Agenda

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Thursday, April 2, 2026
Thursday VIP Grits & Gabs Culinary Experience 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Registration Open7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Friday, April 3, 2026
Registration Open 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Penn Center Excursion7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Quiet Room8:00 AM - 11:59 PM
8:15am Charleston Black History, Gullah Geechee, & Porgy & Bess Sea Island8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
9:00am Crabbing Expedition9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
10:30am Culinary Experience10:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Registration Open12:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Charleston Market Vendor Space Open12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
12:30pm Charleston Black History, Gullah Geechee, & Porgy & Bess Sea Island12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
1:30pm Culinary Experience1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Author Workshop with Antwan Eady4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Welcome Reception & Opening Program6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Bedtime Stories9:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Teen Party10:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Middle School Party10:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Registration Open6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast6:30 AM - 9:30 AM
K-5 Offsite Tours7:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Quiet Room8:00 AM - 11:30 PM
6-8 Culture Tours8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
9-12 Culture Tours8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The Family Reunion Experience at Jenkins Family Village11:15 AM - 3:30 PM
Charleston Market Vendor Space Open2:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Choir Rehearsal4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Bus Loading to International African American Museum 6:15 PM - 6:45 PM
The International African American Experience Dinner & Party7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Bus Looping from IAAM Children's Musuem to Embassy Suites8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Sunday, April 5, 2026
Optional Easter Family Photo Session5:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Choir Sound Check7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Luggage Holding7:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Charleston Market Vendor Space Open 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Together We Rise Easter Sunday Breakfast and Worship8:30 AM - 11:30 AM