Juneteenth Family Festival

Join us in celebrating Black history and community!

What does community building look like to you? Join the Lewis Latimer House and Cool Culture for a Juneteenth Family Festival in celebration of Black history, citizenship, innovation, and community activism. Families will have the opportunity to:

• Learn about the history of Juneteenth through an interactive Juneteenth Timeline Walk
• Experiment with light, construction, and design to create a Light of Freedom Lantern inspired by the legacy of Lewis Latimer
• Collaborate and build bridges through the Community Builders Engineering Challenge
• Represent your community using color, line, and shape by creating a Community Quilt Square and contributing to a Digital Community Quilt
• Reflect on the impact you can make by decorating and Planting a Legacy Seed Pot
• Create a Community Builder Button that symbolizes what community and innovation look like to you
• Participate in an interactive dance workshop with the Queensboro Dance Festival
• Learn more about the life and legacy of Lewis Latimer through self-guided tours of the Lewis Latimer House galleries
• Enjoy lawn games such as giant Connect 4 and cornhole

Join us for a day of discovery, joy, and celebration—because Black history, innovation, and excellence deserve to be honored every day!

This FREE, family-friendly event is open to all. Reserve your spot today and join us on June 13th from 1pm-4pm at the historic Lewis Latimer House for a celebration like no other!

The rain date for the event will be held on Saturday, June 20th.