Juneteenth
Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 5-8pm
Rotary Park, Winooski
Celebrate Black joy, liberation, culture, and community with us! Juneteenth, short for the date June Nineteenth, commemorates the day the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston, Texas, freeing the remaining hundreds of thousands of enslaved people. We’re so excited to celebrate this important day with music, food, and fun!
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What's Going On
Performances
5:00–6:30pm: The Kwame Vibe
6:30–8:00pm: Ernest James Zydeco
Guest Tablers
- Winooski Organics
- Efficiency Vermont
- Bee
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire and Vermont
- VT Secretary of State Office
- Planned Parenthood of Northern New England
- Miss Black Vermont
- Howard Center
- VT Human Rights Commission
Food
Available for purchase from…
- Drinks: The Monkey House
- Authentic African Food: Le Bon GoûT
- Honey-Glazed Cornbread: Harmony’s Kitchen
- Baked Treats: Sweet T’s Cakery
Activities
- Block Party Block Printing
- “Draw Yourself” Community Art Project
- Lawn Games
- Free Face Painting & Giant Bubbles
- Temporary “Tattoo Parlor” by Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire and Vermont
- Voter registration with the VT Secretary of State Office
- Photo Op with Miss Black Vermont
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