Name: 45th annual Heritage Festival
Start: 2025-02-15T09:00:00-06:00
End: 2025-02-15T15:00:00-06:00
Location: 920 Museum Dr, Anniston, AL, United States, Alabama 36206

The Anniston Museums and Gardens, Festival Coordinator Mrs. Georgia Calhoun, and the Heritage Festival Committee invite you to celebrate Black History Month at the 45th annual Heritage Festival: Poems of the Past, Whispers of our Ancestors! Encourage our community’s youth during the Oration Competition, enjoy a free jazz concert by TAD of Jazz, shop local vendors, and tour the museums. Baby Boy's BBQ and Finz N Chicks will be on-site with delicious food options available for purchase.
Register your child to compete in the 45th annual Heritage Festival Oration Competition. Click the link below and download the Student Oration Form. Email it to [email protected] or visit the Anniston Museum of Natural History. This special event provides children in Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 the opportunity to develop public speaking skills and strengthen their love for reading, writing, and poetry. Review the Student Oration Form for details. Registration forms are due by the end of the day Monday, February 10, 2025.
https://www.exploreamag.org/events/45th-annual-heritage-festival
All Oration Competition Participants receive:
- $10.00
- Participation Ribbon
- One-year Family Membership to the Anniston Museums and Gardens
Oration Details:
- Participants check in at 9:00 am, February 15.
- Competition begins at 10:00 am.
- Orations should be works by Black authors.
- Orations are recited by memory in front of festival attendees and a panel of judges.
- Orations are judged for organization, content, language, and audience appeal.
- Participants may compete as an individual or as a member of a group.
- Orations are limited to five (5) minutes.
- No profanity.
- Props are not required. However, if used participants are responsible for their own props.
- Entries due by February 10, 2025 to Anniston Museum of Natural History or via email [email protected].
- Monetary prizes and ribbons are awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category during the Awards Ceremony. The school or co-op group with the most Oration Competition participants wins one free LIVE ANIMAL SHOW from the Anniston Museum of Natural History!
To become a festival vendor, please email Angie Dothard at [email protected]. We have limited spaces available. Questions? Call (256) 237-6766.
The 45th annual Heritage Festival would not be possible without our community’s support! To become a 45th annual Heritage Festival sponsor, please contact Sarah Woolmaker at [email protected] or call (256) 237-6261. Thank you for your support!