Celebrating Black Excellence

Black History Month Events in Central Florida 2025

January 31 – March 30, 2025

Black History Month Art Exhibit 2025 - Orlando City Hall - Terrace Gallery, 400: The arts are an intrinsic part of Black heritage and culture, for this reason, the City of Orlando hosted an Open Call for local artists to showcase the diverse richness of African American history and heritage through the visual arts. For more info, click here.

Wednesday, February 05, 2025

Black History Month Art Exhibition Opening Reception 2025 - Orlando City Hall - Rotunda and Terrace Gallery: Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 5 Commissioner Shan Rose, District 6 Commissioner Bakari F. Burns and the Orlando City Council invite you to the opening reception of the city's Black History Month Art Exhibition on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, from 5-8 p.m. at the Terrace Gallery at Orlando City Hall. For more info, click here.

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

City of Orlando’s Black History Month Community Celebration Event - The New Covenant Baptist Church of Orlando: Celebrate Black History Month with us at the City of Orlando's annual Community Celebration Event. This free event honors the lasting contributions and positive influence of African Americans in our Central Florida community. For more info, click here.

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
• Dajean Eats - Vegan Cafe, Cremery, and Cooking Classes
• 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.