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15th Annual African American and Juneteenth Festival: June 23, 2012
Institute Park, Worcester, MA


Want to perform at Festival 2012? Contact Keesha LaTulippe This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

   

Each June, community members of all ages and backgrounds gather to celebrate African American culture and history and Juneteenth at the African American and Juneteenth Festival in Institute Park.The fifteenth annual festival will be on June 23, 2012.This great family and community event celebrates African American history and culture and the oldest nationally recognized end of slavery with music, art and craft, food, dance, and vendors from the Worcester community. The best part – it’s free! So bring your family and friends, and don’t miss the chance to see world famous musicians free of charge and the Black Starz competition.

The exciting day includes:
  • music and dance performances
  • lessons in history
  • community gathering and networking
  • vendors of all kinds - arts & crafts, nonprofits, and more
  • food from the African diaspora

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally recognized celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It is celebrated around June 19th - the date commonly recognized as the day in 1965 that all slaves finally knew of their freedom, two and a half year after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emmancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1963. 
  
Check out the photos and recaps off Festival 2011, featuring the Manhattans and Buddha Monk from Wu-Tang Clan, and Festival 2010, featuring famous saxophonist and jazz musician Walter Beasley.
 
Want to be a vendor, sponsor, or advertiser at Festival 2012? Click here

Want to perform at Festival 2012? Contact Keesha LaTulippe This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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The African American and Juneteenth Festival is supported by annual sponsors, vendors, and advertisers including the Massachusetts Cultural Coalition and the Worcester Arts Council. 
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