June 17, 2023 - June 19, 2023
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Various, please review each event for specific timing.
Various, please view each individual event for specific locations.
Juneteenth Weekend activities are free and all are welcome
Celebrate Juneteenth Weekend!
Saturday, June 17, 2023
Celebrate Juneteenth Amherst!
Save the Dates!
Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 10:00 AM Ancestral Bridges presents the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Legacy Celebration: Celebrating The Legacy That Makes Amherst An Important Place In the History Of Juneteenth. Learn more at https://ancestral-bridges.org/3rd-annual-juneteenth-celebration/
Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 4:00 PM Celebrating Juneteenth with Amherst Cinema: Free Film & Community Discussion; Fences, dir. Denzel Washington. Following the screening, join Amherst Cinema at 6:30pm for “The Journey, Joy & Love of Black Fatherhood”, a panel featuring fathers from our local community. Learn more at https://amherstcinema.org/series/juneteenth-celebration
Monday, June 19, 2023 from 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Free Juneteenth Brunch & Books with Dr. Shirley Jackson Whitaker at the Mill District Local Art Gallery Learn more at https://themilldistrictna.com/events/
Monday, June 19, 2023 from 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM The Town of Amherst celebrates the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Jubilee on the Town Common: Our Voices. Our History. Our Vision. Our Stories. Local Food & Craft Vendors, Self-guided Tour: Amherst and the Black Community.
Jubilee on the Common Schedule
- 12:00 PM Opening Ceremony Amherst Area Gospel Choir
- 1:00 PM Performance by Tap Roots
- 2:30 PM Aimee Salmon
- 3:45 PM Performance by ReBelle
- 5:00 PM Performance by Tem Blessed featuring Nadia
Monday, June 19, 2023 from 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Juneteenth Jamboree at Mill River Recreation Area BLACK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION OF AMHERST AREA & SANKOFA GUMBO INC PRESENT JUNETEENTH JAMBOREE Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the date on which enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally received the news they were free. FOOD - MUSIC - ART & LIVE ENTERTAINMENT COME JOIN US FOR THIS FREE COMMUNITY EVENT MONDAY • JUNE 19TH 4PM TO SUNDOWN MILL RIVER RECREATION AREA 95 MONTAGUE RD AMHERST, MA Learn more at https://www.amherstma.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=25771
Questions? Contact Jennifer Moyston at moystonj@amherstma.gov
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Save the Date Jubilee on the Common