2026 Zora! Festival Season Returns To Central Florida

The 2026 ZORA!® Festival returns to Central Florida from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, honoring the legacy of literary icon Zora Neale Hurston and celebrating the diaspora’s contributions to American historical past in the course of the yearlong “America 250” anniversary.

Hosted in historic Eatonville, Florida, the festival supplies a vibrant celebration of African-American tradition and heritage. Artists, students, educators, college students, and guests from throughout the U.S. and past participate in occasions mixing music, artwork, historical past, and training, highlighting the very important contributions of individuals of African ancestry to America and the world.

Festival highlights embrace the three-day Outdoor Festival of the Arts, the ‘Cotton Club, Reimagined — Thirties Harlem Nightlife’ occasion, and a conventional worship service. Other featured packages are the Placemaking Conference, themed ‘Entering the Zoraverse: People, Places, Spaces,’ and the Africa-America Women Economic Forum, ‘Leading for Economic Impact.’ The HATitude Cultural Flair Event is about for October.

Attendees can expertise reside performances, artwork exhibitions, and interactive actions, together with the Tribute to the Legends, which honors people who’ve formed African-American tradition. The occasion options particular performances and academic segments spotlighting contributions in literature, music, social activism, and extra.

The annual competition commemorates the literary icon who handed away in Florida on Jan. 28, 1960, at age 69. Celebrating her profound influence on the Harlem Renaissance and her works portraying African-American life, the festival features music, interactive artwork, and reside performances, providing attendees an opportunity to discover Hurston’s lasting affect on American tradition.

Festival exhibitions will spotlight African-American artwork, literature, and historical past in ways in which provide an in-depth take a look at the cultural heritage that helped form the nation. Academic conferences and panel discussions deliver students, artists, and neighborhood leaders collectively to discover challenges and achievements all through the diaspora.

This 12 months’s competition marks a significant kickoff to the U.S.’s 250th anniversary, utilizing artwork to focus on the nation’s historical past and the important contributions of African-Americans, giving guests a deeper understanding of the tradition’s roots and trendy influence.

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