Black History Month Free Family Festival

Join the Crocker Art Museum for a day of music, food, education, cultural connection, and art demonstrations. Shop the Black and Beautiful Marketplace, sample foods from across the African Diaspora, engage in soul-stirring talks, a crowd-sourced drum circle, and more! Festivities include:

Events include:
-Performances by Shawn Thwaites Rebel Quartet, Sankofa Music, and a special Black Power music jam by Hayez
-Sound healing
-Storytelling with Kirk Walker
-Hands-on art presented by Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum
-Black and Beautiful Marketplace
-Talk by Ise Lyfe the artist and activist behind Small as a GIANT
-Family portraits by Debra Ledsinger
-Bio-pics film screenings with Susheel Bibbs, CineSoul, and more
-Safe Black Space, Sacramento
-Taste of Africa cooking demos
-Square Root Academy
-Teacher resources

Plus! Meet artist Akinsanya Kambon, whose work is on view in American Expressions/African Roots: Akinsanya Kambon’s Ceramic Sculpture.