Join us on Saturday, February 7, 2026 from 12:00 pm-6:00 pm for the Solar Saturday: Black History Month Kick-Off Block Party! In partnership with PNC, The Carver is celebrating the Black History Month Centennial with an action-packed kick off! As a full-site activation, we will open the festivities with a proclamation in front of the museum on the plaza, Black Makers Market will be in the rotunda behind the museum, we'll have have fun events in the conference room, the classroom, the dance studio, the theatre, and the drum, vinyl records on long play will fill the halls, and the new gallery exhibition will be open! Light snacks and refreshments will be served, along with interactive arts and crafts programming to engage the brain. Free and open to all.
Celebrate 2026 Black History Month with the Carver!
12:00 - 5:00 pm - Black Makers Market Vendor Market
12-00 - 6:00 pm - Exhibition opening: Steven Bernard Jones: Who Draws the Maps?
1:00 - 2:00 pm - Black History Month Centennial Commemoration
2:00 - 3:30 pm - African Foodways Panel
2:00 - 5:30 pm - Hands-on Art for All
2:00 - 5:30 pm - Dance Classes
2:30-4:30 pm - Financial Literacy Workshops
3:30 - 5:00 pm - A Centennial of Black Queer History Performance
5:30 - 6:00 pm - Musical Performance by Anastasia
George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center
1165 Angelina Street
Austin, TX 78702
United States