National Calendar of Events

2013

JUNE

Brooklyn International Film Festival
5/31/13-6/09/13, Brooklyn, NY, http://www.wbff.org

Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival

6/08/13-6/09/13; MIami, FL, http://www.goombayfestivalcoconutgrove.com

Blogging While Brown Conference

6/21/13-6/22/13, New York, NY, http://www.bloggingwhilebrown.com

Capital Jazz Fest
6/07/13-6/09/13, Columbia, MD, http://www.capitaljazz.com

Healdsburg Jazz Festival
5/31/13-6/09/13, Healdsburg, CA, http://www.healdsburgjazzfestival.com

Chicago Blues Festival
6/06/13-6/09/13, Chicago, IL, http://www.chicagobluesfestival.us

San Francisco Black Film Festival
6/13/13-6/16/13, San Francisco, CA, http://www.sfbff.org

Real Men Cook Fathers Day
6/16/13, Various Cities, http://www.realmencook.com

Juneteenth
Weekend of 6/19, Various Dates/Cities, http://www.juneteenth.com

American Black Film Festival
6/19/13-6/23/13, Miami, FL, http://www.abff.com

Chicago Gospel Festival
6/20/13-6/23/13, Chicago, IL, http://www.chicagogospelfest.us

Bayou Boogaloo

6/20/13-6/23/13, Norfolk, VA, http://www.festevents.org/bayou-boogaloo

Caribbean Carnival
6/29/13-6/30/13, Blandensburg, MD, http://dccaribbeancarnival.org

Summerfest
6/26/13-6/30/13 & 7/02/13-7/07/13; Milwaukee, WI, http://www.summerfest.com

FraserNet National Convention
6/27/13-6/29/13, Dallas, TX, http://www.frasernet.com

Montreal Jazz Festival
6/28/13-7/07/13, Montreal, Canada, http://www.montrealjazzfest.com

Leimert Park Village Book Fair - includes Amiri Baraka & Sonya Sanchez

6/29/13, Los Angeles, CA, http://www.leimertparkbookfair.com

Sundiata Festival

6/15/13-6/16/13, Seattle, WA, http://www.festivalsundiata.org

JULY

Houston CaribFest
7/08/13; Houston, TX, http://www.houstoncaribfest.com

Waterfront Blues Festival
7/04/13-7/07/13, Portland, OR, http://www.waterfrontbluesfest.com

NAACP Annual Convention
7/13/13-7/17/13; Orlando, FL; http://www.naacp.org

Essence Music Festival
7/04/13-7/07/13; New Orleans, LA; http://www.essence.com

Fillmore Street Jazz Festival
7/06/13-7/07/13; San Francisco, CA; http://www.fillmorestreetjazzfest.com

Taste of Chicago
7/10/13-7/14/13; Chicago, IL; http://www.tasteofchicago.us

National Girls Self-Esteem Program Convention
7/19/13-7/21/13; http://www.girlsselfesteemprogram.com

Rainbow PUSH Coalition Convention
7/06/13-7/10/13; Chicago, IL, http://www.rainbowpush.org

Indiana Black Expo
7/19/13-7/20/13; Indianapolis, IN; http://www.indianablackexpo.com

Bill Picket Invitational Rodeo Tour

7/13/13-7/14/13; Hayward (near Oakland), CA; http://www.billpickettrodeo.com

National Bar Association Annual Convention
7/27/13-8/01/13; Miami, FL; http://www.nationalbar.org

National Black Arts Festival
7/12/13-7/15/13; Atlanta, GA; http://www.nbaf.org

National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice

7/21/13-7/25/13; Little Rock, AR; http://www.nabcj.org

Reggae Sumfest
7/21/13-7/27/13; Montego Bay, Jamaica; http://www.reggaesumfest.com

National Dental Association Annual Convention
7/26/13-7/30/13; National Harbor (near Washington), MD; http://www.ndaonline.org

Palm Springs Summer Splash (includes Pool Party)
7/26/13-7/28/13; Palm Springs, CA; http://www.pip4fun.com

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Boule

7/12/13-7/18/13; http://www.aka1908.com

Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Tour
7/20/13-7/21/13; City of Industry (Los Angeles), CA, http://www.billpickettrodeo.com

International Multicultural Tourism/Hotel Ownership Summit
7/24/13-7/27/13, http://www.nabhood.com

National Urban League Conference
7/24/13-7/27/13; Philadelphia, PA; http://www.nul.org

Macy's Music Festival

7/26/13-7/27/13, Cincinnati, OH, http://www.qlzprod.com

American Tennis Association National Championships & Convention
7/28/13-8/03/13; Fort Lauderdale, FL; http://www.americantennisassociation.org

National Black Theater Festival
7/29/13-8/05/13, Winston-Salem, NC, http://www.nbtf.org

Travel Professionals of Color Conference

7/28/13-8/04/13; Trinidad & Tobago; http://tpoc.org

National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention
7/31/13-8/04/13;ORlando, FL; http://www.nabj.org

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