Jubilee 2025: Festival of Black History and Culture
Saturday, September 20th
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Mann-Simons Site:
1403 Richland Street,
Columbia, SC 29201
Celebrate Black History & Culture
Experience the vibrant spirit of history and culture at the 47th annual Jubilee: Festival of Black History & Culture, presented by Absolute Total Care and hosted by Historic Columbia! Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Mann-Simons Site for a FREE celebration everyone can enjoy!
Our family-friendly event features live music, art, dance, storytelling, artist demos, and a marketplace with food, drinks, and unique goods. Kids can enjoy hands-on activities in the Kids Zone. Don’t miss this vibrant, multigenerational celebration— we can’t wait to see you there!
Jubilee 2024 by the Numbers
56 marketplace vendors
41 event sponsors
35 volunteers
17 food and beverage vendors
13 main stage performers
8 Kids Zone performers
7 demonstration artists
3 bus tours of nearby prominent sites
2 historical house museums to tour
2025 Festival Lineup
Carver-Lyon Dance
Dance Performance
The Links
Read, Read, Read Zone offering free books
The Legacy of Angie Stone
A Hometown Tribute
Palmetto Groovers
Patrice M. Cole
Abayomi Doll Making
Jayme Hill
Kid Author Storytime and Meet & Greet
SC Department of Natural Resources
Archaeology Activity
Bhakti Larry Hough & the Bhakti Project
Carver-Lyon Cheerleaders
Opening Performance
Divas of Perfection
Auntie Karen Foundation
Appearance by Gordon the Yam
Super Beauty
Performance and Meet & Greet
Chukk Gregory
Dr. Frank & Claire Clark
Kid Author Storytime and Meet & Greet
SC Afterschool Alliance
Robotics
Riverbanks Zoo
Animal Ambassador Visit
Charles B. Jackson Singers
Sir Chance
Hannah Joy
Kid Author Storytime and Meet & Greet
Imani Jean
Kid Author Storytime and Meet & Greet
Felton Eaddy
Conder Arts Integrated Magnet School
Dance Performance
SCETV's Smart Cat
LADY STOUT
Headliner
LaToya Thompson
Story Quilts
Cr3 Wizdom
Mary Graham-Grant
Sweetgrass Basket Weaving
Bruce Ingram
Storytelling of the Enslaved
Mary Ann Moore Anderson
Gourd Artist
DJ Kelly Kel
Miss Tyga's Body Art
Face Painting
DJ Roy Neptune
House DJ
Preach Jacobs & The Negro League
Mainstage Entertainment
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. | Cr3 Wizdom |
| 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 |
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Kid Zone
The Jubilee Kids Zone is presented by the Columbia (SC) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. Historic Columbia appreciates their generous support of volunteer power and sponsorship for Jubilee!
Questions about the Kids Zone? Contact Carmen Sangster, Education Manager.
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Thank You to Our Presenting Sponsor
Thank You to Our Mainstage Sponsor
Thank You to Our Presenting Media Sponsor
Thank You to Our Jubilee Sponsors
Questions? Get in Touch
If you have questions about the Jubilee, contact Tiffany Wider. If you have specific questions about Demonstration Artists, contact Carmen Sangster, Education Manager.
