Events Calendar
This virtual museum promotes global awareness of the harmful legacies of enslavement and Jim Crow in the United States and the challenges faced by African Americans today. We also highlight Black resilience and achievements in every field — from arts and culture to education, economics, science, and more.
This Events Calendar presents some of the many events taking place around Milwaukee, Wisconsin — the birthplace of America’s Black Holocaust Museum — as well as around the USA, Africa, and the far-flung African Diaspora.
While we feature the on-site and online (virtual) events of America’s Black Holocaust Museum, we also sample other events that promote historical, educational and cultural awareness consistent with ABHM’s mission of racial justice, reconciliation, and healing.
- ABHM Events
- Wisconsin Events
- National Events
- International Events
- Virtual Events
Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad
Sailing to Freedom: Maritime Dimensions of the Underground Railroad highlights little-known stories and describes the less-understood maritime side of the Underground Railroad, including the impact of African Americans’ paid and unpaid waterfront labor. Self-emancipation along the Underground Railroad was not entirely by overland routes. A great number of enslaved persons made their way to freedom using…
ABHM: Summer Tour Discounts
This summer, we are excited to have three high school students working for us as Jr Griots (docents)! While they are with us, we are introducing a special discounted rate on guided tours. Adults can tour ABHM for $7 per person and students $5 per person (normally $10).
The BIPOC Birding Club of WI
The BIPOC Birding Club of Wisconsin is a community of people of color who love the outdoors and the birds and beauty of natural Wisconsin and wish to connect with others who share the same passion. Our field trips and events are open to BIPOC birders and allies of all skill levels and interests. Join us!
Black August
Black August is an annual commemoration to honor the lives and struggles of Black revolutionaries and activists. It is a time to reflect on the contributions and sacrifices made by those who fought for racial justice and liberation. The observance often includes education about the historical and ongoing struggles against systemic racism and oppression.
Celebrate Bronzeville Week
The Bronzeville Cultural and Entertainment District was the primary African-American economic and social hub of its time, Bronzeville brought all ethnicities together to celebrate African-American culture - highlighting jazz, blues and the arts between the early 1900s and the 1960s. Today, this annual festival celebrates the strong roots of this neighborhood and its revitalization, with ABHM being a key cornerstone of this effort.
Taste of Black Chicago
Taste of Black Chicago: Where community, culture and cuisine collide. This event is a love letter to Black Chicago’s iconic food, music, and culture—where bold flavors, rich history, and cultural pride merge.
From Caribbean to Cajun, from sandwiches to soul food, from house to hip-hop, from the south side, west side to world wide this is a festival of everything that makes Black Chicago, well Chicago.
Our Flavors. Our Culture. Our Chicago.
ABHM Book Club: A Fool’s Errand by Lonnie Bunch
We are pleased to announce ABHM’s August Book of the Month: A Fool’s Errand by Lonnie Bunch. We invite you to join us for a virtual discussion on Zoom.
2025 New York Carnival / West Indian American Day Carnival
The West Indian American Carnival or NY Carnival is an annual celebration of West Indian culture, held on around the first Monday of September in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York City.
Taste of Chicago 2025
The 2025 Taste of Chicago will take place from September 5-7 in Grant Park. The annual food festival, known as the world's largest, will offer a wide array of Chicago's culinary scene, live music, and family-friendly activities. In addition to the main event, there will also be neighborhood pop-up events throughout the summer.
17th Annual Black Women’s Wellness Day
The Foundation For Black Women’s Wellness presents the 15th Annual Black Women’s Wellness Day. #BWWDAY is an annual health summit that informs, inspires, and empowers Black women and girls to build and sustain healthy, wellness-centered lives.
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