Upcoming events

The Gee's Bend calendar features events in Boykin and Alberta. Check back regularly for updates.

Year-round attractions

Gee’s Bend Heritage Trail

The Gee’s Bend Heritage Trail commemorates the 10 Gee’s Bend quilts that appeared on U.S. postage stamps in 2006. This self-guided driving tour allows you to explore the community and its quiltmaking heritage at your own pace.

The River Gallery

Located at the Gee’s Bend Welcome Center, The River Gallery presents year-round exhibitions curated by Souls Grown Deep, exploring Gee's Bend's extraordinary history and artistic heritage. On display through August 2024: The History of Gee’s Bend from 1816 to the Present. Mon: 10:00 am–1:00 pm, Tue - Sat: 10:00 am–3:00 pm

The Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy

The Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy is a museum, community center, and gift shop that offers year-round exhibitions, workshops, and tours. Tue - Sat: 10:00 am–3:00 pm

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Featured Event

2024 Gee’s Bend
Airing of the Quilts Festival

Saturday October 12 2024

Join the Gee’s Bend community in this annual celebration of its generations-old quiltmaking tradition, featuring quilt displays and sales, workshops, guided tours, food, music, and more.

3rd AnnualJuneteenth Celebration & Kids’ Quilt Workshop at The Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy
Jun
21

3rd AnnualJuneteenth Celebration & Kids’ Quilt Workshop at The Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy

 You are invited to join the Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy for the

2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration& Kids’ Quilt Workshop
4295 County Road 29
Alberta AL, 36720

ALL ARE WELCOME!
 Juneteenth is a reminder that the failure of African Americans to preserve their history may cause them to lose vital information about their families forever. 

As our quilters age, our young people are losing opportunities to learn the art of quilting. The children don’t get to sit at Mama’s or Grandmama’s knee to learn the art anymore. We want to pass along this vital tradition so our children, too, may one day be the artists of their generation and also reap the financial benefits of our heritage.

The FQBL honors and celebrates Juneteenth by passing this great piece of our history on to our young people.

We are inviting children ages 3 and up to join...Food, fun, and learning to celebrate our heritage and tradition!

For questions about the celebration, please get in touch with the Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy at 334-573-2065 or info@fqblegacy.org

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