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San Marcos proclaims Eddie Durham Day and highlights Durham Jazz Fest on Oct. 11

City of San Marcos · October 9, 2025

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Summary

The mayor proclaimed October as Eddie Durham Day, noting Durham’s contributions to jazz and announcing the Durham Jazz Fest on Oct. 11 at Eddie Durham Park; organizers reported some family members could not attend due to a federal shutdown and confirmed a related art exhibit at the Cephas House.

Mayor proclaimed October 2025 as Eddie Durham Day and highlighted the city’s annual Durham Jazz Fest, which the proclamation scheduled for Oct. 11 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Eddie Durham Park on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The proclamation recounted Durham’s musical career and thanked the Calaboos African American History Museum and other partners for preserving his legacy.

A community participant said family members who often attend the festival were unable to travel because of a federal government shutdown and noted a concurrent art exhibit by Hank Hemsop at the Cephas House that will be open during the festival. "It will be cool," the mayor replied, encouraging attendees to see both events the same day.

The proclamation and remarks encouraged residents to attend the festival and related programming; no new funding or permit decisions were recorded in the meeting transcript.