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Chapel Hill-Carrboro Juneteenth Celebration
June 17, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
FreeSATURDAY JUNE 17 | 10 AM – 3 PM
HARGRAVES COMMUNITY CENTER
Chapel Hill-Carrboro’s Juneteenth celebration returns to the Hargraves Community Center for a second year, with food, fun, music, and more! Here are a few highlights, see below for details:
- The day starts at 10:00 am with a dedication ceremony for the new Hargraves Historical Marker, part of the NC Civil Rights Trail.
- The stage will feature live music all day long, with gospel singers, steel drums, rap artists, and R & B. A DJ will keep the party – and the dancing – going between sets.
- Black businesses will be on display throughout the event, from the food truck zone to the small business fair.
- Local non-profits will be showcase their good works and spread the good word about all they do.
- The Kids Zone will keep the young ones happy with face painting, street performers, mural-making and the CHPL Circulator.
Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. The Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro proclaimed the observance and commemoration of Juneteenth on June 19, 2020 and encourage residents and employers to recognize the holiday.
- Gospel music from The Dowdy Boys
- Caribbean music from Mickey Mills & Steel
- Rap music from Zone
- Rhythm & Blues from Finesse
- Poetry from Chapel Hill Poet Laureate Cortland Gilliam
- Plus dance music all day long from DJ Dominic!
- Yagg Sii Tenn – Authentic African Cuisine
- Jolly’s Catering & Events – They’ll Make You Smile!
- McCam’s Catering
- Ada’s Handpainted Figurines
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Comic & Pop Art of L. Jamal Walton
- Inspirational Crafts
- JC’s Creations
- K Caprease Paintings
- M3 Roofing
- Miss Penn’s Fascinators
- No Ordinary Designs
- QuintesScential Candles
- Russell Scott Creations
- Tamara’s Black Gnomes
- And more to be added!
- Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority – Mu Omicron Omega Chapter
- Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools
- Chapel Hill – Carrboro NAACP
- Chapel Hill – Carrboro NAACP Youth Council
- Community Home Trust
- EmPowerment
- Hannah Ruth Foundation
- Lutheran Services Carolinas Foster Care
- Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History
- OneOrange
- U Can Vote
- Volunteers for Youth
- Zeta Beta Phi Sorority – Eta Phi Zeta Chapter
- And more to be added!