University Homecoming 2026

Voorhees University · Denmark, USA

University of the District of Columbia Homecoming 2026

University of the District of Columbia · Washington, USA

Claflin University Homecoming 2026

Claflin University · Orangeburg, USA

Florida Classic 2026

Camping World Stadium · Orlando, USA

Turkey Day Classic 2026

ASU Stadium (Hornet Stadium) · Montgomery, USA

Bayou Classic 2026

Caesars Superdome · New Orleans, USA

December 2026

NABSE 54th Annual Conference: The Ultimate Guide to Orlando’s Gathering for Black Educators

Rosen Shingle Creek Resort · Orlando, USA

Urban Fantasy Party Cruise 2026: The Set Network’s Nightlife Takeover of Carnival Magic

Carnival · Miami, FL

HBCU Alumni Getaway Cruise 2026: YOLLO’s “Yardless Homecoming” at Sea

Carnival · Miami, FL

January 1970

Morris College Homecoming 2027

Morris College · Sumter, USA

Stillman College Homecoming 2027

Stillman College · Tuscaloosa, USA

January 2027

Grown & Sexy Cruise: The OG Adults-Only Reunion at Sea

Celebrity Cruises (chartered by Grown & Sexy Cruise / KJ Events, booked via Atlas Cruises & Travel) · San Juan, Puerto Rico

Kingdom Day Parade 2027, Los Angeles (Crenshaw/Leimert Park)

Los Angeles (Crenshaw/Leimert Park), CA

MLK Grande Parade 2027, Houston (Midtown)

Midtown Houston, Texas

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade 2027, Miami (Liberty City)

San Antonio MLK March 2027: Inside the Nation’s Largest MLK Day March

San Antonio, TX

International Blues Challenge 2027: Memphis’s Beale Street Becomes the World Capital of Blues

Sundance Film Festival’s Black Filmmakers Spotlight 2027 — Now in Boulder, Colorado