Black History Month: Central MA Events 2025

There are a variety of educational and fun events going on in Central MA for Black History Month 2025! 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, and check out the Worcester Public Library’s Black History Month Calendar for even more family friendly BHM events.

Rosa Parks Day Commemoration, February 4th, 6 PM, Bulfinch Meetinghouse, Lancaster

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, February 7th, 11 AM – 2 PM, Worcester Public Library

Black History Trivia Night, February 8th, 7 PM, Fitchburg Historical Society

Courage to Dream: A Black History Month Celebration, February 8th, 5:30 – 9 PM, Mechanics Hall, Worcester

African Art Series: Masquerade, February 9th, 2:30 – 4 PM, Virtual (with the Fitchburg Public Library)

Hair Care Workshops, February 5, 7, 10, 12th, 3 – 5 PM, Various Worcester Public Library Branches

Reading Frederick Douglass Together, February 13th, 12 – 2 PM, Major Taylor Museum, Worcester

BHM Youth Extravaganza, February 16th, 3 – 5 PM, The Village Worcester 

FAMily Program: Africa Rising: 21st Century Photography, February 19th, 1 – 3:30 PM, Fitchburg Art Museum

I’ve Known Rivers: African Americans and Labor, February 1-28, The Worcester Center for Crafts’ Krikorian Gallery

Black History book display, February 1-28, Worcester Senior Center

Worcester Black History Trail, year round, Worcester

Find more events:

Worcester Public Library Black History Month Calendar

Fitchburg Public Library Calendar