8:30 AM – 10:30 PM EST

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ZORA: An In-Person Celebration of Her 130th Birthday

“Stop by for a bite of cake”– Complimentary and while refreshment lasts
Masks, Social Distancing and Hand Sanitation Required
Location: Lot adjacent to the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts (The Hurston) 344 East Kennedy Boulevard • Eatonville 32751

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ZORA PARTY: A Virtual Celebration of Her 130th Birthday

Ticket Required

10:00 AM – 04:00 PM

EXPERIENCE HISTORIC EATONVILLE: Free & Open to the Public

Masks, Social Distancing and Hand Sanitation Required

• Museum Exhibition – A Past Inremembered: A Black Speculative Odyssey & Afrofuturism: Mapping the Sonic Imagination
Location: 344 East Kennedy Boulevard • Eatonville 32751

• St. Lawrence African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E) Church
549 East Kennedy Boulevard • Eatonville 32751

03:00 – 05:00 PM

In-Person

YARDS AND GARDENS MOBILE TOUR: Free & Open to the Public

Masks, Social Distancing and Hand Sanitation Required

Registration Required at zorafeatival.org Max of 20 guests only

Location of Check-In: Excellence Without Excuse (E-WE) Community Computer Arts Lab & Learning Center • Eatonville Commercial Center

323 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite D • Eatonville 32751

02:00 – 02:45 PM EST

SANKOFA! HONORING OUR FOOD TRADITIONS IN PLANT-POWERED WAYS:

A Virtual Cooking Experience

Presented by Chef Jenn Ross, Owner of the Award-Winning Da-Jen Eats Cafe and Creamery

Registration and Ticket Purchase Required

07:00 – 09:00 PM EST

COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: Free & Open to the Public

1st of a 3-Part Series on Race and Economic Realities in 21st Century America
Presenter: Dr. William A. Darity, Jr., Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies, and Economics at Duke University Author of From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the 21st Century

Registration Required

07:00 PM – 08:30 PM EST

“THE DEMO TAPE AIN’T NOBODY WANNA HEAR”: A Virtual Program Free & Open to the Public

Seminole State College of Florida, in collaboration with ZORA! Festival 2021, presents
Dr. Regina M. Bradley, Assistant Professor of English and African Diaspora Studies Kennesaw State University

Registration Required

08:00 AM – 01:45 PM EST

AFRICA – AMERICA WOMEN’S ECONOMIC FORUM: A Virtual Program Free & Open to the Public

(Accommodating the 7-hour time difference with West Africa)
Theme: Women Empowered for Economic Revival Beyond the Pandemic and Injustice:
The Sequel to the 2020 Inaugural Forum

Registration Required

12:45 – 04:00 PM EST

10:00 AM – 03:00 PM EST

“EDUCATION DAY”: Divided into 2 Components

• 8th Annual ZORA! STEM Conference for Middle School Students: A Virtual Program
Registration Closed
Collaborative Partners: Orange County Public Schools, Orlando Science Center, UCF College of Medicine, Valencia College, The Florida Hi-Tech Corridor

FIRST DAY OF A 2-DAY CONFERENCE: A Virtual Program

“Afrofuturism — What is its Sound?”
Free & Open to the Public
Sponsored by the University of Central Florida — College of Arts and Humanities in Collaboration with ZORA! Festival 2021

Registration Required

10:00 AM – 03:00 PM EST

06:15 PM – 09:45 PM EST

2ND DAY OF AFROFUTURISM CONFERENCE: A Virtual Program

“Afrofuturism — What is its Sound?”
Free & Open to the Public
Sponsored by the University of Central Florida — College of Arts and Humanities in Collaboration with ZORA! Festival 2021

Registration Required

DRIVE-IN MOVIES: In Your Vehicle

Spiderman: Into the Spider Verse
The Best Man
ONLY Advance Ticket Sales at zorafestival.org
Location: The Wymore Road Field, just north of WESH TV • Eatonville