Visit Orlando Celebrates African American Heritage & Culture

As we usher in February, our community is filled with events and activities to celebrate Black History Month. From limited-time exhibitions and live performances to an assortment of year-round attractions and black-owned businesses, locals and visitors have many opportunities to experience the inspiring and rich contributions of Central Florida’s diverse African American community.

Your Visit Orlando team has several initiatives underway to share this message more broadly and inspire visitors to engage, whether it is in February or year-round. Our Heritage & Heart: Orlando Celebrates Black History In February and All Year Long blog provides a comprehensive outline of events and activities, including an interactive map.

We partnered with iHeart media to sponsor segments where on-air hosts discuss what Black History Month means to them and encourage listeners to explore Orlando’s rich Black history and culture. The segments will air in New York, Atlanta and Chicago and serves as our Orlando For All annual campaign kickoff. Click here to listen.

Also, coming soon on our social media channels, to promote our local experiences, we filmed Orlando Magic’s Bo Outlaw as he explored Wells’Built Museum of African American History and Culture with Visit Orlando team members. The video will be shown on Visit Orlando’s YouTube, Facebook and Instagram channels.

With so much to discover about Orlando’s rich African American heritage, history and cultural influences, your Visit Orlando team will continue to promote throughout the year our neighborhoods’ Black-owned restaurants and permanent galleries and museums, like the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Arts in Eatonville and so much more to help more visitors learn more about the diversity of our region.