BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo celebrates 49 consecutive years of coming together to honor Black history, celebrate freedom and community pride. This year's Juneteenth Festival takes place June 15 and 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Park, Buffalo, NY.
This year's Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo will have all the traditional festival activities and entertainment including the Juneteenth Parade, 10am on Saturday June 15.
All are welcome to come and take part in this long-running summertime tradition in Western New York. Festival activities include Arts & Cultural displays and performances, Health & Wellness pavilion, Historical tours & education programs, vendor market, Food and much more! Pre and post festival activities with Sankofa Days, MAAFA Ceremony as well as CommUniversity. Visit BuffaloJuneteenth.com for details on all upcoming events and community activities.
This year's Juneteenth Festival is going GREEN! On June 15 & June 16, this year's festival goers can look forward to all the wonderful activities and celebrations with an emphasis on reducing waste.
Attendees, Supporters & Partners can support by:
Bringing reusable items like water bottles and canvas bags for purchases
- Disposing of trash and recyclables appropriately at the festival
- Volunteering for a shift with the festival Clean-Up Crew!!
Festival Volunteers are still needed visit www.buffalojuneteenth.com for more information on how you can volunteer.
The Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo was started in 1976 by B.U.I.L.D., a community-based organization. The festival took place on Jefferson Avenue, for a weekend celebration. Murals were painted and vendors set up booths to sell ethnic foods and wares -- entertainment and festivity were abundant. After several years, the Juneteenth Festival outgrew Jefferson Avenue and moved to Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
The Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo, now in its 49th year continues to be staffed by volunteers with the mission to actively preserve and promote the broad spectrum of African American Heritage through educational and cultural activities to benefit the community.
Visit BuffaloJuneteenth.com for more information and follow on social media, https://www.facebook.com/JuneteenthOfBuffaloFestival for festival updates.
WGRZ Channel 2 On Your Side is a sponsor of the Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo.
