Fransgiving Fundraiser 2026

🍂 Fransgiving 2026: A Celebration of Art, Community & Gratitude ❤️

Come as you are, leave feeling loved. 🫶🏽

Fransgiving is back! What started as a gathering of friends has grown into a celebration of art, culture, chosen family, and collective gratitude.

For many Indigenous communities, Thanksgiving is a Day of Mourning, a reminder of colonization, displacement, and generations of injustice. Fransgiving is our way of reclaiming the holiday through community, chosen family, cultural celebration, and collective care, centering the voices and experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) while creating new traditions rooted in gratitude, solidarity, and belonging. ❤️

Our mission is to uplift BIPOC artists and creatives while welcoming EVERYONE, regardless of background, identity, or experience.

Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving traditionally, spend it with chosen family, or don’t celebrate at all, we’d love to share this space with you.

🍁 Event Details

📅 Friday, November 13, 2026

🕕 6–9 PM

📍 Native Sol | 2018 E. 4th St., Long Beach, CA

🎟️ $15–$30 Sliding Scale | All Ages & Family-Friendly

💌 Venmo: @fransgivingfundraiser

No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Please contribute what you comfortably can!

✨ What to Expect

🍲 Plant-Based Potluck: I’ll be making homemade Filipino vegan adobo, alongside plant-based Thanksgiving favorites! Please bring only plant-based dishes to honor our shared values. Bringing food is optional! 🌱

🎶 Live Music: Soulful performances by @themrfyslaw

🎧 DJ: Music and good vibes throughout the evening by @tyrone.maximum

🥋 Eskrima: Live Filipino Martial Arts demonstrations celebrating culture and tradition

🎨 Artist Market: Shop handmade creations and original artwork from local vendors

📸 Photo Booth: Make memories with your favorite people

🌿 Gratitude Garden: Share a little love and appreciation

🎤 Community Jam: An open invitation to make music together after the performances!

❤️ Support Fransgiving

Your contributions help us compensate our artists, musicians, and creatives while keeping this celebration accessible to our community.

📋 Please RSVP!

RSVPing helps us plan our food, space, and supplies so we can welcome everyone comfortably.

If you’re bringing a potluck dish, we’d love to know what you’re sharing! Please also let us know about any dietary restrictions or food allergies.

You don’t need to bring food, know anyone beforehand, or have family nearby to celebrate with us. Your presence is enough.

Bring your friends, your chosen family, your little ones, or just yourself. Carpooling is encouraged. 🚗🚙🚕

Fransgiving isn’t just about giving thanks. It’s about giving people a place to belong. ❤️