You re not used to it. It s a different type of atmos-phere. But time and again, Freaknik, which used to attract hundreds of thousands of young African Americans, would come and go, and he and his friends at Southern Illinois University would hear about it only after the fact. You could never find the exact time. Along the way, he has made himself something of an expert on black beach parties.
Every event has their own type of atmosphere.
That s the biggest part of why guys like to do it. If women stopped coming, there would be no event. Some of the biggest black beach festivals take place Memorial Day weekend and in the spring. But there are some popular events on the calendar for late summer or even fall. Meanwhile, for the ones you missed, there s always next year.