Resilence Family Fest: A Black History Month Celebration
- When: Saturday, February 18, 2023, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
- Location: Solomon Calhoun Community Center, 1300 Duval St., St. Augustine, FL 32084
- Cost: Free
Resilience Family Fest, will feature musical performances, food trucks, historical reenactments, pop-up exhibits, arts and crafts activities, oral history interview sessions, and much more. All are welcome at this free community event, which emerged from “Resilience: Black Heritage in St. Augustine,” a collaborative project between cultural and academic institutions that began in 2021 as a celebration of the history and culture of Black St. Augustinians.
Performers will include UF Afro Pop Ensemble, Melvin Smith Jazz Ensemble, and St. Augustine High School Jazz Band.
The Resilience Family Fest partners include Flagler College Proctor Library, Flagler College Honors Program, Flagler College Humanities Department, Friends of the Main Library St. Augustine and Friends of the Bookmobile, Governor’s House Cultural Center and Museum, Lincolnville Museum and Cultural Center, St. Augustine Historical Society, St. Johns County Public Library System, and Samuel Proctor Oral History Program. Resilience Family Fest is supported in part by the St. Johns Cultural Council, St. Johns County Parks and Recreation, Compassionate St. Augustine, and the Lincolnville Porch Festival.
- Website: sjcpls.org
- Contact Phone: (904)827-6940
- Category: Free
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