Join MLK Family Fun Day, Rock Island Parks and Recreation, The West End Rib Fest, QC AIR Multicultural Celebration, Rock Island County NAACP Community Resource Fair and Polyrhythms Bill Bell Jazz & Heritage Festival in celebrating “Soul of the City” 2024, an outdoor community block party celebrating all cultures, as well as strength in neighborhoods and families. Welcoming nearly 5,000 people, “Soul of the City” will feature a parade, food and merchant vendors, informational booths, live entertainment and many activities for youth and families!

Friday, August 16:

Polyrhythms Bill Bell Jazz & Heritage Festival:

5pm - Intro/Drum Circle

6-6:45pm - The Polyrhythms Trio plays the music of Bill Bell

6-7:30pm - Black Authors Forum

7:15-8:15pm - Jerm Theory

8:45-10pm - John Miller & The Romaniacs

Saturday, August 17:

Annual Family Fun Day & Parade: 10am-3pm

Polyrhythms Bill Bell Jazz & Heritage Festival: 3pm-10pm

5-6pm - Quad City Griots

6:30-7:30pm - Semenya McCord & Frank Wilkins Show 1

8:30-10pm - BYOBrass

For more information regarding Polyrhythms, please visit their event page here.

We are still accepting parade entries only!

Parade Entry

Article from The Real Mainstream here.

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Informational Booths

NAMI

Youth Build Quad Cities

RIMSD41

Arconic

Community Health Care, Inc.

ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. -- XI ETA OMEGA CHAPTER

City of Rock Island - Community Development

SAL Community Services

Lincoln University

SBC Outreach Music & Art Academy

Aetna Better Health of Illinois

MetroLINK

Bethany for Children & Families

WQPT-PBS

Safer Foundation

Senator Mike Halpin

Quad Cities IL Chapter of The Links Incorporated

YouthHope

Pages With Passion

The Project of the Quad Cities

WQPT-PBS

Youth Build Quad Cities

Mosaic Community Planning

Community Home Partners

Rock Island Housing Authority

Aetna Premier Plan MMAI

Rock Island Milan Schools

Rock Island Police and Community Relations Committee

Illinois Iowa Center for Independent Living

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated

Rock Island County Democrats

Moline Democrats

RICO NAACP

Oak Street Health

Illinois Freedom Alliance/Rock Island County GOP

Davenport Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.

YWCA Rock Island

Black Hawk College

Arms of a Sister

The Quad City Negro Heritage Society

Pour N2U

RI Health Department