# SoulFULL Festival

The Black Night Market's free festival of soul food and neo-soul on Broadway, with food from many traditions, live music, a beer garden and kid zones.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/events/soulfull-festival-2026/
Section: events
Area: Downtown
Published: 2026-10-12
Last fact check: 2026-10-12
Event status: Ended
Start date: 2026-09-05
Start time: 13:00
End time: 19:00
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Venue: Broadway between 9th and 11th
Address: 917 Broadway, Tacoma, WA, 98402, US
Price: Free
Age policy: All ages
Reservations: Not confirmed
Organizer: The Black Night Market
Organizer URL: https://blacknightmarket.com/soul-food-fest

## Why go

Soul food from Southern, Creole, Caribbean, African, Polynesian, Hispanic and Asian traditions, all on one block of Broadway, with neo-soul on stage and nobody charging at the door.

## What happens

BIPOC-owned food vendors, live music and dance, comedy, beatboxing, a marketplace, a beer garden and kid zones. In 2025 the Black Night Market produced it with Tacoma Arts Live.

## Good to know

ParentMap's 2026 listing gave both 12 to 7pm and 1 to 7pm, so check the Black Night Market's site for the real start. Nearby parking lots were free all day.

**Next year:** an early-September Saturday. Watch the Black Night Market's site.

## Sources

- [ParentMap: SoulFull Festival, Sept. 5, 2026](https://www.parentmap.com/?p=450302)
- [Weekly Volcano: Tacoma's summer festival season (June 11, 2026)](https://weekly-volcano.com/?p=5033)
- [South Sound Talk: SoulFULL Festival (2025 listing)](https://www.southsoundtalk.com/tacoma-pierce-county-event/soulfull-festival/)