Celebrate Disneyland Resort Black Music Month in June
Throughout June 2023, Disneyland Resort is celebrating Black Music Month with a breadth of live musical entertainment, specialty menu items and more that honor Black heritage and culture. These limited-time offerings create a symphony for the senses and expand on the Celebrate Soulfully experiences guests can enjoy at the Disneyland Resort throughout the year.
Celebrate Soulfully aims to honor diversity through music, food and events, while elevating guests’ experiences in empowering and impactful ways.
Black Music Month Live Music
Every day in June, Disneyland Resort will host a large variety of live performances and bands, covering genres and decades across the history of Black music.
At Disney California Adventure Park, guests are invited to dance along to lively summer concerts at the Hollywood Backlot Stage each evening. Three bands will rotate at this location throughout the month:
- Midnight Hour, a musical celebration of legendary 1960s hits such as The Supremes, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations and more (Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays)
- Finesse, an upbeat group covering popular tunes across the decades, from Bruno Mars to Stevie Wonder (Sundays and Mondays)
- The Rhythm & Blues Brothas, a dynamic group of singers brought together to share their passion, and love, for the classic sounds of R&B and Soul (Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
Beginning at 6:30 p.m. each evening in June at the Downtown Disney LIVE! Stage, guests can groove to live band performances, with different Black music genres highlighted throughout the week, including Jazz Fusion, Caribbean, Gospel, Pop, Mid-Century Jazz and more. The month’s lineup features 10 different musical groups, such as The Singers of Soul and Forward Motion Band. From 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. each Saturday in June, a DJ plays Hip-Hop songs in honor of the genre’s 50th anniversary in 2023.
Guests can relax and enjoy more live music at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, with five performances daily at the northside pool deck. Musical acts scheduled to perform are Island Reggae Duo, da-light and DJ Quami.
Black Music Month Limited-time Menu
The Black Music Month entertainment is complemented by specialty menu items and limited-time experiences, offering a symphony for the senses.
WonderGround Gallery in the Downtown Disney District and Eudora’s Chic Boutique Featuring Tiana’s Gourmet Secrets in Disneyland Park will host artist signing events featuring Ryan Riller on June 10 and Larissa Marantz on June 17. More information is available on Disneyland.com.
Near the Star Wars Trading Post, kids can create their own artwork with a craft inspired by iconic Black artists who have made monumental contributions to Black music. From noon to 6 p.m., guests can color a vinyl record-shaped craft or contribute to the Celebrate Soulfully memory wall.
Food and beverage locations across the Disneyland Resort will serve specialty menu items in celebration of Black Music Month:
- All month long at the Downtown Disney District, Ralph Brennan’s Jazz Kitchen, Splitsville Luxury Lanes from June 9 to July 4, the Black-owned food truck Happy Ice is serving refreshing, icy desserts outside the Star Wars Trading Post.
- Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel and Storytellers Café, GCH Craftsman Bar and Hearthstone Lounge at Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel celebrate with special beverage selections for guests 21 or older.
- From June 1 to July 4, Award Wieners at Disney California Adventure Park is offering a BBQ hot link sandwich and strawberry cheesecake funnel cake fries a la mode, while the Studio Catering Co. is serving a shrimp po’ boy.
In New Orleans Square at Disneyland Park, guests can capture a unique photo memory with a limited-time Disney PhotoPass Magic Shot, available June 1 through July 31, featuring Princess Tiana from Walt Disney Animation Studios’ “The Princess and the Frog.”
