5th Annual Juneteenth Celebration in Colonial Beach VA

Join us on Friday June 19th from 11 to 4 on Town Hill in Colonial Beach to Celebrate Freedom with Drumming, Music, Dancing, Poetry, Motivational and Educational Speakers!

Seating is very limited...bring your own blanket or lawn chair!

Our annual event is co-hosted by First Baptist Church Colonial Beach, Coming to the Table CBVA, Colonial Beach Parks, Recreation, & Events, A.T. Johnson Museum, and CB Greenspace.

The event is FREE and Open to the Public thanks, in part, to Platinum Sponsorships by the NNK250 Committee of the Northern Neck National Heritage Area, and the Colonial Beach Community Foundation.

Featured Speakers & Performers:

• MC Link Shields, WPFW FM Radio Personality
• The Chauncy Fortune Band w/Sally & Brian
• Burkett Lyburn & The All Together Gospel Singers
• Everybody Drum w/Ken Crampton & Amani Konan
• Restoration Community Dancers
• Reverend Carolyn Fisher, Pastor, Queen Esther Baptist Church
• Cynthia "Cin-dee" Dunn, Retired DEIA Director Internal Revenue Service
• Gary Flowers, Walking the Ward & The Gary Flowers Show
• Black Authors of Virginia & The Dashiki Book Club Poets
• Jadyn McGinniss, Vocalist
• Jennifer Haden Nelson, Vocalist

Our FREE Juneteenth Event is made possible by local donors and sponsors. Become a Donor, Vendor, or Sponsor, today! Donate to this event: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/GXUBGPY89NXPC

Volunteer for a 2-hour slot to help with this event:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B044CA9A92BA6FB6-63323077-juneteenth

Honoring our Black Elders: Special Tribute to our Nonagenarians and Centenarians (90+ Years Young) - Call for Submission Form (540-287-8207)

Youth Essay Contest: Local Black History - Call for Submission Form (540-287-8207)

Door Prizes! Be sure to register for one of our exceptional pieces of art donated by Dolores Bumbrey Williams (https://www.facebook.com/DBumbreyArt) and Jackie Stewart.

Raffle Tickets: Be sure to buy a raffle ticket for a gift card to one of our local businesses.

Juneteenth commemorates the end of legalized slavery, marking the day in June 1865 when Major General Gordon Grander ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas. Originating in Galveston in 1866, “Juneteenth” has been observed in many locations around the county to celebrate Freedom and African American Culture. In 2020, Juneteenth became a State Holiday in Virginia and in 2021, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law making June 19th a Federal Holiday.

Here in Colonial Beach, our local Juneteenth Event celebrates freedom AND recognizes the contributions of enslaved people and their descendants throughout our Northern Neck History with music, dancing, storytelling, drumming, and the spoken word. Town Hill & Town Hill Stage will be buzzing with music, dancing, and speakers throughout the day! Cultural, educational, and vendor exhibits will be set up on Town Hill and open to the public from 11 to 4.

Event Links:

FLS Event https://bit.ly/JuneteenthCBVA2026

Eventbrite Event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1986599907802