Friday, June 14

Juneteenth Festival

Join us downtown Bessemer City 4 our 6th Annual Juneteenth Festival Friday, June 14th @ 6 PM! We will feat. Johnny White & the Elite band!

By City of Bessemer City

Date and time

Friday, June 14 · 6 - 10pm EDT

Location

114 W Virginia Ave

114 West Virginia Avenue Bessemer City, NC 28016

Agenda

6:00 PM - 6:05 PM

Opening - Welcome & Proclamation (Mayor Becky S. Smith)

6:05 PM - 6:10 PM

Negro National Anthem/Lift Every Voice (Stephanie Byers)

6:10 PM - 6:15 PM

Recognition of Sponsors

6:15 PM - 6:30 PM

Juneteenth Trivia

6:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Johnny White & the Elite Band

7:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Drummers 4 Life (Interactive)

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM

Johnny White & the Elite Band

About this event

4 hours

Have you heard of Juneteenth? If not don’t fret, just keep reading! Juneteenth was a day of emancipation/freedom for thousands living in bondage in Galveston, Texas in 1865. Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19th. Get it? June + Nineteenth = Juneteenth. Creative, huh? Specifically, this holiday marks the anniversary of when Texas learned that President Lincoln had declared slavery illegal. The City of Bessemer City will host our 6th Annual Juneteenth Festival in Centennial Park on Friday, June 14th, 2024 from 6:00 – 10:00 PM.

Read more about our annual celebration at https://bessemercity.com/juneteenth/.

Organized by

City of Bessemer City