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Past Events

Remember the Times

Fort Lauderdale

June 13, 2025

New Canon Chamber Collective

Celebrating theme songs and culture from iconic Black American sitcoms of the '70s, '80s, and '90s, featuring live music, dance, storytelling, and comedy.

Diana Eusebio: Field of Dreams

North Miami

November 5, 2025

March 15, 2026

Museum of Contemporary Art

Rooted in fiber and memory, Diana Eusebio’s first solo exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, explores cultural preservation, ancestral lineage and the enduring connection between people and place.

Drawing from her Indigenous Peruvian-Quechua and Afro-Dominican heritage, Eusebio merges personal narrative with collective tradition, using natural dyes and textiles inspired by both Miami’s ecosystems and the landscapes of her family’s homelands. Her formally trained approach in fiber and textile design intertwines with intergenerational knowledge, reflecting a dialogue between material, memory and place.

Say What?!

Miami

November 15, 2025

Roots Bookstore

The evening will highlight a diverse lineup of Black and multicultural writers, offering poetry and prose that explore heritage, migration, family, and empowerment through creativity.

Overtown Flash Mob

Miami

December 5, 2025

Overtown Business Association

This immersive experience brings dance, live jazz, and vintage fashion to the streets once known as The Harlem of the South.

Black Nativity

Miami

December 11, 2025

Brevo Theatre

Black Nativity is an African-American telling of the Nativity story, based on the Song Play written by acclaimed African-American poet and playwright Langston Hughes.

Black Nativity

Miami

December 12, 2025

Brevo Theatre

Black Nativity is an African-American telling of the Nativity story, based on the Song Play written by acclaimed African-American poet and playwright Langston Hughes.

Me & My Miami

Miami

December 17, 2025

Brevo Theatre

Blending music, dance, and spoken word, Me & My Miami is a joyful and thought-provoking journey that explores generational truth-telling, cultural pride, and the universal desire for connection, healing, and home.

Black Nativity

Fort Lauderdale

December 18, 2025

Brevo Theatre

Black Nativity is an African-American telling of the Nativity story, based on the Song Play written by acclaimed African-American poet and playwright Langston Hughes.

Black Nativity

Fort Lauderdale

December 19, 2025

Brevo Theatre

Black Nativity is an African-American telling of the Nativity story, based on the Song Play written by acclaimed African-American poet and playwright Langston Hughes.

Black Nativity

Fort Lauderdale

December 20, 2025

Brevo Theatre

Black Nativity is an African-American telling of the Nativity story, based on the Song Play written by acclaimed African-American poet and playwright Langston Hughes.

Black Nativity

Fort Lauderdale

December 21, 2025

Brevo Theatre

Black Nativity is an African-American telling of the Nativity story, based on the Song Play written by acclaimed African-American poet and playwright Langston Hughes.

Book Signing: Hidden Hospitality

Miami

January 16, 2026

Dunns Josephine Hotel

You’re invited to an intimate evening of history, storytelling, and community in the heart of Historic Overtown. Join us for a Book Signing with Calvin Stovall Jr., author of Hidden Hospitality: Untold Stories of Black Hotel, Motel, and Resort Owners from the Pioneer Days to the Civil Rights Era. Discover the powerful and often-overlooked stories of Black entrepreneurship, resilience, and excellence in hospitality. Together with the Overtown Business Association, this event celebrates cultural preservation, economic legacy, and the enduring impact of Black-owned hotels and resorts.

Soul Beach Food Festival

Miami Beach

February 7, 2026

Hungry Black Man

Celebrate Black History Month on Miami Beach! Food, music, dance, and family fun at the 10th Annual Soul Beach Food Festival!

2026 Black History Tours

Miami

February 7, 2026

Miami-Dade County

Free, guided educational experiences that offer narrated rides through historically significant neighborhoods and landmarks that helped shape the cultural and social fabric of the county — from Overtown and Liberty City to Coconut Grove and Little Haiti. Lunch served.

2026 Black History Tours

Miami

February 21, 2026

Miami-Dade County

Free, guided educational experiences that offer narrated rides through historically significant neighborhoods and landmarks that helped shape the cultural and social fabric of the county — from Overtown and Liberty City to Coconut Grove and Little Haiti. Lunch served.

Melton Mustafa Jazz Festival

Multiple

February 26, 2026

March 1, 2026

Lou Rawls Center for the Performing Arts

A multi-day celebration of jazz brings performances, workshops and community gatherings to Florida Memorial University in honor of a legacy rooted in South Florida’s music history. Festival programming spans four days and includes dinner concerts, club-style jazz nights, educational workshops and a culminating red carpet concert. Featured performers throughout the weekend include the Jesse Jones Jr. Quartet, the Funk Jazz All Stars, the Florida Memorial University Jazz Ensemble, the Broward College Big Band and the FMU Alumni Jazz Allstars. The festival concludes with a full concert by the Melton Mustafa Orchestra, directed by Melton Mustafa Jr., with guest appearances by South Florida jazz artists including Jesse Jones Jr., Nicole Yarling and Leon Foster Thomas.

Songs of the Diaspora: A Concert Celebration of AfroLatinidad

HistoryMiami Museum

March 21, 2026

Hued Songs

Presented by Hued Songs, Songs of the Diaspora is a multi-disciplinary concert performance experience and cultural gathering at HistoryMiami Museum that explores AfroLatinidad through sound, movement, memory, and story. Rooted in the idea of a global and borderless Black Caribbean, the work traces the living rhythms, migrations, and exchanges that shape Black diasporic life across the Americas and beyond. Headlined by Afro-Latina operatic soprano and scholar Dr. Zuly Inirio, alongside instrumentalists and artists from across the Diaspora, the performance weaves together African, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latin traditions—honoring both ancestral memory and present-day innovation.

Songs of the Diaspora: A Concert Celebration of AfroLatinidad - Miami (7:30 PM Show)

HistoryMiami Museum

March 21, 2026

Hued Songs

Songs of the Diaspora is a multi-disciplinary performance experience and cultural gathering at HistoryMiami Museum that explores AfroLatinidad through sound, movement, memory, and story. Rooted in the idea of a global and borderless Black Caribbean, the work traces the living rhythms, migrations, and exchanges that shape Black diasporic life across the Americas and beyond. Headlined by Afro-Latina operatic soprano and scholar, Dr. Zuly Inirio, alongside talented instrumentalists and artists from across the Diaspora.

Songs of the Diaspora: A Concert Celebration of AfroLatinidad

HistoryMiami Museum

March 21, 2026

Hued Songs

Presented by Hued Songs, Songs of the Diaspora is a multi-disciplinary concert performance experience and cultural gathering at HistoryMiami Museum that explores AfroLatinidad through sound, movement, memory, and story. Rooted in the idea of a global and borderless Black Caribbean, the work traces the living rhythms, migrations, and exchanges that shape Black diasporic life across the Americas and beyond. Headlined by Afro-Latina operatic soprano and scholar Dr. Zuly Inirio, alongside instrumentalists and artists from across the Diaspora, the performance weaves together African, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latin traditions—honoring both ancestral memory and present-day innovation.

Songs of the Diaspora: A Concert Celebration of AfroLatinidad - Miami (2 PM Show)

HistoryMiami Museum

March 21, 2026

Hued Songs

Presented by Hued Songs, Songs of the Diaspora is a multi-disciplinary concert performance experience and cultural gathering at HistoryMiami Museum that explores AfroLatinidad through sound, movement, memory, and story. Rooted in the idea of a global and borderless Black Caribbean, the work traces the living rhythms, migrations, and exchanges that shape Black diasporic life across the Americas and beyond. Headlined by Afro-Latina operatic soprano and scholar Dr. Zuly Inirio, alongside instrumentalists and artists from across the Diaspora, the performance weaves together African, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latin traditions—honoring both ancestral memory and present-day innovation.

AfriKin: Art, Jazz and Champagne

North Miami

March 22, 2026

Scott Galvin Community Center

Presented by AfriKin, this annual affair features an all-women art exhibition alongside live jazz performances and champagne toasts in honor of Women's History Month. The evening’s musical program pays tribute to women pioneers of jazz, drawing inspiration from artists such as Ella Fitzgerald and Nina Simone while also acknowledging contemporary innovators. Visual artworks by women artists are presented throughout the venue, creating a setting that emphasizes artistic expression, resilience and cultural exchange. Admission includes a complimentary glass of champagne and African tapas, and the event is open to the public.

Songs of the Diaspora: A Concert Celebration of AfroLatinidad - Broward

The Daisy Arts Center

March 26, 2026

Hued Songs

Presented by Hued Songs, Songs of the Diaspora is a multi-disciplinary concert performance experience and cultural gathering at The Daisy Arts Center that explores AfroLatinidad through sound, movement, memory, and story. Rooted in the idea of a global and borderless Black Caribbean, the work traces the living rhythms, migrations, and exchanges that shape Black diasporic life across the Americas and beyond. Headlined by Afro-Latina operatic soprano and scholar Dr. Zuly Inirio, alongside instrumentalists and artists from across the Diaspora, the performance weaves together African, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latin traditions—honoring both ancestral memory and present-day innovation.

The Sitcom Cookout: A Costume Party Experience

The Daisy Arts Center, 1033 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311

June 6, 2026

New Canon Chamber Collective

Come dressed as your favorite TV character and join us for a lively cookout filled with throwback vibes, great company, and plenty of laughs.

Remember the Times 2026

Pompano Beach Cultural Center

June 12, 2026

June 13, 2026

New Canon Ensemble

Remember the Times is an electrifying tribute to the golden era of Black American sitcoms from the 1970s to the 2000s. The show blends live music, theater, dance, poetry, and film to celebrate classics like "Good Times," "The Jeffersons," "A Different World," and "Living Single."

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