
2016 African Arrival Day event at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. Credit: Glossy Productions
WEEKEND SCHEDULE AFRICAN AMERICAN POLITICAL PIONEERS LUNCHEON Friday, August 23 - Noon to 3:00 p.m. Hampton Convention Center | Ticketed Event FIRST AFRICAN LANDING COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY Saturday, August 24, 2019 - 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Continental Park, Fort Monroe | Public Event FIRST AFRICAN LANDING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Saturday, August 24 - 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Fort Monroe | Public Event Cultural displays, exhibitors and vendors, children's activities, musical performances, storytelling, drumming and dancing, and food trucks.