Black August in the Park
Black August in the Park
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One Sunday Wasn't Enough. We're Taking the Whole Weekend.
We could've kept it free and watched it disappear. Instead we're askin yall to help us build something that lasts. Hear us out...
Ten years. Twenty thousand people. What started as one Sunday in Durham has grown into something bigger than any of us imagined. This is where culture and movement building share the same stage.
Black August in the Park (BAP) is evolving into more than a festival. This year, it becomes a multi-day experience where community, creativity, and ideas come together to shape what's next. Built on the Black August tradition of remembrance, resistance, and collective liberation. BAP is a space for our freedom.
You don't have to be from Durham to feel it. You just need a pass.
YOUR PASS INCLUDES
- Full festival at Durham Central Park
- Live music across multiple stages
- Live podcast shows and community conversations
- Wellness classes and movement experiences
- BAP Salon Parties, Innovation Sessions and Film Screenings
- Curated food experiences
- Every official BAP party all weekend
THE EARLY BIRD PASSES
$10 — BAP Pass
Your support keeps this festival alive and here for generations to come. BAP wouldn't be BAP without you.
$20 — BAP Pass + Pay It Forward
Mutual aid isn't a concept. It's a practice. This pass covers you and sponsors free entry for someone who needs it. You'll also be receiving a couple gifts as a thank you for helping us make sure no one gets turned away because of a dollar.
$50 — Kinship Pass
BAP has always been free because our community made it possible. This tier goes beyond sponsoring free entry. Your investment directly supports the operations that make BAP possible — the stages, the sound, the infrastructure that holds this whole thing together. Keeping it accessible and alive. Not just for you. For the BAP kids coming up behind us. This is for those who understand that investing $50 today is how BAP is still here in 2036.
$0 — We Gotchu
If you ain't got it, let us know. We Gotchu! Just click { HERE }
$$ — Donations
If you got it tho, add a little extra at checkout. It funds free entry for someone in our community. So we got each other. That's mutual aid. That's us.
Gates Open: 3PM | Free Parking available throughout the city