CousinzCon
Category: Events Calendar
Date and Time
- Friday, Aug 29, 2025 9am - 5pm
Location
Waterside District
333 Waterside Dr
Details
CousinzCon is the official pre-festival summit for Cousinz Festival — a one-day, nonpartisan event designed to educate, train, and mobilize our community around criminal justice reform, civic engagement, and culture. Taking place Friday, August 29, 2025, from 9am–5pm at Downtown Norfolk’s Waterside District, CousinzCon brings together a powerhouse coalition of state and national organizations, including JustUs Ideas, New Virginia Majority, All Americans Vote, Working Families Power, Color Of Change PAC, SEIU, Onyx Impact, Black Men Vote, Mobilize Justice, and more.
Through Cousinz Conversations — dynamic dialogues led by lived-experience leaders and cultural influencers — and hands-on action trainings, attendees will gain tools to make real change in their communities. Sessions will spotlight the intersection of culture, policy, and leadership while providing practical steps for voter registration drives, rights restoration, and grassroots advocacy.
Special opportunities include AAV’s Turn Up, Turn Out Giveaway, where checking your voter registration status on-site enters you to win VIP concert tickets, festival passes, food vouchers, and merch, plus the All About Vibes Contest, offering the chance to win 2 VIP tickets to Cousinz Festival on Saturday, August 30.
Eligibility: Must be 18+ and a Virginia resident or currently enrolled in a Virginia college or university.
