

The Tampa Bay Black Heritage Festival (TBBHF/The Festival) is an annual cultural event that features speakers, musicians, artists, poets and craftspeople locally and nationally. The festival traditionally begins the week-end before the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and extends through the month of April. It’s programming promotes education and cultural sensitivity. Each signature event provides both children and adults with an opportunity to increase their awareness of African and African-American culture and history. This event strives to increase the arts and cultural experiences of its diaspora.