Honey Pot Performance

Juneteenth is tomorrow.

Celebrate with us at our 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration as we honor Black innovation, self-determination, resilience, and pleasure in community.

Be sure to stop by The Doctors exhibition for a guided tour led by our Archiving Manager Micah Smith and learn more about the legacy and impact of this groundbreaking Chicago dance crew.

We'll also be serving free food from Soul & Smoke and sweet treats from Ms. Tittle's Cupcakes while supplies last.

Bring your people and join us for a day of celebration, reflection, and joy. See you tomorrow.

The line up is set - are you? 💫

Join us this Friday for our 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration! We are celebrating Black innovation, self-determination, resilience and pleasure.

Kicking off the celebration will be the Windy City Ramblers leading a 2nd line procession through Fifth City

Then, head back to the garden for DJ sets by Jo De Presser and Yanna Lynette and live performances by Movement Revolution Dance Crew and Sam Thousand accompanied by Justin Dillard.

Ground yourself in the sanctuary with a sound bath & healing meditation hosted by Fenix Divine + Liz Griffin

Vending all afternoon will be Venus Ayalani offering tarot readings, Kim Mahal Laude doing face paintings, books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library + Share Our Spare, games with Chicago Chess Foundation and community resources from Westside Justice Center

Oh - and we’ve got food trucks too!

You don’t wanna miss it. Bring your family, bring your friends, and let’s celebrate!

Hey Fifth City! Help us in supporting Fifth City Preschool at their silent auction this Saturday, June 13th.

They’ll be auctioning everything from electronics and appliances to sweets and services all afternoon in a fundraising effort to support their school.

If you can’t make the auction you can still join us in pledging a donation directly to the school.

Chicago, you ready for Juneteenth?

Honey Pot Performance’s 2nd annual Juneteenth festival is almost here, and we want YOU there. Celebrate Black resilience, cultural memory, and collective joy at this daylong gathering for families, neighbors, and visitors.

Enjoy games, live performances, wellness workshops, local vendors, a vibrant procession led by the Windy City Ramblers and so much more.

📸: Lyric Newbern

Save your spot today: https://givebutter.com/HPPSpring2026

What a pleasure it was to gather with Cher Jey, Mario LaMothe and Jennifer Ligaya for a powerful Creative Design Lab centered on reimagining performance through Black, Brown, and Indigenous creative practice.

Catch our next Creative Design Lab with 5 brand new artists June 6th.

📸: Tonals.Corner

June 6th, witness 5 artists use improvisational performance as a pathway to ancestral wisdom, storytelling, and social innovation.

The Creative Design Lab welcomes Amari Amai, Jenn Freeman aka Po’Chop, Faylita Hicks, Stacy Rene Erenberg and jireh into a vibrant space where Black, Brown, and Indigenous voices lead the way in reimagining performance. Join us for a transformational afternoon of art, insight, and collective dreaming.

Register Here: https://givebutter.com/HPPSpring2026

GIVEAWAY ALERT!!!

We’ll be giving away a limited number of wellness goodie bags today, filled with treats from Dark Matter Coffee, Scratch Goods, Bee love cafe, and HPP!

Come thru early to enjoy treats, eats and sound healing on this needed wellness day. Intentioned healing is an act of liberation. Come get free with Honey Pot this Saturday at 1pm!

Celebrating 25 years of Radical Presence, Power and Performance 🍯❤️

🚨WE ARE HIRING🚨

HPP is hiring a Finance & Operations Contractor! Apply on our website: www.honeypotperformance.org under our “Info: Work with Us” tab.

Deadline to apply is: May 11, 2026

Catch Kikwetu Coffee at the Sanctuary Circle serving a delicious array of sweet & savory snacks.

On a journey to build a bridge between Kenya and Chicago, Kikwetu Coffee is committed to creating, fostering, and uncovering human connections through what makes people slow down, savor and pay attention.

We’re looking forward to all the mouth-watering treats they have in store for us.

May 2nd. 1PM. See you there.

SAVE THE DATE!

Honey Pot Performance’s 2nd annual Juneteenth festival celebrates Black resilience, cultural memory, and collective joy. Building on the momentum of our Pleasure Power Portal project, this daylong gathering invites families, neighbors, and visitors to enjoy food, music, performance, and community in the First Church garden.

Enjoy live performances and a vibrant procession as we come together to honor freedom, cultural resilience, and collective joy.

After a triumphant first year in 2025, we are proudly making this celebration an annual ritual, an evolving space where community storytelling, memory, and empowerment map our shared Black humanity across the West Side and beyond.

Join us as we continue to reimagine pleasure, culture, and belonging.

Save your spot: https://givebutter.com/HPPSpring2026