Upcoming MVBBV Events

MVBBV Events

Our goal is to partner and engage with Black and Brown communities across Merrimack Valley to enhance social, economic and cultural well-being. We plan to achieve this goal by organizing events and bringing people together. Below you will find our upcoming events.

Fall Fest BBOB Market
Sep
23
to Sep 24

Fall Fest BBOB Market

We are so excited to be back collaborating with Stevens-Coolidge Place for their annual Fall Fest event! We will be bring our Black and Brown Owned Business Market there for both days! Join us for amazing vendors, yummy food, live music, a petting zoo, and more fun!

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BIPOC Business Job Fair
Apr
21

BIPOC Business Job Fair

Join us for our first job fair! Come apply to Black and Brown-Owned businesses with job openings in the Merrimack Valley!

  • Get hands-on experiences from local entrepreneurs

  • Apply on-site

  • Network and grow!

Dates:
Thursday, April 21st

Friday, April 22nd

4pm — 7pm

Students/people 16+ identifying as Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LBGTQIA+, and/or Neurodivergent, highly encouraged to attend.

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Black & Brown Owned Spring Business Market
Apr
10

Black & Brown Owned Spring Business Market

Join us for our Annual Black & Brown-Owned Outdoor Spring Markets! Support local BIPOC businesses and honor different awareness.

Honor Celebrate Diversity Month this April as we highlight the different backgrounds of each of our vendors.

Honor Mental Health Awareness Month in May as we highlight how each businesses product/service assists mental-health, wellness, and self-care.

You don’t want to miss these lively, outdoor markets!

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Merrimack Valley Black & Brown Owned Fall Market
Sep
19
to Nov 21

Merrimack Valley Black & Brown Owned Fall Market

We welcome all to our Annual Black & Brown Owned Fall Market series!

In an effort to support Black and Brown owned businesses in our region, we are hosting outdoor markets exclusively for Black and Brown business owners to promote their business, sell goods, or network with community members!

VENDOR REGISTRATION BELOW!

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COME SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL CREATORS!

If you are a Black or Brown business owner in the Merrimack Valley interested in being a vendor, please complete the online registration form below!

Market One | September 19th

📍North Andover Youth Services | 33 Johnson street, North Andover

Market Two | October 17th

📍36 Merrimac street | Newburport, Massachusetts

The waterfront park

Market Three | November 21st

📍To Be Announced

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Celebrate the Harlem Renaissance
Aug
21

Celebrate the Harlem Renaissance

In the spirit of transformation and the Roaring Twenties, Stevens-Coolidge House & Gardens is teaming up with Merrimack Valley Black & Brown Voices to celebrate the social and artistic explosion that was the Harlem Renaissance!

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Black History Month of Virtual Events
Feb
1
to Feb 18

Black History Month of Virtual Events

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Introducing our Black History Month of Virtual Events!

Our month of events will include 3 exciting and fun online events, including a bonus event with Love Your Menses, Inc. featuring the great great granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker, A’Leila Bundles, to commemorate and celebrate the strides that Black people have made.

This event is FREE for BIPOC. To receive your promo code, please email contact@mvbbvoices.org!

For allies, admission for the event bundle is $20. Proceeds will be put towards the mission of MVBBV. Learn more about our mission.

*Event information is received by email on the date of each event.

Event 1 

Black History Trivia Night of Fun! 

Date: 2/4 

Time: 6pm-7:30pm EST

Cost: $5

We will be on Zoom playing on Kahoot! So, grab your friends, family and some snacks, this ones gonna be fun! But don’t worry, you don’t have to be experienced! This is a judgement free zone and we’re here to have fun and learn too!

Prize: $25 to Amazon

Event 2 

Black Historical Movie Night!

Date: 2/11 & 2/12

Time: 7pm-9pm EST

Cost: $5/movie night

We will be on Zoom live streaming The Pursuit of Happiness, to learn more about the motivational speaker, Chris Gardner in his story of overcoming homelessness in hopes of achieving the “American dream”.

So, grab your friends, family, or chill on your own! 
Attendees get entered to win a FREE signature MVBBV t-shirt! 

Event 3

5 Day Black History Scavenger Hunt on Facebook!

Date: 2/14 @ 9am - 2/18 @ 9pm EST

Cost: $15

We will be running this super exciting scavenger hunt on a Facebook event page accessible after payment! Attendees upload their best photo finds for each days hung request throughout the week! Winner is announced on the last day. Judged by the MVBBV team and the amount of likes photos receive!

Prize: $50 to Amazon & FREE Signature MVBBV T-shirt

FREE Bonus Event

Passing Her The Mic: Learning Our History and Shaping Our Future Through Storytelling

Date: 2/16

Time: 6pm-7pm EST

Cost: FREE

Join us with Love Your Menses, and guest speaker A’Leila Bundles, author of On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madame C.J. Walker, the 2001 New York Times Notable Book about her entrepreneurial great-great grandmother, for Passing Her Mic: Learning Our History and Shaping Our Future Through Storytelling.

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MVBBV Live Q&A Session
Jan
14

MVBBV Live Q&A Session

Get to know the co-founders of Merrimack Valley Black & Brown Voices with our New Year kick off event! Learn about our mission, how we came to be, current projects we have in store, new events, fundraisers, and more!

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