Phoenix Fest is a rare opportunity to experience the rich and diverse culture of Durham ’s African American community in one fun-filled day of food, music and fellowship. You can participate as a sponsor, vendor, parade entrant, talent entrant or volunteer -- and of course, as our guest at the festival. Expensive concert tickets and arena seats are out of reach for many people. Phoenix Fest brings the music to the people in a family-friendly setting in the heart of Durham ’s historic African American community on Fayetteville Street --free for all to enjoy.

Be a Sponsor

   Thanks to the growing community of sponsors, Phoenix Fest entertained over 8,000 festival goers of all ages who enjoyed the sights and sounds of the annual Phoenix Fest.  Not only did Phoenix Fest literally stop traffic on Fayetteville Street, it put sponsoring businesses at eye level with thousands of visitors, vendors and performers. With positive associations and goodwill, Phoenix Fest slowed down the pace so that sponsors’ messages were well received and remembered. Unlike 60 second media spots, people will remember the festival and sponsoring businesses all year long. 

    In addition to being great family fun, Phoenix Fest is a great opportunity for your company to get its message out to the community and create positive associations, goodwill and name recognition in a festive, relaxed atmosphere. Because the festival is free to the public, we need your support to pay for the stage, seating, lighting and electrical work for the musicians who donate their performances to the festival.

    Thanks to our sponsors for supporting the mission of Phoenix Fest!

Founding Sponsors

• Phoenix Crossing Shopping Center
• Phoenix Square Shopping Center 

•  CW 22
•  MyRDC 28  
•  Kerr Drug 
•  Durham Business & Professional Chain
•  The Carolina Times 
•  Nothing But Taxes
•  Cash It!
•  Spirit House
•  Art Sign Company
•  Rejoice 1410 AM

Youth Sponsors 2009

• The Banks Law Firm
• Econo Plaza
• Allstate Insurance/ Hargis Agency  

Merchant Sponsors 2009

• Wang's Garden Chinese Restaurant
• George Stevens Insurance Agency
• Del Mattioli Agency/ New York Life
• WXDU 88.7 FM
• Hearlobe Experience

For more info on the benefits of being a Phoenix Fest sponsor, click on Phoenix Fest 2009 Sponsorship Schedule.  Click on  Phoenix Fest 2009 Registration Form to select your sponsorship level.

  

Be a Parade Entrant

   Get in our parade! Join us in the 9 am triumphant march up Fayetteville Street to pay tribute to the ancestors who came before us and settled Hayti in the late 19th century. Share in the age-old cultural traditions of high stepping, drumming and marching  as we commemorate the hard work, vision and enduring spirit of the elders who founded Hayti over 100 years ago. Be part of this year’s festival and showcase your business, church, social club or community organization in this year’s parade. Parade entry is free to sponsors and vendors and this means more advertising for you BEFORE the festival starts.  Click on Phoenix Fest 2009 Registration Form.  Parade entry for schools, civic groups, churches and non-profits groups is free.

Be a Talent Entrant

  If you’d like to perform at Phoenix Fest, please submit a sample of your work along with a registration form to Denise Hester, 908 Fayetteville Street, Suite 201, Durham, NC  27701. You may also submit an e-mail with an attachment or an electronic link to your site. Click on Phoenix Fest 2009 Registration Form and tell us about your act.

    Email to info@phoenixfestdurham.com or call 919-680-2878 for more information.

Be A Volunteer

    Phoenix Fest's volunteers often go unnoticed by the thousands of visitors who are understandably enjoying the great sights, sounds and tastes at the festival. But our volunteers are the real glue that plan, produce and hold the festival together moment-by-moment -- coordinating the entire day's activities from the early morning parade through the final cleanup. In fact, it's their charge to blend in and work with precision to ensure that you have a great time.

     Phoenix Fest salutes its volunteers and their unselfish dedication to the spirit of the festival and the communitiy.

     As the festival has grown over the years, so has the need for volunteers. If you’d like to volunteer for Phoenix Fest, click on Phoenix Fest 2009 Registration Form and check volunteer. 

      And as you enjoy again this festival each year, say thanks to our volunteer coordinators who help to make it all possible.

Joy Morgan -- Parade Coordinator

 

Bradley Long -- Volunteer Coordinator

                             Nancy Wilson - Stage Manager

 Michael Hill --  Fest DJ

Bobby Hinton --  Sound Manager

Preston Barnes --  Youth Coordinator

Volunteers

Be a Friend to Fayetteville Street

    Efforts to renew the entire Fayetteville Street Corridor from NC Hwy 147 to Cornwallis Road are underway through the activities of the Fayetteville Street Planning Group and neighborhood associations throughout the Fayetteville Street Corridor.

     These groups have worked collectively to create the Fayetteville Street Master Plan which represents the community’s unique and self-determined vision for the future of this historic community. If you’d like to learn more about how you can help preserve and restore the Fayetteville Street community to benefit current residents and business people, call 919-680-2878 for more information.

Phoenix Fest Location Map