# Event Details

- **Event Name**: 2026 Griot Awards
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-06:00)
- **Event Description**: 🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS NOW — SEATING IS LIMITED! 🎟️

🔥 The 2026 Griot Awards is bringing an unforgettable night of art, history, music, literature, and culture to Mobile on Thursday, November 12, at the USA Alumni Center’s McGhee Grand Ballroom.
🏆 Celebrate internationally renowned Mobile artist Charles 
      Smith
📚 Experience a powerful keynote from Dr. Clint Smith, New 
      York Times bestselling author of How the Word Is Passed
🎤 Hear a special conversation featuring Dr. Smith, Cynthia
      Tucker & Frye Gaillard
🎶 Enjoy music by the incomparable Dennis “Finer Roll” Nelson
🗣️ Experience a powerful Spoken Word Performance by  
       Huggy Bear da Poet Mobile's 2026-2027 Poet Laureate
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mobile/2026-griot-awards/200030747332827
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, spoken-word
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Mobile
- **state**: AL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: MacQueen Alumni Center at the University of South Alabama
- **lat**: 30.694777609614
- **long**: -88.180131912231
- **full address**: MacQueen Alumni Center at the University of South Alabama, 100 Alumni Dr,Mobile,AL,United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: 2026 Griot Awards
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is 2026 Griot Awards being held?
  - **A:** 2026 Griot Awards takes place on Thu, 12 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Thu, 12 Nov, 2026 at 07:00 pm at MacQueen Alumni Center at the University of South Alabama, 100 Alumni Dr,Mobile,AL,United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing 2026 Griot Awards?
  - **A:** 2026 Griot Awards is organized by Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** 2026 Griot Awards is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Mobile, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If 2026 Griot Awards sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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