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Essence Festival is the premier gathering of Black culture in America — four days of world-class music performances, empowerment seminars, business networking, and community celebration in the heart of New Orleans every July 4th weekend.
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Towson's Patriots Plaza marks 30 years of the Baltimore County African American Cultural Festival on September…
The LA Sentinel's free street festival takes over Crenshaw Boulevard every October with soul food, gospel…
Born in the terreiros of the African diaspora and perfected on the hills of Rio, Carnival's…
Atlanta's premier stage for Black playwrights and performers packs a week of original theatre, workshops, and…
Seattle Center's Festival Sundiata brings Black arts, music, and culture to the Pacific Northwest as part…
Kentucky's largest African American cultural celebration transforms Lexington's East End with a parade, music, and history…
This small-town Delaware festival brings African American heritage, music, and family fun to the Eastern Shore…
The Shoals region celebrates the "Father of the Blues," W.C. Handy, with nearly two weeks of…
Harlem's summer-long celebration of Black culture, music, and history marks its 52nd year with concerts, a…
Atlanta's premier festival championing Black filmmakers and diverse storytelling returns for its 17th year — two…
Where Black alternative culture, fashion, and music collide every summer in Brooklyn — BTN's guide to…
One of America's longest-running blues festivals lights up the Duluth waterfront on Lake Superior for its…
A free week-long tribute to Black jazz trumpet legend Clifford Brown fills downtown Wilmington's Rodney Square…
Black Hollywood's favorite summer island destination hosts a week of films, beach parties, and star-studded panels…
America's touring Black rodeo circuit — now in its 42nd year — spotlights Black cowboy and…
New Orleans honors hometown son Louis Armstrong with a jazz-soaked summer tribute at the historic Old…
A free riverfront weekend pairing a jazz lineup with competitive barbecue rib vendors on Columbus's Scioto…
Milwaukee's African World Festival has been reborn as Black Arts Fest MKE, keeping the city's largest…
Winston-Salem's legendary Black theatre festival — rebranded International — packs a week with mainstage productions, workshops,…
The Caribbean's most stylish summer carnival climaxes in Grand Kadooment Day's road march — feathered costumes,…
The festival that invented modern jazz-festival culture in 1954 returns to a historic seaside fort in…
A legacy Black R&B and soul festival running since 1962, filling downtown Cincinnati and Paycor Stadium…
Forty years of Chicago's Black gospel tradition, free and open to everyone at Millennium Park —…
Essence Festival is the premier gathering of Black culture in America — four days of world-class…
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