Black Cultural Festival Frequently Asked Questions

I am white, can I attend?
Our goal is that 90% of folks attending are Black; we believe that this cultivates the type of atmosphere that is so desperately needed for our local Black community. However, family and friends of all races are welcome to attend this public event. Allies can support in very needed and tangible ways by volunteering or by donating money, supplies or services. This event is strengthened by a broad base of support from our allies. Thank you!

What do I need to bring?
Alton Baker Park is a large open park, with shelters and picnic tables. Please bring a picnic blanket, chair, snacks and whatever makes you comfortable in a lively outdoor setting!

I would like to support this event. How can I donate?
We are strengthened by a broad base of community support in this work. You can donate money, supplies or services. You can also sign up to volunteer. Thank you!

I want to attend but cannot afford a ticket. Do you offer free or discounted tickets?
Yes! Kids under 18 and ages 70+ attend FREE! Also, each year contributions are made to cover the cost of additional tickets to make the event more accessible for all. Contact us to inquire about a ticket.

What does a ticket purchase include?
A ticket includes the cost of admission, a wristband, entertainment & activities.

What is your COVID policy?
We are carefully monitoring CDC COVID recommendations and will maintain our policies in line with them.

How do I remove my photo or image?
The Black Cultural Festival reserves the right to use any photograph or video taken at this event without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph or video.

“Healing must be collective.”

~William Oliver

“Turn your wound into wisdom.”

~Oprah Winfrey

“I love being Black! Racism and white supremacy is what it is. I still love being Black.”

~Kokayi Nosakhere

“I have learned over the years that when one’s mind is made up, this diminishes fear; knowing what must be done does away with fear.”

~Rosa Parks

“The triumph can’t be had without the struggle.”

~Wilma Rudolph

“In the world you know, there’s a million boys and girls who are young, gifted and black, and that’s a fact.”

~a Nina Simone song, from Lorraine Hansberry’s play

“Healing is not just about what we experience in the present, it’s also about how we understand the past, how we name our histories and frame the times in which we live.”

~Susan Raffo

“Healing is a practice. It’s not a one-time thing.”

~Marnita Schroedl

“Sometimes you have to raise a little hell to get some heaven.”

~Joe Madison

“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.”

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free”

~Fannie Lou Hamer

“Give light, and people will find the way.”

~Ella Baker

“Healing isn’t fully healing if it doesn’t in some way connect the individual to the community.”

~Susan Raffo

“I must undertake to love myself and to respect myself as though my very life depends upon self-love and self-respect.”

~June Jordan

“You need not carry the heavy, hollow burden of racism any longer.”

~Jesse Williams

“The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world’s definitions.”

~James Baldwin

“The future belongs to those who prepare for it today.”

~Malcolm X

“To sit back and do nothing is to cooperate with the oppressor.”

~Jane Elliott

“When I dare to be powerful — to use my strength in the service of my vision — then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”

~Audre Lorde

“I love my people. And I love all people.”

~Black Elder

“Life is full of pain. Let the pain sharpen you.”

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Black Cultural Festival Frequently Asked Questions

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