Potsdam Juneteenth Celebration

Description

POTSDAM JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

All are welcome to the 5th Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Potsdam on the evening of June 22 in Ives Park, Potsdam, NY. Join the North County community for a cultural celebration of black lives, beauty, voices, and history. This annual community event welcomes all with historically relevant speakers, a FREE catered heritage-rich meal, music, dancing, art and more! For event updates, visit their Facebook Event Page.

Event Headlines to Include:
🎶 DJ Fresh 1
🎶 Trumptight 315 (R&B with a twist)
🎶 Benjamin Mambou (Smooth Jazz)
🎶 K Twist & The Piece of the Solution (Hip Hop)
🎨 Khuumba Ama (Visual Artist from NYC)
+ Black Is Beautiful Fashion Show (All genders / non-binary & all ages welcome to participate)
+ Lift Every Voice & Sing, the Electric Slide, hands-on African drumming, cornhole and other activities
+ A bounce house, face painting and tons of FREE Kids Activities
+ A FREE traditional catered meal by local favorites' Big Spoon Kitchen!

About Juneteenth
The Juneteenth Celebration is a family-friendly event that celebrates the culture of African-Americans and provides a space for Black voices to be lifted. Celebrate Black culture, arts, creativity and Joy! Juneteenth is Freedom Day for African-Americans, a celebration to mark the day when the last remaining American slaves learned they were finally free from bondage in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth became an official U.S. federal holiday in 2021.

About Potsdam's Juneteenth Celebration Organizing Group
The 2024 Potsdam Juneteenth Celebration organizers are members of the North Country community, volunteering their time to produce this commemoration in Potsdam NY; a family-friendly, historical, and traditionally appropriate event for all ages.