2012

 

MAY

St. Lucia Jazz Festival
4/30/12-5/13/12, St. Lucia, http://stluciajazz.org

 

Funk Fest

5/11/12-5/12/12, Jacksonville, FL; http://funkfestconcerts.com

 

Sweet Auburn Springfest
5/11/12-5/13/12, Atlanta, GA, http://www.sweetauburn.com

 

African American Cultural Arts Festival

5/18/12-5/19/12; Jacksonville, FL; http://africanamericanculturalartsfestival.com

 

North Carolina Gospel Announcers Guild Convention

5/15/12-5/19/12, Durham, NC; http://www.ncgag.org

 

African American Men's Health & Empowerment Summit

5/12/12; California; http://www.blackbarbershop.org

 

Travel Professionals of Color Conference

5/17/12-5/20/12; Denver, CO; http://tpoc.org

 

Black Comedy Competition

5/18/12-5/20/12, Oakland, CA; http://www.blackcomedycompetition.com

 

Barbados Gospelfest

5/19/12-5/27/12, Barbados, http://www.barbadosgospelfest.com

 
Black Enterprise Entrepreneurs Conference

5/23/12-5/26/12, Chicago, IL, http://www.blackenterprise.com/events 

 

Frye Foundation Celebrity Golf Tournament


5/19/12-5/20/12, Pinehurst, NC; http://www.thefryefoundation.org

 

Gullah Festival Celebration

5/25/12-5/27/12, Beaufort, SC, http://www.gullahfestival.org

 

Cancun Jumpoff
5/23/12-5/28/12, Cancun, http://www.cancunjumpoff.com

 

Jacksonville Jazz Festival

5/24/12-5/27/12; http://www.makeascenedowntown.com

 

Soul Siesta
5/25/12-5/29/12, Riviera Maya, Mexico, http://www.soulsiestaonline.com  

Spoleto Festival
5/25/12-6/10/12, Charleston, SC, http://www.spoletousa.org

 

Atlanta Jazz Festival
5/26/12-5/28/12, Atlanta, GA http://www.atlantafestivals.com

 

DanceAfrica
5/28/12-5/30/12, Brooklyn, NY, http://www.bam.org  

Carnival
5/26/12-5/27/12, San Francisco, CA, http://www.sfcarnaval.com

 

British Virgin Islands Music Festival

5/26/12-5/27/12, Tortola, BVI, http://www.bvimusicfestival.com

 

Jamaica JumpOff
5/26/12-6/02/12, Runway Bay, Jamaica, http://jamaicajumpoff.com

 

 

 

JUNE

 

Blogging While Brown Conference

6/1/12-6/2/12, Philadelphia, PA, http://www.bloggingwhilebrown.com

 

Miami/Bahamas Goombay Festival

6/2/12-6/03/12; MIami, FL, http://www.goombayfestivalcoconutgrove.com

 

OpSail 2012 -- The Tall Ships

6/1/12-6/12/12, Norfolk, VA, http://www.opsail2012virginia.com

 

Brooklyn International Film Festival
6/1/12-6/10/12, Brooklyn, NY, http://www.wbff.org

 

Capital Jazz Fest
6/1/12-6/3/12, Columbia, MD, http://www.capitaljazz.com

 

Healdsburg Jazz Festival
6/1/12-6/10/12, Healdsburg, CA, http://www.healdsburgjazzfestival.com

 

Chicago Blues Festival
6/8/12-6/10/12, Chicago, IL, http://www.chicagobluesfestival.us

 

San Francisco Black Film Festival
6/15/12-6/17/12, San Francisco, CA, http://www.sfbff.org 

 

Real Men Cook Fathers Day
6/17/12, Various Cities, http://www.realmencook.com

 

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

 

American Black Film Festival
6/20/12-6/23/12, Miami, FL, http://www.abff.com

 

National Association of Black Journalists Annual Convention
6/20/12-6/24/12, New Orleans, LA, http://www.nabj.org

 

Chicago Gospel Festival
6/21/12-6/24/12, Chicago, IL, http://www.chicagogospelfest.us

 

Monterey Bay Blues Festival
6/22/12-6/24/12, Monterey, CA, http://www.montereyblues.com

DC Caribbean Carnival
6/23/12, Washington DC, http://www.washington.org

 

Gospel Jazz & Blues Festival

6/23/12, Norristown, PA; weblink

 

Summerfest
6/27/12-7/08/12, Milwaukee, WI, http://www.summerfest.com

 

FraserNet National Convention
6/28/12-6/30/12, Dallas, TX, http://www.frasernet.com

 

Montreal Jazz Festival
6/28/12-7/07/12, Montreal, Canada, http://www.montrealjazzfest.com

 

Leimert Park Village Book Fair

6/30/12, Los Angeles, CA, http://www.leimertparkbookfair.com

 

Grown Women Dance Collective

6/30/12, Concord, CA; http://www.grownwomendance.org

 

Sundiata Festival

6/30/12-7/1/12, Seattle, WA, http://www.festivalsundiata.org

 

JULY

 

Houston CaribFest
7/4/12-7/8/12, Houston, TX, http://www.houstoncaribfest.com

 

Waterfront Blues Festival
7/4/12-7/08/12, Portland, OR, http://www.waterfrontbluesfest.com

 

NAACP Annual Convention
7/7/12-7/12/12, Houston, TX, http://www.naacp.org

 

Essence Music Festival
7/6/12-7/8/12, New Orleans, LA, http://www.essence.com

Fillmore Street Jazz Festival
7/7/12-7/08/12, San Francisco, CA, http://www.fillmorestreetjazzfest.com

 

Ghetto Golfers Fundraiser Tournament

7/9/12, St. Louis, MO, http://www.GhettoGolfers.com

Taste of Chicago
7/11/12-7/15/12, Chicago, IL, http://www.tasteofchicago.us

 

National Girls Self-Esteem Program Convention
7/11/12-7/14/12; Sacramento, CA; http://www.girlsselfesteemprogram.com

 

Rainbow PUSH Coalition Convention
7/11/12-7/14/12; Chicago, IL, http://www.rainbowpush.org

 

Indiana Black Expo
7/12/12-7/22/12, Indianapolis, IN, http://www.indianablackexpo.com

 

Bill Picket Invitational Rodeo Tour

7/14/12-7/15/12; Oakland, CA, http://www.billpickettrodeo.com

 

National Bar Association Annual Convention
7/14/12-7/19/12, Las Vegas, NV, http://www.nationalbar.org

 

National Black Arts Festival
7/14/12, Atlanta, GA, http://www.nbaf.org

 

National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice

7/15/12-7/19/12, New Orleans, LA, http://www.nabcj.org

 

Reggae Sumfest
7/15/12-7/21/12, Montego Bay, Jamaica, http://www.reggaesumfest.com

 

Last Black Boaters Summit
7/19/12-7/29/12, British Virgin Islands, http://bbs2011.blogspot.com/

 

National Dental Association Annual Convention
7/20/12-7/24/12; Boca Raton, FL, http://www.ndaonline.org

 

Palm Springs Summer Splash
7/20/12-7/22/12, Palm Springs, CA, http://www.pip4fun.com

 

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority International Conference

7/21/12-7/27/12, San Francisco, CA, http://www.aka1908.com

 

Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Tour
7/21/12-7/22/12, Los Angeles, CA, http://www.billpickettrodeo.com

 

International Multicultural Tourism/Hotel Ownership Summit
7/25/12-7/28/12, http://www.nabhood.com

 

National Urban League Conference
7/25/12-7/28/12, http://www.nul.org

 

Bonaire Jazz Festival
7/27/12-7/29/12, Bonaire, http://www.bonairejazz.com
 

Soul-Patrol Convention

TBD; Philadelphia, PA, http://www.soul-patrol.com/convention

 

Bonaire Jazz and Salsa Festival

7/27/12-729/12, Bonaire, http://www.bonairejazz.com

 

Macy's Music Festival

7/27/12-7/28/12, Cincinnati, OH, http://www.qlzprod.com

 

American Tennis Association National Championships & Convention
7/29/12-8/05/12; Ft. Lauderdale, FL; http://www.americantennisassociation.org

 

AUGUST

 

Caribana
8/2/12-8/04/12, Toronto, Canada, http://www.caribanatoronto.com

  

Satchmo Summerfest
8/2/12-8/5/12, New Orleans, LA, http://www.frenchquarterfestivals.org

 

Houston International Jazz Festival
8/3/12-8/5/12, Houston, TX, http://www.jazzeducation.org

 

Lansing Jazzfest

8/3/12-8/4/12, Lansing, MI, http://www.jazzlansing.com

 

Umoja Family Festival
8/3/12-8/5/12, Seattle, WA, http://www.umojafamilyfest.com

 

African Diaspora Film Festival

TBD, New York, NY; http://www.nyadiff.org

 

Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo
8/4/12-8/5/12, Atlanta, GA, http://www.billpickettrodeo.com

 

African World Festival
8/4/12-8/5/12, Milwaukee, WI, http://www.africanworldfestival-milwaukee.com

 

National Black Theater Festival
TBD, Winston-Salem, NC, http://www.nbtf.org

Martha's Vineyard Jazz Festival
8/4/12-8/11/12, Oaks Bluff, http://mvjazzfest.com

 

Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival
8/7/12-8/11/12, Vineyard Haven and Oaks Bluff, http://www.mvaaff.com

 

National Sales Network Convention
8/8/12-8/11/12, Baltimore, MD, http://www.salesnetwork.org

 

National Brotherhood of Cyclists Conference

8/8/12-8/11/12, Nashville, TN; http://nabcyclists.ning.com

 

Long Beach Jazz Festival
8/10/12-8/12/12, Long Beach, CA, http://www.longbeachjazzfestival.com

 

National Black Police Association Annual Convention
8/5/12-8/12/12, Philadelphia, PA, http://www.blackpolice.org

 

Missouri Black Expo
8/18/12-8/21/12, St. Louis, MO, http://missouriblackexpo.com