BHM EVENTS IN NORTHERN & CENTRAL ALBERTA

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1Thursday Jan 30Words In Motion: Language Motion Meaning with Lilliana Allen in Edmonton Canada Research Chair in Black Global Studies and Decolonial Pratice Dr. Michael A. BucknorHenderson Hall, Rutherford Library South 1-1712:30pm-1-45pmEdmonton
2Friday Jan 31-Feb 1stAfro Canadian Extravaganza and Gala Made In Africa Expo CanadaEdmonton Inn & Conference Centre, 11834 Kingsway Northwest Edmonton, AB T5G 3J511am-11:30pmEdmonton
3Friday Jan 31ICAE Career Fair The Igbo Cultural Association of EdmontonDelta Hotels Edmonton South Conference Centre, 4404 Gateway Boulevard Northwest Edmonton, AB T6H 5C211am-3pmEdmonton
4Saturday Feb 12025 Black History Proclamation Africans & African Descendants Friendship Club Of St AlbertSt. Albert Place, 5 Saint Anne Street St. Albert4pm-6pmSt Albert
5Saturday Feb 1BIG-B BHM PROCLAMATION FESTIVALBlack Impact Alliance Foundation of BeaumontBeaumont Community Centre 5204 50 Avenue Beaumont12pm-6pmBeamont
6Saturday Feb 1BIG-B BLACK HISTORY MONTH BRASS BASHBlack Impact Alliance Foundation of BeaumontBeaumont Community Centre 5204 50 Avenue Beaumont2pm-4pmBeamont
7Saturday Feb 1Anti-Racism Awareness and Legality Yoruba Cultural Association1059 Chapelle BLVD SW. Edmonton12pm-4pmEdmonton
8Saturday Feb 1The Ties That Bind Us: Rice, Black Hair and Power | Opening CeremonyBlack History Month GP

Grande Prairie Public Library

9839 103 Avenue #Unit 101 Grande Prairie, AB T8V 6M7

1pm-3pmGrande Prairie
9Saturday Feb 1Black History Month Kick-off PartyEvolution Wonderlounge10220 103 St NW, Edmonton10pmEdmonton
10Saturday Feb 1Soul In The City5 Artists, 1 LoveWinspear Centre, Edmonton7pmEdmonton
11Saturday Feb 1 Social Media MarketingFeed The Sould YEG//Edmonton
12Saturday Feb 1-29Black History Month 2024 at CUEConcordia University of EdmontonConcordia University of Edmonton, Design Thinking Space (AW207)12pmEdmonton
13Sunday Feb 2Feed The Soul Dinning WeekFeed The Soul YegTBATBDEdmonton
14Monday Feb 3rd BHM Opening Ceremony NBCC EdmontonCitadel Theatre in the Tucker Amphitheatre 9828 101a Avenue, Edmonton1pm-3pmEdmonton
15Monday Feb 3rd Proclamation CeremonyRehoboth Alliance/FMMunicipal Building Fort McMurrayTBAFort McMurray
16Monday Feb 3rd Black Histtory Month BrunchFeed The Soul YegGlengarry Community League11amEdmonton
17Monday Feb 3rd 5 Artist 1 Love- Joyful Noise5 Artists, 1 LoveWinspear Centre, Edmonton6pmEdmonton
18Tuesday Feb 4Cérémonie de Lancement Officiel du Mois de l’Histoire des Noirs 2025AJFAS & FRAPGrand Salon, Campus Saint-Jean, Université de l’Alberta, sis au 8406 91 Street NW5pm-7:30pmEdmonton
19Tuesday Feb 4BLack History Month Market Day – NorQuest CollegeNorQuest CollegeBlack History Month Working Group – NorQuest10am-2pmEdmonton
20Wednesday Feb 5Black History Month – Paint n Sip Evening – OneMali’s Art StudioKingsway Mall
1 Kingsway Northwest Edmonton		6pm-8pmEdmonton
21Thursday Feb 6 & 13Visite des Archives d’EdmontonKayanou InstituteMusée Edmonton10am-12pmEdmonton
22Friday Feb 7Community Over Empire: The Line That Divides/ Art Exhibition Black History Month GP et The Centre for Creative ArtsThe Centre for Creative Arts, Grande Prairie7pm-9pmGrande Prairie
23Saturday Feb 82025 BLACK IMPACT GOSPEL CONCERTBlack Impact Alliance Foundation of Beaumont12210 Mount Lawn Road Northwest Edmonton6:30pm-9:30pmEdmonton
24Saturday Feb 82025 Black History Month at the AGA Film Screening/ Any Other Way: The Jackie ShanArt Galery of AlbertaArt Galery, Edmonton7pm-9pmEdmonton
25Saturday Feb 8WAWT Black History Month  Rooted in the DiasporaWhen African Women TalkPendis Building, Edmonton6pmEdmonton
26Saturday Feb 8Cultural Movie ScreeningBlack Literacy Code//Edmonton
27 Official pre-launch of The Nod AppThe Nod//Edmonton
28Thursday Feb 13Excursions Into Black History  Mixing It Up: Steelpan Is We Ting! With
Danielle George 		Caribbean Women NetworkOrange Hub Room 134 (Basement) 1004S-156 ST. Edmonton5:30pmEdmonton
29Saturday Feb 15BHM Gospel ConcertNBCC EdmontonNorthern Jubilee Auditorium, 11455 87 Ave NW, Edmonton7pmEdmonton
30Saturday Feb 15Let’s go to the Movies: Film screening of Origin (2023 biographical drama)Congress of Black Women of Canada- EdmontonMuttart Theatre at Stanley A. Milner Library(downtown): Basement
7 Sir Winston Churchill Square NW, Edmonton		11amEdmonton
31Saturday Feb 15BCW Black History Month 2025: Black Resistance: Celebrating Black Art and Film featuring art exhibitions, short films and panel discussionsBCW In Action The Orange Hub
10035 156 St NW #441B Edmonton		8pmEdmonton
32Saturday Feb 15Annual Black History Month Breakfast-Brunch 2025The Jamaica Association of Northern AlbertaGlengarry Hall
13325 89 St NW, Edmonton		11amEdmonton
33Saturday Feb 15Seminar 2025: Black Canadians Charting a Successful FutureRehoboth Alliance/FM and the Afro-Canadian Community of the RMBWPomeroy Hotel, Manning Ave, Fort McMurray11am-3pmFort McMurray
34Saturday Feb 15A night of storytelling Nigerian Canadian Association of Edmonton//Edmonton
35Saturday Feb 15Let’s go to the movies! – Black History Month EventCongress of Black Women of Canada – Edmonton ChapterStanley A. Milner Library (Downtown) Basement 1:45pm-5:30pmEdmonton
36Monday Feb 17Annual Celebration In SongNBCC EdmontonJubilee Auditorium Edmonton7pmEdmonton
37Wednesday Feb 19Callaloo + Chow: Trini-Chinese Culinary Pop-up Opening Reception Feed the Soul Dining WeekFu’s Repair Shop, 10524 Jasper Avenue Edmonton6pm-9pmEdmonton
38Thursday Feb 20Callaloo + Chow A La Carte Pop-up Menu Feed the Soul Dining WeekFu’s Repair Shop, 10524 Jasper Avenue Edmonton/Edmonton
39Saturday Feb 22La 6e Edition du Forum EconomiqueAJFAS en partenatiat avec Parallèle AlbertaJerusalem City Church, 8311  Argryl Rd Nw, Edmonton1pmEdmonton
40Saturday Feb 22Taste of AfricaAfricans & African Descents Friendship Club of St. AlbertArden Theatre 5 St Anne Street St. Albert 4pmSt. Albert
41Saturday Feb 22Developing Communities Everywhere Organization + Light and Rays StudioKeepers of the Gates: A Black History Month Initiative//Edmonton
42Saturday Feb 22AfroQuiz 2025Council of Canadians of African and Caribbean Heritage (CCACH)Stanley A. Milner Library: 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square, Edmonton, (Muttart theatre)12pmEdmonton
43Saturday Feb 222025 BHM Gala: Celebrating Cultures Across the Black DiasporaUniversity of Alberta Black Students’ AssociationThe Royal Palace, 4960 93 Avenue Northwest Edmonton6pm-11:30pmEdmonton
44Saturday Feb 22Cultural ExtravaganzaRehoboth Alliance/FMSuncor Energy Centre for The Performing Arts, Fort McMurray12pm-5pmFort McMurray
45Saturday Feb 22Curator’s Tour | 5 Artists 1 Love with Darren JordanArt Gallery of Alberta and 5 Artists 1 Love. Curated by Darren W. JordanArt Galery, Edmonton2pmEdmonton
46Saturday Feb 22ECSD High School BSA Conference – LSL-Edmonton Catholic School DistrictEdmonton Catholic School DistrictLouis St Laurent High School8:30amEdmonton
47Saturday Feb 22Art as Legacy: BHM Art Exhibit & PerformancesKULAN (Horn Youth Services Foundation)CKUA Radio Network, 9804 Jasper Avenue Edmonton5pmEdmonton
48Saturday Feb 22Food + Mural Walking Tour hosted by @lindork and @roamwithrochelleFeed the Soul Dining WeekTBA1:30pm-4pmEdmonton
49Saturday Feb 22Stories of Impact African Diaspora Nonprofit Network (ADNN)//Edmonton
50Saturday Feb 22Black History Month Intergenerational Panel Discussion: Theme: “Bridging GenerationsHope for Tomorrow’s Shade Association Canada (HT-SACA)//Edmonton
51Saturday Feb 22Celebrating Black Voices, Honoring Black LegaciesTowunmi Coker Literary Initiative Foundation (TCLI Foundation)//Edmonton
52Monday Feb 24Alberta NDP Black History MonthAlberta NDP CaucusQEII Building 9820 107 St Nw5:30pm-8pmEdmonton
53Wedsnesday Feb 26Governement of Alberta Black History MonthGovernement of Alberta Muse Building6pm-8pmEdmonton
54Wednesday Feb 26YEG Trivia Night: AfroQuizzing Edition-Edmonton City as Museum Project (ECAMP)Edmonton City as Museum ProjectVP Kitchen and Lounge, #401, 8170 50 Street Northwest,, Edmonton2pm-4pmEdmonton
55Friday Feb 28Black History Month 2025 -Banquet and Awards NightThe MAC Calendar et Rehoboth Alliance/FMShell Place – Grand Ballroom – East Entrance6:30pm-11:30pmFort McMurray
56Friday Feb 28The Black Artpreneur Directory LaunchThe Foundation for the Flourishment of African and Latin Ancestry [Artpreneurs] Communities in Canada (FALAC) University of Alberta’s Campus Saint-Jean5pm-9pmEdmonton
57Friday Feb 28Seniors’ Tour | Black History MonthArt Galery of AlbertaArt Galery, Edmonton2pm-3pmEdmonton
58Saturday March 12025 Black History Month GalaBlack History Month GPParadise Inn & Conference Centre, 11201 100 Avenue Grande Prairie4:30pm-11pmGrande Prairie
59Saturday March 1Black History Month Gala Empowering Black People by Black PeopleSinkunia Community Development Organization12904 74 St, Nw Edmonton5pmEdmonton
60Saturday March 15Black Business Edmonton (BBE) Voices and VentureBLACK BUSINESS EDMONTONSlovenian Canadian Association Hall, 16703 66 St NW, Edmonton9am-9pmEdmonton
61Saturday March 29Awards of Excellence Details to followNBCC EdmontonTBD – Chateau Louis6pmEdmonton

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