Glimpses of 2025 Juneteenth Festival
Juneteenth Festival
Saturday
12-9:00 pm
Sunday Father’s Day Concert
Sunday June 15
38th Annual Juneteenth in Eden Park
Celebrate end of Slavery in 1865
● Free!
● 2 stages of Great Music
● Supervised children’s area with many activities
● History
● Historical re-enactors
● Health Screening
● Shopping
● Art
● Food
● Fun
Juneteenth has become a national holiday Juneteenth became an official national holiday., Cincinnati will celebrate the 1865 abolition of slavery with its 38th annual Juneteenth Festival in Eden Park.
The official holiday is on June 19, and the annual Juneteenth Festival will be on the weekend of June 14-15
Saturday June 14 Noon to Nine
Sunday June 15 Father’s Day Concert
The family-friendly free event in Eden Park features festivities for all ages. The Juneteenth Festival kicks off at 11:30 on Saturday with a parade of flags representing the African diaspora—the origins and forced destinations of Africans during a slave trade that lasted for more than 400 years.
The festival continues through Saturday afternoon and evening with lots of organized activities for kids, with crafts, books, games, and horseback rides. Over 25 performances on two stages reflecting the shared heritage within the African diaspora– blues, jazz, R&B, Latin jazz, Reggae, African dancing, Brazilian dancing, and the Voices of Freedom poetry slam.
Wade in the Water
Join with Juneteenth Dancers
Sunday, June 8
Smale Park (Beside the suspension Bridge) 2-4 pm
On June 8, 2025, join Juneteenth Cincinnati in recognizing the significant role of water in the 400-year history of African enslavement and the quest for freedom with a symbolic dance to acknowledge the role water has played in “enslavement” and “freedom” in the America’s. We will all wear white with an accent of color if we choose (sash, a scarf, jewelry, etc.).
In Cincinnati we will dance along the river (or across the Purple Bridge) .
Details will be posted
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A Father’s Day Concert
Eden Park 2-6:00 pm
In 2005 Juneteenth Cincinnati revived June Fest, a concert series that served the African American community, from the late 1920s through the early 1950’s, when African American performers and audiences were not welcome in Music Hall and other venues. The Juneteenth weekend ends on Sunday afternoon with the June Fest Father’s Day Concert, featuring a variety of inspirational spiritual music and praise dancing in Seasongood Pavilion.
Juneteenth Cincinnati Supporters & Sponsors
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