African American Community Heritage Festival

The 14th Annual African American Community Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday, February 23, 2013, on the grounds of Huston Tillotson University, from 1 to 5 p.m. 

The fun filled, one-day event features food vendors, interactive and educational activities for children, and a variety of artistic performances. Children's activities will be centrally located in BCBSTX's Kids Zone and will include child-friendly entertainment such as finger puppet-making, free bicycle helmets, and more. Adults can enjoy step shows from fraternities and sororities, slam poetry, live music, dance, local crafts, and artisan work. 

African American Community Heritage Festival is a family-friendly extravaganza.  Games and vendors will include:

• Kid’s Zone with bounce houses
• Safety demonstrations
• Arts & crafts
• Home décor
• Books
• Clothing and jewelry
• Storytelling
• Health, vision and dental screenings and insurance outreach 
• Dance
• Prizes 
• Live entertainment (schedule)

This event is free to the public and all ages are welcome. For more information, visit the event website. You can also see the event flyer on Facebook.

Huston-Tillotson University
900 Chicon
Austin, TX 78702

Thanks, World Cultures Austin!