The 160th anniversary of the local Juneteenth Festival will be commemorated by a series of events! The Black Joy Street Procession will begin at 11:30 am, starting at MLK Drive and Cleveland Ave and ending at Bailey Park in Innovation Quarter. A special opening ceremony will be held at the Bailey Park stage at 12:30 pm.

This year’s celebration of African American heritage and freedom features music, spoken word, dance, food, arts, crafts and traditions that have kept us! Festivities include:

Black Joy Street Procesion
McIntosh County Shouters
Crafts, Merchandise and Exhibits
Food Trucks & Culinary Court
Soul Food Culinary Contest

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Freedom Stage ((Main Stage - Bailey Park)

12:30 - 1:30 PM – Opening Ceremony - MC - Kara Peters, WXII

African Drumming, Piney Grove Mass Choir & Youth Dancers, Healing Force

Celebrity MC: BDAHT

2:00 – LeVario Blue (R&B)

2:50 –Nina J. (R&B, Jazz)

3:25 – Hype Dance (Line Dance)

3:40 – The Band KruZen ( Blues, R&B, Jazz)

4:20 – The Choyce Band (R&B)

5:10 – Greater Vision Dance (Urban, Hip Hop, African)

5:25 – Gavin “Maestro” Williams (R&B, Jazz)

6:15 - Music by DJ

6:30 – “September” A Tribute to Earth Wind & Fire (R&B)

Jubilee Stage (Upper-Level Stage Bailey Park)

1:45 – Janice Price (Jazz)

2:30 – Cle Thompson (Jazz)

3:15 – Diana Tuffin (Jazz)

4:00 – 6:00 PM Spoken Word Artists – MC: Elania Barron

Biotech Place (Auditorium)

1:30 pm - The McIntosh County Shouters (African American Spiritual/Shout Performers)

3:30pm - The McIntosh County Shouters