Celebrating Black Excellence

Black History Month Events in Central Florida 2026

2026 Black History Month Exhibition (Feb. 6 - April 5, 2026)

The City of Orlando proudly presents the 2026 Black History Month Exhibition, honoring the centennial of national Black history commemorations. In 1926, Dr. Carter G. Woodson and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now ASALH) established Negro History Week—the foundation of what has grown into Black History Month.

When: Friday, February 06, 2026 | 08:00 AM - Sunday, April 05, 2026 | 05:00 PM

Location: Orlando City Hall - Terrace Gallery, 400 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801

S.W.A.G. "The Art Experience" 2026 (Fe. 7, 2026)

Celebrate Black History Month in the heart of downtown Orlando with SWAG: The Art Experience, presented by T. Gaines Entertainment in partnership with the City of Orlando, Commissioner Shan Rose, and local community partners.

When: Saturday, February 07, 2026 | 03:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Location: Art², 247 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, FL 32801

RSVP: https://orlsoccer.co/46tyva3

City of Orlando’s Black History Month Community Celebration Event (Fe. 10, 2026)

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 5 City Commissioner Shan Rose, District 6 City Commissioner Bakari F. Burns, and the Orlando City Council invite the community to attend Orlando’s Black History Month Community Celebration on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, from 5 to 9 p.m. at The Plaza Live, located at 425 North Bumby Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803.

When: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM

Location: The Plaza Live, 425 North Bumby Avenue, Orlando, FL 32803

RSVP: https://orlsoccer.co/4qbJSdW

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Restaurants

• Dexter’s Birdland - Southern Comfort Food
• Nikki’s Place - Soul Food
• Shantell’s Just Until - Southern Comfort with a Caribbean flair
• Mila’s Front Porch - Bakery (traditional, vegan, plant-based, gluten-free)
• Rooted Garden - Caribbean and Soul Food
• Soul Foul Fantasy - Soul Food
• Sister Honey’s - Bakery
• Orlando City Deli - Puerto Rican Dishes and New York Flavor
• 407 Chef BBQ - Barbeque
• Full Press Juicery - Juice and Meal Prep
• Kook’n with Kim - Soul Food
• Negril Jamaican Restaurant - Authentic Jamaican Flavors
• Selam Ethiopian and Eritrean Cuisine - Ethiopian Cuisine
• Speakeasy Burger - Pop-up Burger Shop

Gifts and Apparel 

• Just Knots and Knots - fiber arts, crochet, punch needle, and tufting
• Essence of Knowledge - Bookstore and Shop
• Three Masks Inc - African Shop and Gallery
• Re Runz Records - Record Store
• Lou Jewels - Jewelry
• Kizzy’s Books and More - Bookstore
• The Sock Gallery - Merchandise and Custom Socks
• Betty’s Promos Plus - Divine 9 Greek Paraphernalia, HBCU Collegiate Apparel, & Masonic Regalia Products
• Wynn Styles Boutique - Affordable, chic, and trendy fashion

Events, Exhibits, and Sites

• ZORA! Festival - America’s longest-running arts and humanities festival celebrating the cultural contributions of people of African ancestry throughout the diaspora. (Through October)
• Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts - Museum exhibits that are centered on individuals of African descent, from the diaspora and the United States. The Hurston also features exhibitions to highlight emerging artists.
• Wells’Built Museum of African American History and Culture - A look into Orlando’s African American heritage.
• Historic Eatonville - The first self-governing All-Black municipalities in the United States.
• Hannibal Square - Celebrating Winter Park’s Historic African American West Side through art installations, as well as educational programs that explore the African-American experience, Black heritage, cultural preservation, and Southern folklore.
• Tinker Field History Plaza - Baseball field used by Hall of Famers including Jackie Robinson, Rod Carew, and Hank Aaron. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. also gave his only speech in Central Florida, “Integration Now”, from the pitcher’s mound.
• Luminary Green Memorials - Celebrates and shines a light on community Luminaries, those who have preceded us but who lived lives exemplified with service to the Parramore Community.