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Juneteenth Celebration and Parade

June 15 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Free
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Juneteenth Celebration and Parade

Laurel Park, Saturday, June 15, 12-5pm

Liberation Paddleout, Saturday, June 22, 12-4pm

Join us to celebrate Santa Cruz Juneteenth  at Laurel Park for a vibrant celebration of African American heritage. Enjoy live music, basketball clinics, soul food, a parade – all honoring the spirit of Freedom. This is a FREE event for the Black community and its allies. Save the date and spread the word. We look forward to seeing you there!

Dress up, get your parasol and put on your dancing shoes to march in the Second Line sidewalk Parade with our Honorary Grand Marshal Curtis Reliford! Starting at noon in front of the Black Lives Matter mural with a live brass band. See you there!

SC Juneteenth celebrates Black Liberation and Freedom through embracing our shared Black culture. Join us for a day of Arts from the Diaspora, delicious soul food, craft booths, kids activities, a 2nd line parade and a basketball skills contest.

Juneteenth marks the day the last group of enslaved African Americans learned that they were free on June 19, 1866. Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective 1863, there was difficulty getting it implemented in places that were still under Confederate control.  When some 200 Union troops came to Galveston Bay, Texas, and announced that the 250,000 enslaved blacks were liberated by executive decree. It was a jubilee. That day is known as Juneteenth and is African American Independence Day.

Juneteenth is now a federal holiday.  You can learn more about America’s second Independence day here.

Details

Date:
June 15
Time:
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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Website:
https://www.santacruzjuneteenth.com/

Organizer

Santa Cruz Juneteenth
Phone
831-420-6183
Email
ana@surethingproductions.com
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Venue

Laurel Park
301 Center St
Santa Cruz, California 95060 United States
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