Natchez Theater District

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

EVENT UPDATE: This event has been postponed due to incoming bad weather. New date to be announced.

Think you have talent, Natchez? 18 acts go head-to-head for Cash Prizes where the audience chooses the winners! It's SHOWTIME AT THE AUDITORIUM from 4:00–6:00pm at the City Auditorium! Admission is Free! Doors open at 3:00pm

Winners receive one-time cash prizes from New Vision Media: First prize wins $1000, Second prize is $500, and Third is $250!!

Think you can win one of the cash prizes are up for grabs during this talent show? This Juneteenth Talent Contest, presented by New Vision Media and the City of Natchez, invites all dancers, singers, rappers, and more to register online. For details and contest rules: https://juneteenth.onenatchez.com
ACT FAST–Due to limited stage time, only the first 18 acts that signup will be selected to compete.

Natchez City Auditorium • 207 Jefferson Street
For information, contact Malcolm Innis at 832-922-7221.

A part of Juneteenth In Natchez.
https://juneteenth.onenatchez.com/

97.7 The Beat Natchez
1240 The Buzz

06/12/2026

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/natchez-born-genius-featuring-historian-and-author-bobby-dennis-tickets-1990434081920?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

06/11/2026

06/10/2026

Goood morning Natchez,

Here is an excellent schedule of events for this year’s Freedom Season from our friends BlackNatchez.org.

Some of us are still away, but we hope to see y’all later in the month.

06/09/2026

Natchez National Historical Park marks Juneteenth June 19 with a Melrose lawn luminary honoring nearly 700 enslaved people, plus tours and kids’ activities on t...

06/08/2026

Presented by Freedom Season: A ceremony honoring the individuals and descendants of the enslaved that were sold at the site, which is now part of the Natchez National Historic Park. This event is FREE and open to the public.

RSVP at https://blacknatchez.org/freedomseason
Friday, June 19, 2026 at 9:00am
Forks of the Road Site • 107 Liberty Road

Freedom Season is a partnership between the Natchez National Historical Park, the Historic City of Natchez, BlackNatchez.org, 1720 Gallery & Gift Shop, Miss Lou Juneteenth, and C. Travis Johnson.

A part of Juneteenth In Natchez.
https://juneteenth.onenatchez.com/

06/08/2026

Presented by Freedom Season: This unforgettable in-person experience celebrates creativity and talent straight from Natchez. Bobby Dennis, author, historian, and curator of Natchez’s Museum of African American History & Culture (NAPAC Museum) sits down with BlackNatchez.org founder Joseph Smith for a conversation about all things Natchez.

This event is FREE and open to the public.
RSVP at https://blacknatchez.org/freedomseason
Saturday, June 13, 2026 from 6:30–8:30 pm
1720 Gallery & Gifts • 227 North Dr MLK Street

Freedom Season is a partnership between the National Park Service, the Historic City of Natchez, BlackNatchez.org, 1720 Gallery & Gift Shop, Miss Lou Juneteenth, and C. Travis Johnson.

A part of Juneteenth In Natchez.
https://juneteenth.onenatchez.com/

06/07/2026

Gooood afternoon Natchez,

We’re spending the weekend on Liverpool’s historic waterfront, and standing on these old docks, it’s impossible not to think about home and what scholar Paul Gilroy describes as the Black Atlantic.

Two hundred years ago, cotton grown by enslaved people on Mississippi plantations would have likely travelled down the Mississippi River, through New Orleans, across the Atlantic, and into Liverpool’s docks before feeding the textile mills that helped build Britain’s industrial wealth.

In fact, it’s thought that over 40,000 enslaved Africans were transported by Liverpool vessels. By 1792 Liverpool was firmly established as the leading slave port, with 131 sailings in one year (BBC). We cannot help but think about Forks of the Road.

Liverpool - and Toxteth in particular - is home to Europe’s oldest Black community, with roots stretching back more than 250 years. Their ancestors included African sailors, freed and enslaved Africans, Black Loyalists who arrived after the American Revolution, abolitionists - a community whose roots deepened further with Windrush-era immigrants in the 20th century.

Today, Liverpool continues to confront this history. Museums, artists, historians, descendants and community groups are engaged in conversations about remembrance, reparative justice and historical accountability. The photos show how the residents of Toxteth have used public art, gardening and other community initiatives to revitalize their area once shaped by protests and hardship.

As we stand here on the banks of the Mersey this morning, thousands of miles from Natchez, we’re reminded that history travels. The ties between Liverpool and Mississippi could not be more apparent.

Wishing everyone a thoughtful Sunday from Liverpool.