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About The BWS Chicago 2025 fest

✨ 2025 Festival Experience: A Tribute to Our Youth ✨

The Black Wall Street Chicago Festival 2025 isn’t just an event — it’s a vibrant celebration of culture, commerce, creativity, and community. This year’s theme, "A Tribute to Our Youth," honors the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs by providing spaces for inspiration, learning, and empowerment.

Join us on Saturday, September 13, 2025, on the newly designated 63rd Street Commercial Corridor in Woodlawn for a dynamic day filled with unforgettable experiences, including:

🖼️ Art & History Walk

Walk through installations celebrating the rich legacy of Black Wall Street in Tulsa and Chicago’s own historic business corridors. Local artists and youth creatives will contribute pieces that tell our collective story.

🛍️ Black-Owned Business Marketplace

Explore local vendors selling handmade goods, apparel, art, books, skincare products, services, and more. Each vendor represents the heartbeat of our community and the legacy of Black entrepreneurship.

🍗 Food Court & Local Flavors

Taste your way through delicious dishes from some of Chicago’s favorite food vendors & Black-owned restaurants.

👧🏽 Youth Entrepreneur Zone

Meet the next generation of moguls! Support and shop from our youth-owned businesses — a unique experience that empowers children and teens with real-world business exposure, including various trade industry mentors.

🎓 University Row

We're excited to introduce University Row, a dedicated area connecting youth and families with colleges, universities, and academic support programs. Representatives from HBCUs, Chicago-based universities, trade schools, and scholarship organizations will be on site to share resources and opportunities to inspire the next generation of scholars and innovators.

Black Wall Street Chicago "Gala" 2024

2024 Initiative

WDA presents Black Wall Street Chicago "A Chicago Renaissance Night" Gala! We're bringing back the glamour of the Harlem Nights theme, so dust off your finest renaissance attire and prepare for an enchanting evening.

Our Festivals

2024 Initiative

Over the past two years, your support has empowered us to create platforms that have given 100 black-owned businesses the opportunity to showcase their goods and services.

Our Impact

2024 Initiative

Our Impact

We've been featured on numerous media outlets, ABC, CBS, WGN News, the Hyde Park Herald, Mo-gal Magazine, and many more. This exposure has opened doors for business owners, providing invaluable opportunities to increase their net worth. We've also assisted owners in securing leased storefront spaces, while guiding others on a path to tripling their income.

Better yet, see us in person!

We love our customers, so feel free to visit during normal business hours.

Woodlawn Diversity In Action

503 East 61st Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States

7733296648

Hours

Open today

09:00 am – 05:00 pm

JOIN BLACK Wall Street

The Black Wall Street Festival returns in 2023.

Join us as we celebrate the beauty and resilience of our neighbors. Live music, food, and an unforgettable black market. Would you like to be an Artist, Vendor, Sponsor or Volunteer? Please send us a message and we will get back to you at our earliest convenience.

Woodlawn Diversity In Action

503 East 61st Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States

7733296648

Hours

Open today

09:00 am – 05:00 pm

Capturing the Black Wall Street Chicago Festival 2025