It's been three years since George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officers, and there are several events planned to commemorate his death.
The third-annual Rise & Remember Festival will honor George Floyd and celebrate each other, as well as the work people have done together and pay recognition to neighbors, caretakers, protesters, community members and those who came together to make George Floyd Square possible.
The festival will feature a concert, live performances, speakers, a self-care fair, a sports zone, a kid's zone, food, Black-owned business vendors, and more.Squirrel Haus Arts, 3450 Snelling Avenue MinneapolisThis year’s event is a public retreat with a goal to use the murals as a vessel to spark conversation around mental health and holistic healing practices within BIPOC communities from the effects of the 2020 uprising and the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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