Jubilee 2025: Festival of Black History and Culture
Saturday, September 20
11 a.m. – 6 p.m. | Mann-Simons Site
#top Presented by Absolute Total Care and hosted by Historic Columbia.
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Festival Map
Mainstage Schedule & Bios
Kids Zone Information
Artist Demonstrations
Free Museum and Bus Tours
Vendor List
Sponsors #map
Mainstage
The 2025 Jubilee Mainstage is sponsored by Richland County Councilwoman Gretchen D. Barron.
| All day between sets | DJ Kelly Kel |
| 10:30 a.m. | Jubilee Choirs |
| 11:15 a.m. | Felton Eaddy |
| 11:30 a.m. | Bhakti Larry Hough and the Bhakti Project |
| 12:15 p.m. | Sir Chance |
| 12:30 p.m. | Cr3Wizdom |
| 1:00 p.m. | Brookland Baptist Church's Charles B. Jackson Singers |
| 1:45 p.m. | Chukk Gregory |
| 2:25 p.m. | Palmetto Groovers |
| 2:45 p.m. | Preach Jacobs & The Negro League |
| 3:30 p.m. | Divas of Perfection |
| 3:45 p.m. | Divine Nine Roll Call |
| 4:05 p.m. | Hometown Tribute to the Legacy of Angie Stone |
| 5:00 p.m. | LADY STOUT |
Kids Zone
The 2025 Jubilee Kids Zone is sponsored by the Columbia (SC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.
| All day between sets | DJ Roy Neptune |
| 11:30 a.m. | Carver-Lyon Cheerleaders and Super Beauty |
| 11:45 a.m. | Kid Author: Hannah Joy |
| 1:10 p.m. | Meet Gordon the Purple Yam and SCETV's Smart Cat |
| 1:45 p.m. | Kid Author: Jayme Hill |
| 2:10 p.m. | Robotics Demonstration |
| 2:45 p.m. | Kid Author: Imani Jean |
| 3:10 p.m. | Conder Dance Company |
Activities in the Kids Zone
FREE BOOKS in the Read Read Read Zone
FREE face painting by Miss Tyga’s Body Art
Auntie Karen Foundation
Riverbanks Zoo
SC Afterschool Alliance
SC Center for Assistive Technology
SCETV
USC Center for Civil Rights History
Artist Demonstrations
Head to the back of the Mann-Simons Site to get a hands-on look at art and history with our demonstration artists and learn about:
- Abayomi Doll Making with Patrice M. Cole
- Gourd Art with Mary Ann Moore Anderson
- Historic Reenactments with the 54th Massachusetts Infantry
- Story Quilts with LaToya Thompson
- Storytelling of the Enslaved with Bruce Ingram
- STEM Activities with the Girl Scouts
- Sweetgrass Basket Weaving with Mary Graham-Grant
- Traditional Instruments with Thomas Mosley
Free Tours
Marketplace Vendors
AARP
ALTAFIA
APEC Center at Columbia College
Absolute Total Care
Ambasa Gift Shop
Aprons and Things
Ausomely Made
BlueCross BlueShield of SC
BCBS Healthy Blue
BJ Edna Langley | McDonalds
Bank of America
Blackville Music & Art Festival | TW's Art Shop
Columbia Museum of Art
Columbia SC 63
DreamKey Partners
EFinancial Advisors
The Elegant Elephant
EllaGee Blends
Elwood Prison Wine
Exquisite Boutique & Variety
First Palmetto Bank
Gamma Nu AKAs
Gretchen Barron | Richland Co. Council
Growing Home Southeast Inc.
Gullah Keepsakes
Hamilton Books
Imperial Candle Designs
International African American Museum
Irie Innovations
Its His, Its Her’s
Joe Virgo | State Farm
Julie Lumpkin for City Council District 4
Kkunda
Liberation is Lit
Lourie Life and Health
Marc Brown Law Firm
Joyce Boles | Mary Kay
Montessori School of Columbia
NAACP Columbia (SC) Branch
Oak Street Health
Optus Bank
Palmer Memorial Chapel
Prisma Health
Pure Wax Candle Company
SC African American Heritage Commission
SC Department of Archives & History
SC Human Affairs Commission
SC State Library
SC State Parks Department
Sakr8d Royalty
Sincerely Bagz
South Carolina State Museum
Southern First
Southpaw Cigarbox Guitars
Sun's Jewelry
Sunnii Art
Sweet Shoppe
Tickle Me Purple
USC Center for Civil Rights History and Research
USC Dept. Of African American Studies
USC Press
USC Public Heritage Lab
USC School of Social Work
Urban Arts
Wisteria Garden Club #sponsors
Food Vendors
Brown Sistaz Island Vibz
Bubblelicious Waffle
Cool Me Down
Doggone
Fresh-n-Ready
The Glory Food Bus
Karen’s
Niecy Bakes
RB Top Chef
Sweeter by the Pound
T’s Squeeze Lemonade
Tipsy AF
Tisha’s Tatoes
Tropical Paradise
