June 15 Juneteenth Festival in Eden Park 12-9:00 pm
Celebrate the End of Slavery
● Free!
● 2 stages of Great Music
● Supervised children’s area with many activities
● History
● Historical re-enactors
● Health Screening
● Shopping
● Art
● Food (Check Out the Menus!)
● Fun
Juneteenth has become a national holiday Juneteenth became an official national holiday., Cincinnati will celebrate the 1865 abolition of slavery with its 37th 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 15-16.
Saturday June 15 Noon to Nine
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.
Performing artists include
- Jazz Renaissance
- Elevation Band,
- Last Boppers
- Cincy Brazil Samba
- Nigerian Ijo-Ugo Dance & Drum
- Cheryl Renee’ & Shorty Starr
- Ms. Jaz
- The Tailor Made Band
- Positive Vibe Band
- Johnny Payne and the True Believers
- The 8:00 pm finale will feature Lakeside In Seasongood Pavilion.
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Raising the Juneteenth Flag
Flag ceremonies at The Cincinnati Art Museum : June 15
Cinicinnati City Hall :June 14 Noon
Hamilton County Courthouse :June 18 10:00 am)
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.
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Juneteenth Festival
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June 17 Juneteenth Parade
(not sponsored by Juneteenth Cincinnati. Details not yet known)
- Downtown Cincinnati
- Bands
- clowns
- dignitaries
- step teams
- drill teams
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