Tallahassee History Festival
Third Annual Tallahassee History Festival
Join us on Saturday, March 23, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kleman Plaza for the Third Annual Tallahassee History Festival.
The Festival is a free community event with fun for both K-12 and college students and the whole family. The festival features programs and activities by historical organizations from around the state, as well as some of our local favorites.
And don't forget to check out the Tallahassee Science Festival.
Previous Programs
2022 Exhibitors and Program
Thank you to our Exhibitors
Apalachicola Area Historical Society
Better Universe and Citizens
Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum
Caroline Brevard Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
Carrabelle History Museum
Crooked River Lighthouse
Dale Mabry Army Air Field Museum, Inc.
Dominos Everardus Bogardus Chapter, Colonial Dames 17th Century
Elder Care Services Inc.
Equal Ground Action Fund
Florida Division of Library and Information Services
Florida History Day
Florida Historical Society
Florida Trust for Historic Preservation
Florida's History Shop
Fort San Luis Chapter, National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR)
Four Points Tallahassee Downtown
Friends of Wakulla Springs State Park
GFWC Junior Woman's Club of Midtown
Goodwood Museum and Gardens
History with Kev.
Holocaust Education Resource Council (HERC)
J. Layne Smith
LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library
Mayflower Society
Midtown Reader
Museum of Florida History
PaleoWest
Panhandle Archaeological Society at Tallahassee (PAST)
Ponce de Leon Society Children of the American Revolution
Saint Andrew Society of Tallahassee
St. John’s Episcopal Church
She Academy, Inc.
Tallahassee State College African American Literature Honors Class
Tallahassee State College Dual Enrollment
Tallahassee State College Library
Tallahassee Genealogical Society
Tallahassee Historical Society
Tallahassee Museum
The Grove Museum
The James Madison Institute
Theater with a Mission
Thomasville History Center
Tippecanoe Antiques Trader
Trinity United Methodist Church
Wakulla County Historical Society
Event Program
10:00am
Opening Remarks and Welcome
Dr. David Proctor, Festival Co-Chair
Teresa Paliwoda, Festival Co-Chair
Anthony Jones, Tallahassee State College
Guest Speakers
10:45 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Ms. Althemese Barnes
Riley House Museum
11:10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m.
Dr. AJ Brickler
Tuskegee Airmen Inc.
11:50 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Dr. James Dunbar
Florida State University, Department of Anthropology
12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Delaitre Hollinger
National Association for the Preservation of African-American History and Culture
1:10 p.m. – 1:40 p.m.
Misty Penton
Muscogee Nation of Florida
1:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Bob Holladay, Tallahassee Historical Society
Anthony Jones, Tallahassee State College
Thank you to our Partners & Sponsors!
PARTNERS
Tallahassee State College, Tallahassee Historical Society, Florida Civil Rights Museum, Inc., National Association for the Preservation of African-American History and Culture, Inc., Fort San Luis, NSDAR
CO-PRESENTING SPONSOR
SPONSORS
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Parking
Parking is available throughout the downtown area on a first-come first-serve basis. Most downtown lots, such as the lot at Kleman Plaza, charge a parking fee. These fees are not associated with or controlled by the Tallahassee History Festival or Tallahassee Community College.
Location
Kleman Plaza | 306 S Duval St