Festival Schedule

  • Opening Ceremony

    Saturday May 2nd, 2026 : 12:00pm - 4:00pm PST

    The Opening Ceremony for the BMHF is a space to ground our intentions of the festival through the spirit of prayer, song & dance. Featuring : Summayah Frankin, FaceSoul, ONMOMMAS, Sewà, Yaya DeCosta

  • Fire side chat with Lupita N’yongo and Dr.P Fbroids and Black Maternal Fertility

    Saturday May 2nd, 2026 : 4:00pm - 6:00pm PST

  • Sound Bowls Nervous System Reset w/ Lizzy Parish

    Saturday May 2nd, 2026 : 6:00 - 7:00pm PST

  • “Held in Motion: An Embodied Perinatal Movement Practice for Pregnancy, Postpartum & Birth Workers” with Amanda Valdes

    Sunday May 3rd, 2026 : 8:00am - 9:00am PST

  • Shirley Johnson “Sensuality and pleasure”

    Sunday May 3rd : 10:00am - 12:00pm PST

  • Spiritual Milk w/ Tanenfer Camara

    Sunday May 3rd : 2:30pm - 4:30pm PST

  • Global Party Merida, Mexico w/ DJ Fre at Black Girl Sanctuary

    Sunday May 3rd : 5:00pm -7:00pm PST

    Streamed Live on Youtube

  • Black Birthing Refugees

    Monday May 4th : 1:00pm-3:00pm PST

  • Beautiful Chorus Playlist for Softening and Transitioning

    Monday May 4th : 3:00-4:00pm PST

  • Pathways to Traditional Midwifery w/ Sumi

    Tuesday May 5th : 9:00am-11:00am PST

  • Honorable Mentions: Present Life Time Achievement Award

    Tuesday May 5th : 1:00pm - 3:00pm PST

  • Black Midwives Fellowship Cohorts 1 and 2

    Tuesday May 5th : 3:00pm-5:00pm PST

  • Global Party Oakland. California w/ DJ ONMOMMAS at Sankofa Sanctuary

    Tuesday May 5th, 2025 5:00pm - 7:00pm PST
    Streamed Live on Youtube

  • Free Black Motherhood "Creating your own Black Mama Narrative"

    Wednesday May 6th, 2026 : 10:00am - 12:00pm PST

  • Lactation Lounge with Breast Friends

    Wednesday May 6th : 12:00pm-2:00pm PST

  • Ask the Midwife Consultations

    Wednesday May 6th, 2026 : 3:00pm -5:00pm PST

  • Midwifery Farming (Food Justice Amidst Midwifery Desert) w/ Nikiya

    Thursday May 7th 2026 : 9:00am-11:00am PST

  • Preserving the Midwifery Model of Care w/ Sumi & Rachel

    Thursday May 7th 2026 : 11:00-1:00pm PST

  • Global party Kingston, Jamaica DJ iSet And Jah 9. Hosted by Nata

    Thursday May 7th 2026 : 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST

  • Why is Giving Birth So Dangerous w/ Sumi

    Friday May 8th 2026 : 10:30am-12:00pm PST

  • Twerk Class with Breezy/ Twerking for Black Maternal Joy

    Friday May 8th 2026 : 4:00pm - 5:00pm PST

  • Lizzy Jeff

    Friday May 8th 2026 : 5:30 pm PST