Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, at 551 S Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina, is presenting its inaugural Children’s Book Fair Festival on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
It’s free to attend.
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This all-day event is a celebration of youth, with engaging storytelling and activities.
While you’re there, check out everything going on Uptown as part of Charlotte International Arts Festival. Just a couple blocks away, Festival of India will taking place!
Meet notable authors and illustrators, including New York City’s Lincoln Center’s first-ever poet-in-residence, Mahogany L. Browne, and Charlotte award-winning author, Tameka Fryer Brown.
Enjoy:
- Art-making workshops
- Multigenerational African drum circle
- Vendor marketplace with local artisans
- Win prizes and giveaways from the festival’s partner, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
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Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture
551 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC 28202
704-547-3700
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