Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic College Fair
6th Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic College Fair
Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026 | 9 a.m. ET — Noon ET
Bulldog Activity Center | 521 Tuscarawas St. W, Canton, Ohio 44702
High Schools
Your high school students are invited to join colleges from across the country, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at the 6th Annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic College Fair at the Bulldog Activity Center in downtown Canton.
The College Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to noon ET on Thursday, Sept. 3. The Fair is free to all high school students.
In addition to interacting with college representatives, the Fair will include live breakout sessions with college admissions staff on admissions, finances, the HBCU experience and more. Live sessions and the College Fair will remain open until noon.
On-site admission and scholarships will be offered. Last year, there were 155 reported college acceptances granted and more than $2.6 million in scholarships were awarded.
The College Fair is presented in conjunction with the annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic Weekend (Thursday, Sept. 3 — Sunday, Sept. 6) featuring the game between Albany State University and Johnson C. Smith University.
You can register by clicking the button below.
For more information, contact Education@ProFootballHOF.com.
Colleges & Universities
Your college is invited to our sixth annual Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic College Fair.
The College Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to noon ET Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Bulldog Activity Center in downtown Canton.
Last year, an event-record 1,455 students from 44 high schools across Northeast Ohio attended. There was also a record-breaking number of StriveScan connections/interactions between students and colleges.
Students once again will be instructed to be equipped with transcripts and StriveScan profiles for this year’s College Fair.
The cost to exhibit is $275 and includes one 6-foot table, two chairs, two boxed lunches, access to StriveScan Student Scanning, two tickets to the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic Game and admission to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Setup will be from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. ET, and teardown will be from noon to 1 p.m. ET.
If you have any questions, please contact us at Education@ProFootballHOF.com.