ZORA! Festival 2024: Here’s what’s happening at this year’s festival

EATONVILLE, Fla. — ZORA! Festival organizers are gearing up for this year’s annual event in historic Eatonville.

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The 2024 Outdoor Festival of the Arts runs from Jan. 26  to Jan. 28 along East Kennedy Boulevard.

The ZORA! Festival is the longest running arts and humanities festival that celebrates the cultural contributions of people of African ancestry.

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Time for the ZORA! Festival are as follows:

• Friday, Jan. 26: 9 a.m. -  5 p.m.
• Saturday, Jan. 27: 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Sunday, Jan. 28: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  

This year’s live performances are set to include:

Saturday:

• EU (Experience Unlimited)
• Club Nouveau
• Fire Light

Sunday:

• Nelson Curry “The Suga Shack Man”
• Tony Wilson “The Young James Brown”
• TJ Hooker Taylor “Don’t do it for the money”
• Joe Tex “Shake it”

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Performances will be held at 344 East Kennedy Boulevard in Eatonville.

Organizers said other highlights of ZORA! Festival 2024 will include:

• Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts
• Children’s “Make-and-Take” Tent
• Florida Historical Society
• Bronze Kingdom Exhibition
• Fine Arts & Master Crafts Booths
• International Marketplace
• Eatonville Public Library Branch Programming
• International Marketplace Booths
• Free Parking
• Food, fun and shopping for all ages

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For more information about Zora! Festival 2023, click here.

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