February 17th Events & Coupons

Auctions, Pop Ups and Marketplaces See All

Netflix Bites MGM Grand Las Vegas
Pop Ups and Vendor Markets | Feb 11, 2025 - Feb 20, 2026
United States > Nevada > Las Vegas > > 89109

Conventions, Live Shows and Fairs See All

Def Leppard: Live at Caesars Palace The Las Vegas Residency
Concerts | Feb 3 - Feb 28, 2026
United States > Nevada > Las Vegas > > 89109
Ghost in the Shell The Exhibition at Tokyo Node Gallery
Art Exhibitions | Jan 30 - Apr 5, 2026
Japan > Tokyo > > Minato-ku

Milestones See All

Jaws: The Exhibition at The Academy Museum Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Iconic Killer Shark
Memorabilia Exhibition | Sep 14, 2025 - Jul 26, 2026
United States > California > Los Angeles > > 90036

Social and Cultural Events See All

Black History Month
Social and Cultural Events | Feb 1 - Feb 28

February 17th In History

Auctions, Pop Ups and Marketplaces See All

Horror Sideshow Market
Horror Conventions | Feb 17, 2024
United States > Pennsylvania > Breinigsville > > 18031

Firsts, Starts and Openings See All

Super Nintendo World Opens at Universal Studios Hollywood
Launches and Openings | Feb 17, 2023
United States > California > Los Angeles > > 91608

Narratives See All

Bonnie Wright
Birthdays | Feb 17, 1991
Bear McCreary
Birthdays | Feb 17, 1979

Product Releases See All

Krispy Kreme and Hulu Team Up for Movie-themed Doughnut Line
Themed Memorabilia and Food | Feb 17 - Mar 9, 2025

Show and Movie Releases See All

Antman and the Wasp: Quantumania
U.S. Theatrical Releases | Feb 17, 2023

Harlem Cultural Festival | Jun 29 - Aug 24, 1969

Harlem Cultural Festival

Concerts, Music Festivals | Jun 29 - Aug 24, 1969

The Harlem Cultural Festival was a series of events, primarily music concerts, held annually in Harlem, New York City, between 1967 and 1969. The Festival celebrated soul, jazz and gospel, along with other forms of Black music and culture, while promoting Black pride. The most successful series of concerts took place in 1969, becoming known informally as Black Woodstock, and is documented in the 2021 film Summer of Soul.

Performers during the 1969 edition of the Harlem Cultural Festival included: The Fifth Dimension, Abbey Lincoln, The Edwin Hawkins Singers, George Kirby, Olatunji, Max Roach, Mahalia Jackson, The Staples Singers, Herman Stevens and the Voices of Faith, Reverend Jesse Jackson and the Operation Breakfast Band, Stevie Wonder, David Ruffin, Chuck Jackson, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Lou Parks Dancers, Mongo Santamaria, Ray Barretto, Cal Trader, Herbie Mann, Harlem Festival Calypso Band, Nina Simone, B.B. King, Hugh Masakela, Harlem Festival Jazz Band, Miss Harlem Pageant, La Rocque Bey and Co., and Listen to My Brothers.