June 15th: Dad’s Dash 5K | 8AM | Daffin Park | sponsors: Moore Books, Savannah Sports Council, Velocity Clinical Research | Free register on the website
June 15th: Savannah Juneteenth Youth Festival | 11AM | Forsyth Park | partnership with Book Nation of Dreamers 501(C)3
June 19th: Juneteenth Show | 5PM | Daffin Park | Live music featuring TG Live band, community partners, food trucks, games, giveaways and a show at nightfall
June 20th: Miss Savannah Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant | 6:30PM | Embassy Suites by Hilton Downtown Savannah | admission free, registration required, register on the website June 22nd: Grand Festival Day | 3PM | Forsyth Park
What’s Happening: Enjoy a variety of family friendly events, all FREE and open to the public! There will be food trucks, live performances featuring some of the best talent in the city, and amazing headline acts including TG Live, Candice Glover and the Bee Sharps of SCAD, PORT SAVANT, CJ Giovanni, and the Performing Arts Collective of Savannah.
A Bit About Juneteenth: Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and celebrates African American culture and heritage. It marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom.
Event Hosts and Sponsors: This fantastic festival is hosted by Chosen For the Arts, a local nonprofit organization that is proudly sponsored in part by Genesis, AT&T, Gulfstream, the City of Savannah, Moore Books. Our leading festival sponsor is, Eichholz Law Firm. Additional festival sponsors include Tourism Leadership Council, Visit Savannah, VyStar Credit Union, Resilient Magazine and many more.
Come out and celebrate freedom, community, and culture at the Savannah Juneteenth Fine Arts Festival.
For more information, visit our website or follow us on social media. | SavannahJuneteenthFestival.com
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