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NATIONAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Our Criteria For
Event Listings
E-mail a text message
at least 2 weeks in
advance with event name,
date, city, state, and
operational website
for the event
Include your
mutual weblink to
SoulOfAmerica.com
Other than Kwanzaa, MLK,
Black History Month,
music festivals and
Juneteenth performances,
we rarely list individual
concerts and only
list events we think will
attract out-of-town
visitors
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NATIONAL CALENDAR OF EVENTS2012
FEBRUARY
African American Business Enterprise Day 2/09/12; Atlanta, GA; weblink
Pan African Film Festival 2/09/12-2/20/12; Los Angeles, CA; http://www.paff.org
Harlem Fine Arts Show - hosted by Susan Taylor 2/10/12-2/12/12; Harlem, NY; http://hfas.org
San Diego Brazil Carnival 2/18/12; San Diego, CA; http://www.brazilcarnival.com Black Enterprise Women of Power Summit Mardi Gras San Francisco Style 2/18/12-2/21/12; San Francisco, CA; http://www.brownpapertickets.com
Black Comedy Competition 2/17/12-2/19/12; Oakland, CA, http://www.BlackComedyCompetition.com
Bronner Brothers Hair Show
Black Business Association Annual Awards Dinner 2/23/12; Los Angeles, CA; http://bbala.org
National Pretty Brown Girl Day 2/25/12; Detroit and various cities; http://www.prettybrowngirl.com
NBS Summit
NBA All Star Events 2/25/12-2/26/12; Orlando, FL; http://www.nba.com/jamsession
Universoul Circus 2/28/12-3/04/12; Jacksonville, FL; http://www.universoulcircus.com
MARCH
Jazz in the Gardens, Annual Festival 3/17/12-3/18/12; Miami, FL; http://www.jazzinthegardens.com
Caribbean Arts and Crafts Festival Savannah Music Festival
Annual Berks Jazz Festival 3/23/12-4/01/12, Reading, PA, http://www.berksjazzfest.com/ticketedevents.htm Black Marriage Day 3/25/12, Various Cities, http://www.blackmarriageday.com
National Society of Black Engineers Annual Convention Baltimore Natural Haircare Expo 3/24/12-3/25/12; Baltimore, MD; http://www.baltimorenaturalhaircareexpo.com
Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational Golf 3/29/12-4/01/12; Las Vegas, NV; http://www.arialasvegas.com/mjcigolf
APRIL National Black Memorabilia, Art, Doll & Collectible Show 4/21/12-4/22/12; Gaithersburg, MD; http://www.johnsonshows.com
San Francisco International Film Festival New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
National Forum for Black Public Administrators (NFBPA)
Annual Multicultural Business Conference TBD, Washington, DC, http://www.diversitybusiness.com
Inspired By Influencers Tour TBD; Chicago, IL; http://www.thebossnetwork.org
Dr. Benjamin Hooks Memorial Walk TBD; Memphis, TN; http://www.yourturnnow.org
St. Lucia Jazz Festival
African American Men's Health & Empowerment Summit |
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MAY
Memphis in May Festival
African American Cultural Arts Festival 5/18/12-5/19/12; Jacksonville, FL; http://africanamericanculturalartsfestival.com
North Carolina Gospel Announcers Guild Convention TBD, Raleigh, NC; http://www.ncgag.org
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Funk Fest TBD, Jacksonville, FL; http://funkfestconcerts.com
Sweet Auburn Springfest
Black Comedy Competition TBD, Oakland, CA; http://www.blackcomedycompetition.com
Barbados Gospelfest TBD, Barbados, http://www.barbadosgospelfest.com TBD, Atlanta, GA, http://www.blackenterprise.com/events
Frye Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament TBD, Southern Pines, NC; http://www.thefryefoundation.org
Gullah Festival Celebration TBD, Beaufort, SC, http://www.gullahfestival.org
TBD, Hampton, VA, http://www.hampton.gov/calendar.html
Cancun Jumpoff
Jacksonville Jazz Festival TBD, http://www.makeascenedowntown.com
Soul Siesta
Atlanta Jazz Festival
DanceAfrica
British Virgin Islands Music Festival TBD, Tortola, BVI, http://www.bvimusicfestival.com
JUNE
Black Business Association Annual Awards Dinner TBD; Los Angeles, CA; http://www.bbala.org
Bonaire Jazz and Salsa Festival Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival TBD; MIami, FL; http://www.goombayfestivalcoconutgrove.com
Juneteenth
Brooklyn International Film Festival
Capital Jazz Fest
Healdsburg Jazz Festival
Chicago Gospel Festival
Jamaica JumpOff
Chicago Blues Festival
Sundiata Festival TBD, Seattle, WA, http://www.festivalsundiata.org
San Francisco Black Film Festival
Florida's Juneteenth Music Festival 6/19/11; Orlando, FL; http://www.floridajuneteenth.com
Atlanta Real Men Cook; http://www.ticketannex.com
FraserNet National Convention
American Black Film Festival
Urban Gospel Fest TBD; Miami, FL, http://www.soulmovementcrew.com
Summerfest
Montreal Jazz Festival
Annual Leimert Park Village Book Fair TBD, Los Angeles, CA, http://www.leimertparkbookfair.com
Bonaire Jazz and Salsa Festival TBD, Bonaire, http://www.bonairejazz.com
JULY
National Girls Self-Esteem Program Convention
Rainbow PUSH Coalition Convention
AKA Leadership Siminar
Superweek Miami TBD; South Miami Beach; http://www.superweekmiami.com
Black Weblog Awards TBD, http://www.bloggingwhilebrown.com
Houston CaribFest
NAACP Annual Convention
Soul-Patrol Convention TBD; Philadelphia, PA; http://www.soul-patrol.com/convention
Ghetto Golfers Fundraiser Tournament TBD; http://www.GhettoGolfers.com
International Multicultural Tourism/Hotel Ownership Summit
Caribana
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
National Urban League Conference
Waterfront Blues Festival
Bill Pickett Rodeo
Palm Springs Summer Splash
National Black Arts Festival
Indiana Black Expo
Macy's Music Festival TBD, Cincinnati, OH, http://www.qlzprod.com
Reggae Sumfest
Annual National Championships & Convention
AUGUST
National Bar Association Annual Convention
National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention
National Brotherhood of Cyclists Conference 8/08/12-8/11/12, Location TBD; Nashville, TN; http://nabcyclists.ning.com
Houston International Jazz Festival
Lansing Jazzfest TBD; Lansing, MI; http://www.jazzlansing.com
African Diaspora Film Festival TBD, New York, NY; http://www.nyadiff.org
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
National Sales Network Convention
Satchmo Summerfest
African World Festival
Umoja Family Festival
National Black Theater Festival
Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival
Long Beach Jazz Festival National Black Police Association Annual Convention
Missouri Black Expo
SEPTEMBER
Old Town BluesFest TBD, Lansing, MI; http://www.oldtownbluesfest.com
African Diaspora Trail Conference TBD, Halifax, Nova Scotia; http://adht2011.com
Black Enteprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge
African Diaspora Film Festival - Paris TBD, Paris, France; website
Chicago Jazz Festival
Umoja Festival Portsmouth
Art & Soul Festival Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival
Blues at the Beach
Monterey Jazz Festival
Urbanworld FilmFest TBD, New York, NY, http://www.urbanworld.org
ADCOLOR Annual Awards
Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo - Championship Finals
OCTOBER
Sedona Jazz on the Rocks
Black Midwives Summit TBD, D’lberville, MS; http://www.ictcmidwives.org
New York Black College Expo TBD, Jamaica, NY; http://www.thecollegeexpo.org
Philadelphia International Art Expo
Hollywood Black Film Festival TBD, Beverly Hills, CA, http://www.hbff.org
NOVEMBER
Spady Day Festival TBD, Delray Beach, FL, http://www.spadymuseum.com
Anguilla Tranquility Jazz Festival
Christian Women in Media TBD; simultaneously in 5 cities, http://www.cwima.org
Black College Expo TBD; College Park, MD; http://www.thecollegeexpo.org
African American Heritage Parade & Concert TBD; Newark, NJ; http://www.reflectionsnewark.com
DECEMBER
World of Chocolate Holiday Event - World AIDS Day Fundraiser
Kwanzaa http://www.soulofamerica.com/kwanzaa-celebrations.phtml
Chicago Hoilday Sports Festival TBD; Chicago, IL, Weblink
JANUARY
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service 1/13, Various Dates/Locations, http://www.mlkday.gov/
NBS Western Region Winter Carnival 1/13; Whistler, Canada; http://nbs.org
Zora Neale Hurston Festival
NBS Eastern Region Winter Skifest
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