BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Per-Ankh Archive//Calendar of the African World//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Per-Ankh — 2026-10 X-WR-CALDESC:Per-Ankh Archive — Calendar of the African World X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b5f241c7-3164-4507-bede-8b5c3d90b8f3@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:Black History Month (UK) DESCRIPTION:Celebrated in October across the United Kingdom to honour the contributions of Black Britons and the African diaspora.\nRegion: United Kingdom\, Europe\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b5f241c7-3 164-4507-bede-8b5c3d90b8f3 LOCATION:United Kingdom\, Europe URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b5f241c7-3164-4507-bede-8b5c3d9 0b8f3 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:heritage,history END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0e0e53fc-75f8-4ab0-b999-8d626036a2cf@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261002 SUMMARY:Nigeria Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1960.\nRegion: Nigeria \, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0e0e53fc-75f8-4ab0 -b999-8d626036a2cf LOCATION:Nigeria\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/0e0e53fc-75f8-4ab0-b999-8d62603 6a2cf RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f793d979-22df-4ff0-9110-f3ac82269771@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:Black History Month (United Kingdom) DESCRIPTION:Observed since 1987 in the UK\, celebrating the contributions of African and Caribbean communities to British society and global civil ization. Featured: Stuart Hall\, Paul Gilroy\, C.L.R. James\, Claudia Jon es\, Mary Seacole.\nRegion: Europe\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ events/f793d979-22df-4ff0-9110-f3ac82269771 LOCATION:Europe URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f793d979-22df-4ff0-9110-f3ac822 69771 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:black history,heritage month,united kingdom END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c08c6568-7492-4b66-8282-687c2c16375b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:National Book Month DESCRIPTION:A month-long celebration of books and reading sponsored by th e National Book Foundation.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c08c6568-7492-4b66-8282-687c2c1637 5b LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c08c6568-7492-4b66-8282-687c2c1 6375b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:library-programming,literacy,national-book-foundation END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c1fd2d40-609c-403a-a413-219a2c67cc72@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:Archives Month (USA) DESCRIPTION:Annual U.S. observance celebrating the value of archives and archivists.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ events/c1fd2d40-609c-403a-a413-219a2c67cc72 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c1fd2d40-609c-403a-a413-219a2c6 7cc72 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:archives,memory END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bd4941cc-1e01-451c-aadc-1bf541a12156@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261003 SUMMARY:Guinea Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from France\, 1958.\nRegion: Guinea\, Africa\nMo re: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bd4941cc-1e01-451c-aadc-1bf541a 12156 LOCATION:Guinea\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bd4941cc-1e01-451c-aadc-1bf541a 12156 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5b002a22-d484-4e93-8d2d-ce7ff92ff197@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004 SUMMARY:African American Literary Awards Show DESCRIPTION:Annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in African Amer ican literature.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive .com/events/5b002a22-d484-4e93-8d2d-ce7ff92ff197 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/5b002a22-d484-4e93-8d2d-ce7ff92 ff197 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:awards,authors END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3e4adfac-21f8-4dad-bce0-1bd2c40cd5d2@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004 SUMMARY:Fish and Grits Music Festival DESCRIPTION:A family-friendly one-day Lowcountry music festival celebrati ng Gullah Geechee culture through music\, foodways\, ring shouts\, and vi sual arts on Hilton Head Island\, SC. Presented by Okán. Founded in 2023 by Bluffton-born recording artist Latrese Bush. Lineup features Latrese B ush\, Grammy-nominated Alvin Garrett\, The Live in the Flesh Experience\, the Geechee Gullah Ring Shouters\, DJ Prince Ice\, and more.\nRegion: Un ited States\, North America\nSource: /events/fish-and-grits-music-festiva l\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3e4adfac-21f8-4dad-bce0-1b d2c40cd5d2 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/3e4adfac-21f8-4dad-bce0-1bd2c40 cd5d2 CATEGORIES:festival,music,gullah-geechee,lowcountry,sea-islands,family-fr iendly,african-american,south-carolina END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:25995c01-6473-4971-8015-5478634e7f1d@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261003 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005 SUMMARY:CultureCon 2026 DESCRIPTION:CultureCon returns to Brooklyn October 3–4\, 2026. Annual gat hering for Black creatives hosted by The Creative Collective NYC\, founde d by Imani Ellis.\nRegion: USA\, North America\nSource: https://www.exper ienceculturecon.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/25995c0 1-6473-4971-8015-5478634e7f1d LOCATION:USA\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/25995c01-6473-4971-8015-5478634 e7f1d RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:conference,creatives,black-creatives,annual,culturecon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:f1c45823-ec6a-46dc-9d56-3504c0a80661@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261005 SUMMARY:Lesotho Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1966.\nRegion: Lesotho \, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f1c45823-ec6a-46dc -9d56-3504c0a80661 LOCATION:Lesotho\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/f1c45823-ec6a-46dc-9d56-3504c0a 80661 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4ffac14f-528c-42af-a9bb-dec146f1334a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261004 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011 SUMMARY:Teen Read Week DESCRIPTION:A national young adult literacy initiative from the Young Adu lt Library Services Association (YALSA)\, encouraging teens to read for p leasure.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.perank harchive.com/events/4ffac14f-528c-42af-a9bb-dec146f1334a LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ffac14f-528c-42af-a9bb-dec146f 1334a RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:library-programming,teens,young-adult,literacy,yalsa END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c12614b7-018f-4dbb-8d34-fd01e7c595e7@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012 SUMMARY:Joint Conference of Librarians of Color DESCRIPTION:Triennial gathering of the five national associations of libr arians of color — Spokane\, WA in 2026.\nRegion: United States\nMore: htt ps://www.perankharchive.com/events/c12614b7-018f-4dbb-8d34-fd01e7c595e7 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c12614b7-018f-4dbb-8d34-fd01e7c 595e7 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:libraries,conference,community END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fe1b0d04-dbb7-4706-9527-d53fbcbea42e@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261007 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261008 SUMMARY:Birthday: Amiri Baraka (b. 1934) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Amiri Baraka. (1934–2014)\nRegion: G lobal\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/fe1b0d04-dbb7-4706-952 7-d53fbcbea42e LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/fe1b0d04-dbb7-4706-9527-d53fbcb ea42e RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6bf5a81e-d0db-4cac-bf95-971bcacd5a06@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261009 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261010 SUMMARY:Uganda Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1962.\nRegion: Uganda\ , Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6bf5a81e-d0db-4cac- bf95-971bcacd5a06 LOCATION:Uganda\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/6bf5a81e-d0db-4cac-bf95-971bcac d5a06 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:67b484ea-d930-4408-83e0-5bdea5208df6@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261010 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261011 SUMMARY:CultureCon DESCRIPTION:Multi-city gathering of Black creatives in art\, media\, fash ion\, tech\, and entrepreneurship. Hosted by The Creative Collective NYC. \nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://www.cultureconhq .com\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/67b484ea-d930-4408-83e0 -5bdea5208df6 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/67b484ea-d930-4408-83e0-5bdea52 08df6 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:blerds,black-creators,culture,tech,media,culturecon,convention END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aecbf656-cd62-456b-9361-42d951e22242@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261011 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261012 SUMMARY:Miami Carnival DESCRIPTION:South Florida's flagship Caribbean carnival held in October\, gathering mas bands and soca artists from across the diaspora.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nSource: https://miamicarnival.net/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aecbf656-cd62-456b-9361-42d951e2224 2 LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/aecbf656-cd62-456b-9361-42d951e 22242 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:caribbean-holidays-and-carnival,carnival,miami,diaspora END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:bde99f6c-da60-4029-b76e-8007f6248130@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013 SUMMARY:Equatorial Guinea Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from Spain\, 1968.\nRegion: Equatorial Guinea\, Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bde99f6c-da60-4029-b7 6e-8007f6248130 LOCATION:Equatorial Guinea\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/bde99f6c-da60-4029-b76e-8007f62 48130 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:b4079293-ed66-44c9-91f9-71b93a01e26a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261013 SUMMARY:Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus Day DESCRIPTION:US federal holiday observed the second Monday in October. A g rowing number of libraries center Indigenous voices and host decolonial p rogramming.\nRegion: United States\, North America\nMore: https://www.per ankharchive.com/events/b4079293-ed66-44c9-91f9-71b93a01e26a LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/b4079293-ed66-44c9-91f9-71b93a0 1e26a RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:federal-holiday,indigenous,decolonial-programming END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:433a48e6-abe5-4e13-891d-6290a14900ca@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018 SUMMARY:Jean-Jacques Dessalines Death Anniversary DESCRIPTION:Haitian national holiday commemorating the assassination of J ean-Jacques Dessalines\, founding father of Haiti\, on October 17\, 1806. \nRegion: Haiti\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/ 433a48e6-abe5-4e13-891d-6290a14900ca LOCATION:Haiti\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/433a48e6-abe5-4e13-891d-6290a14 900ca RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:Haiti,Dessalines,founding fathers END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4ec31ce1-1289-467c-83a7-335d16b3e17b@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261017 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261018 SUMMARY:Black Poetry Day DESCRIPTION:Honors Jupiter Hammon (born October 17\, 1711)\, the first pu blished African American poet. A day to read\, recite\, and teach Black p oetry across the diaspora.\nRegion: North America\nSource: https://www.af ricanamericanpoetryarchive.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/eve nts/4ec31ce1-1289-467c-83a7-335d16b3e17b LOCATION:North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/4ec31ce1-1289-467c-83a7-335d16b 3e17b RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:poetry,black-authors,literacy,jupiter-hammon END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:29dd3aae-2319-4051-9f27-3556a91b6d49@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261019 SUMMARY:Birthday: Ntozake Shange (b. 1948) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Ntozake Shange. (1948–2018)\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/29dd3aae-2319-4051-9 f27-3556a91b6d49 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/29dd3aae-2319-4051-9f27-3556a91 b6d49 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e05408f9-50c5-4279-a534-038f6912a486@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:National Friends of Libraries Week DESCRIPTION:Annual celebration of Friends of Libraries groups and their a dvocacy for libraries.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankha rchive.com/events/e05408f9-50c5-4279-a534-038f6912a486 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e05408f9-50c5-4279-a534-038f691 2a486 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:libraries,advocacy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7c2f0f0a-5c07-40a9-9292-06f58166c975@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:National Black Book Festival 2026 DESCRIPTION:The National Black Book Festival brings together authors\, pu blishers\, readers\, and literary advocates in Houston\, TX. Features inc lude free workshops on writing\, publishing\, AI in authorship\, book-to- film adaptations\, and financial education\, plus a free Children's Festi val where every child receives a book. Hosted at Fallbrook Church (Brook Sports) with the Sheraton North Houston as the host hotel. A celebration of Black literary culture\, community knowledge-sharing\, and the living tradition of Black bookstores and publishers as sites of cultural self-de termination.\nRegion: United States\, Americas Diaspora\nSource: https:// www.nationalblackbookfestival.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/ events/7c2f0f0a-5c07-40a9-9292-06f58166c975 LOCATION:United States\, Americas Diaspora URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/7c2f0f0a-5c07-40a9-9292-06f5816 6c975 CATEGORIES:Black Literature,Book Festival,Black Publishing,Children's Lit erature,National Black Bookstore Day,Literary Culture,Houston END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:75c1cac0-4441-4403-a8b2-ce793f008393@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:National Black Book Festival DESCRIPTION:Annual celebration of Black authors and readers held in Houst on\, TX.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/eve nts/75c1cac0-4441-4403-a8b2-ce793f008393 LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/75c1cac0-4441-4403-a8b2-ce793f0 08393 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:books,festival,authors END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:760dd793-a968-43f3-9662-1f84490ebadd@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261022 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:Romantasy BookCon DESCRIPTION:Romantasy fan convention in Orlando\, FL.\nRegion: United Sta tes\, United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/760dd793 -a968-43f3-9662-1f84490ebadd LOCATION:United States\, United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/760dd793-a968-43f3-9662-1f84490 ebadd RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:books,festival,romantasy END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:125214ed-de8a-4e52-9a8c-6e2ad2a994ca@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261025 SUMMARY:Zambia Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1964.\nRegion: Zambia\ , Africa\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/125214ed-de8a-4e52- 9a8c-6e2ad2a994ca LOCATION:Zambia\, Africa URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/125214ed-de8a-4e52-9a8c-6e2ad2a 994ca RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:c935e2cb-798f-47bb-92fc-ae1d8aca0ea2@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261025 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261026 SUMMARY:Thanksgiving Day (Grenada) DESCRIPTION:National observance commemorating the 1983 events and restora tion of constitutional governance.\nRegion: Grenada\, Caribbean\nSource: https://www.gov.gd/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c935e2cb -798f-47bb-92fc-ae1d8aca0ea2 LOCATION:Grenada\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/c935e2cb-798f-47bb-92fc-ae1d8ac a0ea2 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:grenada,thanksgiving,caribbean,heritage END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:004209fa-bfd1-4af0-b9d9-5cb4c8dc87de@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261028 SUMMARY:St. Vincent and the Grenadines Independence Day DESCRIPTION:Independence from the United Kingdom\, 1979.\nRegion: St. Vin cent\, Caribbean\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/004209fa-bf d1-4af0-b9d9-5cb4c8dc87de LOCATION:St. Vincent\, Caribbean URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/004209fa-bfd1-4af0-b9d9-5cb4c8d c87de RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:independence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:e919cab3-b7f6-4aed-9abb-2b76dbe99cf1@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261028 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261029 SUMMARY:Birthday: Ayi Kwei Armah (b. 1939) DESCRIPTION:Celebrating the birth of Ayi Kwei Armah. (1939–present)\nRegi on: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e919cab3-b7f6-4ae d-9abb-2b76dbe99cf1 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/e919cab3-b7f6-4aed-9abb-2b76dbe 99cf1 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:birthday,scholar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:cb292958-1dcc-4251-84a5-7e107c49a0c9@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261030 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261031 SUMMARY:National Dashiki Day DESCRIPTION:Day celebrating the dashiki as a symbol of African heritage a nd Pan-African identity.\nRegion: Global\nMore: https://www.perankharchiv e.com/events/cb292958-1dcc-4251-84a5-7e107c49a0c9 LOCATION:Global URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/cb292958-1dcc-4251-84a5-7e107c4 9a0c9 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:heritage,fashion,pan-african END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:71181b7e-6a24-4a16-b09d-4643c47917bb@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261102 SUMMARY:BACE — Black Atlanta Comic Expo DESCRIPTION:Black Atlanta Comic Expo (B.A.C.E.) brings together Black com ic creators\, cosplayers\, artists\, writers\, and fans for two days of p anels\, vendors\, and cosplay at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta NE Norcross. Ch apter 1 features Stephanie Williams (writer)\, Dawud Anyabwile (director/ illustrator)\, and Marcus Williams (illustrator/writer)\, among others.\n Region: United States\, North America\nSource: https://www.blackatlantaco micexpo.com/\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/events/71181b7e-6a24-4 a16-b09d-4643c47917bb LOCATION:United States\, North America URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/71181b7e-6a24-4a16-b09d-4643c47 917bb CATEGORIES:blerds,comics,convention,black-creators,cosplay,afrofuturism,a tlanta END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:33b5f538-c23d-4c5f-85dc-51f6c69b8c3a@perankharchive.com DTSTAMP:20260731T154314Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261031 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261101 SUMMARY:Louisiana Book Festival DESCRIPTION:Annual book festival held at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge \, LA.\nRegion: United States\nMore: https://www.perankharchive.com/event s/33b5f538-c23d-4c5f-85dc-51f6c69b8c3a LOCATION:United States URL:https://www.perankharchive.com/events/33b5f538-c23d-4c5f-85dc-51f6c69 b8c3a RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY CATEGORIES:books,festival END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR