2026 Event Highlights

Woodcut image of Carter G. Woodson seated in a library holding a book

A Century of Black History Commemorations

Thursday, February 12, 2026
10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST

Display Library of Congress

Author Talk: Love is a Renaissance with Isabel Ibañez and RaShonda Tate

Thursday, February 12, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00PM EST

Author Talk Library of Congress

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra in concert (Photo: Jaclyn Nash)

Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra Presents: Jazz with a Cuban Tinge

Saturday, February 12, 2026
7:00 PM EST

Performance Smithsonian Institution

Poster for documentary film Our Blues Make Us Gold

Through the African American Lens: Our Blues Make Us Gold

Saturday, February 21, 2026
2:00 – 4:00 PM EST

Documentary Smithsonian Institution

Washington National Opera's “Treemonisha”: Behind the Scenes

Monday, February 23, 2026
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST

Performance Library of Congress

Black Music in American History

Sunday, February 28, 2026
2:00-3:30 PM EST

Kids & Families National Park Service

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