2026 Black History Month Events
Looking for fun ways to celebrate Black History Month 2026? Check out some of these local events! Learn about national and local figures, historical events, modern culture, and more. Click each event title to go to its event page and get more information.
Black History Month 2026 Events at Worcester Public Library:
Thursday, February 5
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Main Library, adults
Friday, February 6
Ablaze with Color: Painting like Alma Thomas
Tatnuck Magnet Branch, ages 6 – 12
Tuesday, February 10
Afrobeats Dance Boston Dance Class
Goddard Branch, ages 6 – 12
Wednesday, February 11
Afrobeats Dance Boston Dance Class
Roosevelt Branch, ages 6 – 12
Thursday, February 12
Mojos, Mermaids & Medicine with Dr. Lindsey Stewart
Online, adults
Thursday, February 12
Ablaze with Color: Painting like Alma Thomas
Burncoat Branch, ages 6 – 12
Friday, February 20
Afrobeats Dance Boston Dance Class
Main Library – ages 6 – 12
Tuesday, February 24
Whimsical Workshop: Basquiat- and Ringgold-Inspired Art
Great Brook Valley Branch, ages 6 – 11
Tuesday, February 24
From Major Taylor to the Major Leagues: The Influence of pro basketball player Harry “Bucky” Lew
Online, adults
Other Events
Worcester Black History Month Trail (open all year)
Learn more: https://apps.holycross.edu/wbht/home.html
Exhibit: Lewis Hayden and the Underground Railroad (Daily until March 18th)
Learn more: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/black-history-month-events-at-dcr-properties
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller Clay Sculptures – Feb 9th – 3:30-5:30pm
Learn more: https://framinghamlibrary.org/calendar/event/meta-vaux-warrick-fuller-clay-sculptures1
Douglass Day – Feb 14th – 10:00am-3:00pm
Learn more: https://framinghamlibrary.org/calendar/event/douglass-day
Black History Month: Echoes of Hope, Anchored in Resilience- Feb 11th – 10:00am-3:00pm
Learn more: https://www.openskycs.org/news-events/events/black-history-month-event-echoes-of-hope-anchored-in-resilience
Tea and Talk: Enslavement in the Puritan Village- Feb 21st – 2:00-3:00pm
Learn more: https://thetrustees.org/event/443235/
Bedford Historical Society “A Journey to find an Ancestry and Honor his Faith in Diversity” – Feb 22nd – 2:00-4:00pm
Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/876815584762409/?ref_source=NEWS_FEED
Central MA celebrate 100 years with us- Feb 28th – 11:00am-2:00pm
Learn more: https://www.discovercentralma.org/event/black-history-month-event/29018
Learn more: https://www.facebook.com/events/s/black-history-month-event/3819707845002110/#
Courage to Remember- Feb 28th – 5:30pm
Learn more: https://priorperformingartscenter.holycross.edu/event/courage-to-remember-black-history-month/
Boston Events
Black History Month Kickoff and Flag Raising- 12:00-1:30pm – Feb 2nd
Learn more: https://www.boston.gov/calendar/save-date-black-history-month-kick-and-flag-raising
BCYF Black History Month Annual Skate- 5:00-8:00pm – Feb 19th
Learn more: https://www.boston.gov/calendar/bcyf-black-history-annual-skate-night
Black Veterans Appreciation Luncheon- 11:00am-2:00pm – Feb 21st
Learn more: https://www.boston.gov/calendar/black-veterans-appreciation-luncheon