Jubilee 2026: Festival of Black History and Culture
Saturday, September 19
11am – 6pm
Jubilee is hosted by Historic Columbia, with generous support from our presenting sponsor Legacy Traditional Schools!
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📍 Festival Location
🎶 Entertainment Schedules
🤲🏾 Kids Zone & Artist Demonstrations
🚌 Free House and Bus Tours
🛍️ Vendor List
👏🏾 Sponsors
ℹ️ Know Before You Go
#map📍 📍Festival Location
MANN-SIMONS SITE
1403 Richland Street, Columbia, SC 29201
STREET CLOSURES
1300 and 1400 blocks of Richland Street (Sumter to Bull streets) 1800 and 1900 blocks of Marion Street (Laurel to Calhoun streets)
PARKING
Surrounding street parking is free on Saturdays | free parking available at 1616 Richland Street (RCSD1) #entertainment
🎶 Entertainment Schedules
🤲🏾 Hands-on activities for the whole family
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Kids Zone
- FREE BOOKS in the Read Read Read Zone
- FREE FACE PAINTING by Miss Tyga's Body Art
- DJ Roy Neptune keeping the beat all day
- Auntie Karen Foundation mascots
- Ebenezer Lutheran Church play space
- Institute for Rural Education & Development
- Riverbanks Zoo
- SC Afterschool Alliance
- SC Center for Assistive Technology & Educational Research
- SCETV
- Smart Cat, the SCETV kids mascot
- USC Center for Civil Rights History
The Kids Zone is presented by the Columbia SC Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. -
Demonstration Artists
- Mary Ann Moore Anderson | Gourd Artist
- Patrice Cole | Abayomi Doll Making
- Mary Graham-Grant | Sweetgrass Weaving
- Bruce Ingram | Storytelling of the Enslaved
- Thomas Mosley | Traditional Instruments
- SCDNR | Archaeology Activity
FREE HOUSE TOURS | 11am–5:30pm
🏠 Free Tours of the Mann-Simons Site
Located within the festival on the northeast corner of Marion and Richland streets, this site traces the journey of Columbia’s Black community from enslavement through urban renewal. Photo courtesy Anna Garrison Photography
FREE BUS TOURS | 12, 1, 2, & 3pm
🚌 Free African American History Bus Tours
Want to learn more about Black history across Columbia? Take a free 45-minute bus tour of nearby sites and neighborhoods. Meet south of the food court on Marion Street to hop on!
Historic House Museum and Bus Tours are presented by Columbia SC 63, University of South Carolina Center for Civil Rights, and C&S Tours.
🛍️ Vendor List
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FOOD TRUCKS
- Brown Sistaz Island Vibes
- Cheezzy Steaks & Hoagiez
- Donkor’s African Restaurant**
- Karen’s Kitchen
- King of Fire**
- Southern Soft Serve**
- T’s Squeezed Lemonade
- Tipsy AF
MARKETPLACE VENDORS- AARP
- Abouden Donkor Enterprises**
- AllSouth Federal Credit Union**
- Ambasa Gift Shop
- AmniBlack
- APEC Center at Columbia College
- Audre’s Den**
- Bank of America
- Beardiful Oils**
- Bright Little Pages**
- Bubble Poppin’ Glosses**
- C.R. Neal Academy**
- CAN Community Health**
- Clear Dot Charter School
- ColaSC63
- Comet
- Decor Appeal**
- East Coast Honey
- Elegant Elephant
- Elwood Prison Wine
- First Palmetto Bank
- Richland County Councilwoman Gretchen D. Cooper
- Gullah Keepsakes
- Imperial Candle Designs
- Irie Innovations
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- It’s His It’s Hers
- Joe Virgo State Farm
- Kkunda
- LeafGuard**
- Legacy Traditional Schools**
- Liberation is Lit
- Lish Treasures and Accessories
- Lourie Life and Health
- Lovly Lady Creations**
- Lozee Handmade**
- Lutheran Services
- Micah’s Kreations**
- Mini Mall Storage**
- Modjeska School
- Niecy Bakes
- Office of Regulatory Staff
- Optus Bank
- Prisma
- Renewal by Anderson
- S.C. State Museum
- Sassy K Kreations**
- Sincerely Bagz
- South University - Columbia
- Southern First Bank
- Southpaw Cigarbox Guitars
- Sun’s Jewelry
- Sunnii Art
- Tickle Me Purple
- Twistoria Jewelry**
- Uniquely Custom Design**
- Urban Arts
- USC Center for Civil Rights
- USC LEADS**
- USC Press
- Wisteria Garden Club
Vendors in bold are event sponsors!
** denotes a new Jubilee vendor
👏🏾 Thank you to our sponsors
ℹ️ Know Before You Go
- This is a rain or shine event.
- Some covered seating is available by the stage but chairs are encouraged.
- No concealable weapons allowed.
- No outside alcohol allowed.
- By entering this event, you acknowledge that photography, video, and audio recording may occur.
- Your attendance constitutes your consent to the use of your likeness for promotional, educational, and archival purposes by Historic Columbia without compensation.