Black Outside Fest

Come shop Black-owned businesses, discover local artists and creatives, enjoy live music + performances, experience the flavors and stories. Black Outside Fest returns Saturday, September 26, for a day of Black music, art, food, makers, heritage and community at the George Washington Carver Museum & Genealogy Center. Presented by Black Makers Market, Black Outside Fest brings together Black artists, musicians, makers, food entrepreneurs, storytellers, families and community for one big celebration of how we got here—and everything we’re creating next. Come shop Black-owned businesses. Discover artists and creatives. Eat good. Hear live music and performances. Explore the stories and traditions that have shaped Black Austin. Bring the family, bring your people and spend the day with us. This is more than a market. This is Black Outside. 📍 FESTIVAL DETAILS Saturday, September 26, 2026 12:00–6:00 PM Admission: FREE, but $10 donation suggested. George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center 1165 Angelina Street Austin, TX 78702 ✨ WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE 🎶 MUSIC + LIVE PERFORMANCES Experience local and regional musicians, DJs, poets and performers bringing the sounds, stories and creative energy of Black culture to the stage. 🛍️ BLACK MAKERS MARKET Shop a curated marketplace of Black-owned businesses, artists, designers and creative entrepreneurs from Austin and across Central Texas. Discover something new and meet the people behind what you buy. 🎨 ART + BLACK CREATIVITY Experience visual art, fashion, design and creative expression that celebrates the range and richness of Black creativity. 📸 BLACK AUSTIN HERITAGE + STORIES Explore photography, storytelling and cultural narratives that connect the Black Austin we know today to the people, places and traditions that helped shape it. 🍽️ BLACK FOODWAYS + FOOD VENDORS Come hungry. Enjoy food from Black-owned businesses while celebrating the flavors, traditions and stories that connect food to family, heritage and the wider African diaspora. 🖤 FAMILY + COMMUNITY Black Outside is for the whole community. Expect opportunities to gather, create, connect, discover and simply enjoy being outside together. BLACK CULTURE IS LIVING CULTURE. Our history isn't only something we preserve behind glass. We live it. It's in our music. Our food. Our art. Our businesses. Our style. Our stories. Our traditions. And in what we pass on to the next generation. Black Outside Fest celebrates Black heritage as something living—carried forward every day through creativity, entrepreneurship, storytelling and community. We honor what brought us here. We celebrate what’s here now. We make space for what comes next. Whether you're discovering a new artist, meeting the maker behind your new favorite product, reconnecting with community or dancing in the Texas sunshine, there's a place for you here. AUSTIN, COME OUTSIDE. ☀️ Black Outside Fest welcomes Austinites and visitors alike to experience the city through the creativity, history and culture of its Black community. RSVP now and be the first to receive lineup announcements, featured maker drops, food vendor reveals, festival updates and everything you need to know before September 26. 🛍️ Interested in vending? Vendor applications are open for Black-owned makers, artists, designers, food businesses and creative entrepreneurs. 🤝 Interested in partnering with Black Outside? Sponsorship and community partnership opportunities are available. Email [email protected]. Black Outside Fest is presented by Black Makers Market. This event is funded in part by Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment (ACME).