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Saturday, September 18th

11 a.m. — 6 p.m.

Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture

Mann-Simons Site : 1403 Richland St., Columbia, SC 29201

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Join Historic Columbia at Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture from 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18. Now in its 43rd year, this free festival brings musicians, artisans, and storytellers together to celebrate South Carolina’s black history and culture on the grounds of the Mann-Simons Site.

Jubilee is a celebration everyone can enjoy and features live music and entertainment, artist demonstrations, historic storytelling, reenactors and marketplace vendors selling a variety of ware, products and art. A children’s area will be available with educational and family-friendly activities. In addition, there will be many vendors selling food aligned with the cultural representations found at the festival.

All visitors and vendors will be required to wear masks and DHEC will be offering all three types of vaccinations against COVID-19 from 11 a.m - 4 p.m.

  • Vendor Applications Closed!

    The vendor application period for Jubilee has ended.

  • Questions?

    Contact Us

    James Quint, Director of Education
    803-252-1770 x 36

Performance Line-Up

Musical Solutions

Reggie Sullivan

Mrs. Jenkins Dance Academy

TiffanyJ

Pride Ensemble

  • Women weaving traditional seagrass baskets
  • A girl interviewing a woman at Jubilee
  • A family poses for the camera
  • Man singing
  • Children at Jubilee
  • Drum concert
  • People playing drums

Presented by

  • Bank of America logo
  • Palmetto Citizens credit union logo
  • McDonald's restaurant logo
  • Publix grocery store logo
  • Hot 103.9 radio station logo
  • The Big DM radio station logo
  • WACH Fox 57 news logo
  • Richland County government logo
  • Columbia Chapter of Links organization logo
  • Lourie Life & Health logo
  • Something Borrowed business logo
  • BCBSSC
  • Experience Columbia SC organization logo
  • City of Columbia government logo
  • Carolina Panorama organization logo
  • South State Bank
  • EFinancial Advisors
  • The Rutherford Law Firm

Learn more about the festival's history

Dawn enjoying the festivities at last year's Jubilee.

Jubilee: Festival of Black History and Culture

By: Dawn Mills Campbell

Dawn enjoying the festivities at last year's Jubilee. What’s not to love about Columbia? After all, it is a real southern hot spot. But when one of the largest, continuously running outdoor festivals is hosted in a real southern hot spot, everyone is in for a treat. I’m talking about...

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Columbia, SC 29201

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