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Hot Corner Celebration & Soul Food Festival

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  • 343 North Hull Street, Athens, GA 30601
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  • Dates: June 14, 2025
  • Location: Hot Corner Celebration and Soul Food Feast
  • Time: 6:00 PM
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For over 20 years, the Hot Corner Association has celebrated the African-American business community in Athens through its Hot Corner Festival. This block party style event, which is held each June, brings together the best of Athens’ businesses, restaurants and entertainers for all Athenians to learn about and appreciate the diverse history of the Hot Corner. 

 


Want to learn more about the history of Hot Corner in Athens? Check out the  Hot Corner audio documentary podcast created by Alexander Stephens an Broderick Flanigan. This 6-part podcast takes a deep dive into one of the most prosperous black business districts in Georgia.

Featuring in-depth research and interviews from black business owners and patrons, the Hot Corner Podcast explores the district's rise during segregation, its decline following integration, and how members of the Athens black community and organizations such as the Hot Corner Association keep its legacy alive today.

Listen in at https://www.cornerhistories.com/.

For over 20 years, the Hot Corner Association has celebrated the African-American business community in Athens through its Hot Corner Festival. This block party style event, which is held each June, brings together the best of Athens’ businesses, restaurants and entertainers for all Athenians to learn about and appreciate the diverse history of the Hot Corner. 

 


Want to learn more about the history of Hot Corner in Athens? Check out the  Hot Corner audio documentary podcast created by Alexander Stephens an Broderick Flanigan. This 6-part podcast takes a deep dive into one of the most prosperous black business districts in Georgia.

Featuring in-depth research and interviews from black business owners and patrons, the Hot Corner Podcast explores the district's rise during segregation, its decline following integration, and how members of the Athens black community and organizations such as the Hot Corner Association keep its legacy alive today.

Listen in at https://www.cornerhistories.com/.

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