MARCH 5-8, 2026
2026 Selma Jubilee Media Center Hours of Operations
Friday, March 6, 2026 (10:00am-3:00pm)
Saturday, March 7, 2026 (10:00am-3:00pm)
Sunday, March 8, 2026 (9:00am-12:00pm)
Location: 112 Lauderdale Street, Selma, Al 36701
If a media representative visits our media center and staff members are out preparing for the Jubilee, please call (205) 201-1041 or visit us later.
March 5-March 8, 2026
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(All events are located in Selma, AL)
Monday , March 2,2026 – Friday, March 6, 2026
9:00am – 5:00pm
Kingian Nonviolence Training: Location: Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth & Reconciliation, 8 Mulberry Rd. Selma, AL, 5-day training with Dr. Bernard Lafayette and Team. Fee: $350-2.5 days CORE $650 – Level 1 Certification, Free for Dallas County residents. For more information, please email: trainings@selmacntr.org
Registration Link: bit.ly/KingianTraining
Thursday, March 5, 2026
9:00am -11:00am
Voting Rights History Bowl: Our stellar Middle & High School competition on voting rights history. Top Prize: $1000.
Location: R.B. Hudson Middle School, 1701 Summerfield Road, Selma AL
Contact 334-526-2626 or 205-516-0990 to register your team or for more information.
6:30pm-7:00pm
Freedom Overture: The Original SNCC Freedom Singers
Location: TBA
7:00pm
Mass Meeting Program: Tabernacle Baptist Church 1431 Broad Street. Speaker: Rev. Dr. Everett Kelly, President of the American Federation of Government Employees (of which Alex Pretti was a Member) and Pastor Emeritus of St. Mary Missionary Baptist Church in Lincoln, Al.
Friday, March 6, 2026
8:00 am- 1:30 pm
17th Annual John A. Lovett Golf Tournament, Location: Ocmulgee Golf Course, Valley Grande, Al
Sponsored by the Selma (AL) Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc
Register HERE
8:30am-12:00pm
Educational Summit
Location: Wallace Community College 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway 36701, Presenters: Dr. Robert White, Ted Quaint, Dr. John Heard, Anthony Browder, and Cicely Curtis.
9:00am-1:00pm
Black Votes Matter: Warrant Clinic, Location: First Baptist Church, 709 Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Selma, Al (Volunteer Opportunities available)
11:00am
Children’s Sojourn: "The Children's Silence Remembrance March"
On this 61st anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” youth of all ages will cross the Pettus bridge on the sidewalk, 2 by 2, quietly (as the marchers did in ‘65), stopping briefly to pray and drop flowers into the river. After crossing the bridge, we will board our buses for the Selma High School auditorium, where we will enjoy the Invisible Giants play, performance, and awards.
For more information, contact Sister Yomi at 334-526-4340 or support@selmajubilee.com
12:00pm-2:00pm
Invisible Giants Program: Honoring our women,
Location: Selma High School Auditorium 2180 Broad St. Selma, AL
Contact: Tasha Dangerfield 850-904-6321
3:00pm-4:30pm
Book Signing Experience: Now That You're Hooked Up... Get Turned On!
Wine & Cheese Reception
Panel Discussion/ Book Reading/ Q&A
Wallace Community College, Selma, Earl Goodwin Parkway 36701
Contact: Godfrey King at 404-824-3934
3:30pm- 4:30pm
Excerpt of the play, Words That Made the Difference: Brown v Board of Education - a tribute to Rev Jesse Jackson , (Supporting Organization: The National Bar Association)
Location: Dallas County Courthouse 105 Lauderdale St.
4:30pm- 6:00pm
Mock Trial presents: Documentary on Black Lives Matter, (Supporting Organization: The National Bar Association)
Location: Dallas County Courthouse 105 Lauderdale St.
5:00pm
Ms. & Mr. Jubilee Scholarship Pageant
Location: Wallace Community College 3000 Earl Godwin Pkwy
Contact: Kay R. Robinson (843) 816-6283
Sign up by February 23rd: Click HERE to sign up
6:00pm- 7:30pm
Public Conversation and Screening of the Black Votes Matter Documentary, "Love Joy, and Power: Tools for Liberation",
Location: Walton Theater, 1000 Selma Ave, Selma, Al.
Hosted by: Rev. Mark Thompson- Podcast Host of "Make it Plain."
8:30pm-9:30 pm
Black Votes Matter: Documentary Screening,Location: Walton Theater, 1000 Selma Ave, Selma, Al 36701
Saturday, March 7, 2026
8:00am
Foot Soldiers Breakfast, $15 per person or $150 for a table of 8.
Location: R.B. Hudson Steam Academy, 1701 Summerfield Road
Contact: Kirt Carrington 404-904-7706.
9:30am -10:30am
Jubilee Parade, Location: Begins on Washington St. and ends at the National Rights Museum
9:30am- 11:00am
Beyond the Blood- Selma Before & After "Bloody Sunday".
Location: Tabernacle Baptist Church 1431 Borad Street, Selma, Al 36701
Hosted by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
10:00am- 1:00pm
GRITS & Greens: Climate Justice & Agricultural Sovereignty
Location: Wallace Community College, Room: TBD
Co- Facilitators: Karen, Jones, CEO of Whom It Concerns, Inc., and Sherrette "Lady Freedom" Spicer.
10:00am – 1:00pm
Ministers of Justice Roundtable
Location: Tabernacle Baptist Church 1431 Broad St Selma, Al 36701
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Byron Clay
New National Christian Leadership Movement
For more information, contact Rev. Kenneth Glasgow at 334-791-2433
10:30am-3:30pm
Empowerment Village: Health Screenings, Restate of Citizenship, Legal Rights, Credit Restoration, Voter Registration
Organizations can sign up HERE
Location: TBA
11:00am -1:00pm
Battle of the Bands: Location: TBA
11:00am-6:00pm
All Day Music Festival (Free Admission): Featuring Dottie Peoples, VOTE (Voices of Triumph Emerging), and the Angelic Harmonizers
Stages located on Water Avenue
12:00pm-1:50pm
GenZ's on the Front Line and Ready for Action (Free Lunch Panel) Location: Hank Sanders Technology Center, 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma, Al
Hosted by: The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC)
12:00pm-2:00pm
Our Selma Moment: Fighting & Building, Location: Brown Chapel AME Church,410 Martin Luther King Street
Special Remarks: Paulette Brown, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice; Pastor Leodis Strong, Brown Chapel AME Church; Ashley Upkins, National Bar Association.
Panel I: April Albright-Black Voters Matter, Bryan Fair-The Southern Poverty Law Center, Ryan Haygood- New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Congresswoman Lamonica Mclver (NJ), and Rev. Mark Thompson (Moderator).
Panel II: Attorneys General Letitia James (NY), Keith Ellison(MN), Kwame Raoul (IL), and Nick Brown (WA). Damon Hewitt- Lawyer's Committee (Moderator), Paulette Brown- New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Pastor Leodis Strong- Brown Chapel AME Church, Ashley Upkins-National Bar Association.
Sponsored by the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
1:00pm-2:00pm
Black and Brown Unity Conversation:
Special Guest: Delores Huerta & Dr. Bernard LaFayette
Location: Tabernacle Baptist Church 1431 Broad Street, Selma, Al 36701
1:00pm-2:00pm
Headline: SNCC Freedom Singers
Location: George Evans Building, 2 Lawrence St. Selma, Al 36703
1:00pm-2:30pm
Panel Discussion- Disability Voting Rights: Past, Present, and Future
Location: Ward Chapel AME 811 Philpot Ave, Selma, Al
Hosted by: The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), The Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), The League of Women Voters of Alabama (LWVAL), and the Poor People's Campaign.
1:30pm-4:00pm
Selma Intergenerational Hip Hop Political Summit (Free Admission with Registration): Featuring RSB Woo, John Boy, Pastor Troy, Mykko Montata, DJ Smooth, Homebwoi, DJ Oscar, and Mr. Smoke.
Location: Water Avenue Stage
Admission is Free with Registration: Click HERE to register
2:00pm- 4:00pm
Black Votes Matter: Teach -in (Student-focused session on resistance tactics in the current climate), Location: Enslavement & Civil War Museum 1408 Water Ave, Selma, Al.
2:15pm-3:50 pm
Organizing our Communities for 2026: An Open Discussion
Location: Hank Sanders Technology Center, 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma, Al
Hosted by: The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC)
3:30 pm-5:00 pm
History is Now, Location: Dallas County Courthouse, 105 Lauderdale Street, Selma, Al 36701. Join us as we explore lessons of nonviolent action from the Civil Rights Movement and the organizing experience of the Dallas County Voter League, connecting those lessons to the ongoing fight against state terror and white supremacy today.
Participants:
Rev. Mark Thompson, Make It Plain Podcast
Ann Toback, CEO, The Workers Circle, Moderator
Dr. Lillian Kshensky Baxter, Senior Trainer, The King Center for Nonviolence
Collins Pettaway III, Coordinator, Selma Democracy Center, Center for Common Ground
Noelle Damico, Director of Social Justice, The Workers Circle
4:00pm-4:50pm
Meet, Mingle & Discuss: Networking Reception, Location: Hank Sanders Technology Center, 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway, Selma, Al
Hosted by: The Transformative Justice Coalition (TJC)
4:00pm -5:30pm
We Were Built for This: Refounding Our Democracy, Location: Brown Chapel AME Church, 410 Martin Luther King St, Selma, Al 36703. The Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is honored to feature opening remarks from Rep. Terri Sewell, keynote remarks from Gov. Wes Moore, and a powerful group of speakers including Dr. Carol Anderson, JaTaune Bosby Gilchrist, Dr. Dorothy Nairne, and moderator Trymaine Lee. The panel will also be livestreamed on LDF’s Facebook and YouTube channels.
4:00pm-6:30pm (Doors open at 3:00pm)
Screening of The Alabama Solution - Directed By Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, Highlighting the Recall Injustice Campaign at Hyundai-Kia Campaign. Panel after screening: Featuring formerly incarcerated persons, work-release workers, and their families.
Location: Walton Theater, 1000 Selma Ave,Selma, Al, 36701(Free Limited Seating)
Sponsored by the Good Neighbors Alabama, The Ordinary People Society(TOPS) and NO More Alabama
Find the event on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/share/1GMsa7p5gn/)
7:00pm-10:00pm
Freedom Flame Awards Gala
Location: The Selma Convention Center, 211 Washington St, Selma, AL, 36703
$100 per ticket or $1200 per table
Get Tickets HERE
This year's Honorees:
Eliza Jane Manuel, Johnnie Mae Harris, Judge Nathaniel Walker, Rev. Dr. Viola Bradford, Mark “Matsimela” Thompson, Dr. Byron Clay, Bob Smith, Dr. DuShun L. Scarbrough, Sr., Zachenzie Milhouse, Attorney Janai Nelson, Kenneth Glasgow, Rodreshia Glasgow, Ezra Levin, Leah Greenberg, Marc H. Morial, and Dolores Huerta.
7:00 pm
Words That Made the Difference: Brown v Board of Education - a tribute to Rev Jesse Jackson, (full play)
Location: Earl Goodwin Theater, Wallace Community College, 3000 Earl Goodwin Parkway
7:30pm-11:30pm-CANCELLED
Steppin Out on the Vote Stepsho-CANCELLED
Location: Selma High School 2180 Broad Street Selma, Al 36701
Sunday, March 8, 2026
7:30am-9:30am (Doors Open at 7:00am)
Martin & Coretta King Unity Breakfast,
Location: Craig Field Airport, Hangar 251, Avenue J, Selma, AL 36701
Tickets: $75
Register Here: https://kingunitybreakfastselma.square.site/
10:00am-11:30am
Sunday Morning Services, Various Locations: Tabernacle Baptist Church, Clinton Chapel, First Baptist Church
11:30 am- 3:00 pm
Gospel Concert; Featuring Jasmine Williams, Benita Jones; Location: Water Avenue Stage
11:00am-11:30 am
Pre- March Rally: Location: TBA - Beginning on Martin Luther King St.
11:00am-12:00pm
March to the Bridge: Starting on Martin Luther King and end at the Foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge
12:00pm-1:30pm
Speak Out, Location: The Foot of the Pettus Bridge on Water Avenue, Selma, AL
1:00 pm -1:30pm
The March Backwards Location: The Foot of the Pettus Bridge on Water Avenue, Selma, AL, Sponsored by: The Ordinary Peoples Society ( TOPS)
1:30pm-2:30pm
Bridge Crossing March and Prayer of Remembrance and Gratitude (March to the actual site of the Bloody Sunday attack)
4:00pm-6:00pm
Inspirational Tribute to the Foot Soldiers, Featuring Asher, Havon, and VOTE (Voices of Triumph Emerging). (Suggested $10 donation for ages 12 and older)
Location: Selma Jubilee Street Festival, Water Avenue Stage
7:00 pm
Words That Made the Difference: Brown v Board of Education - a tribute to Rev Jesse Jackson (Full Play),
Location: Walton Theater, 1000 Selma Ave, Selma, Al, 36701
In case of rain, festival will be moved to the former Concordia College Campus
Schedule subject to change. For full schedule, updated information, or tickets visit
www.selmajubilee.com or call (334) 526-2626