2008
GARYSBURG
June 7, 2008 - GIMSTONE - The 2nd Annual Northampton/Halifax County Juneteenth Celebration will be held at Garysburg Elementary School, 504 NC Hwy 46 West in Garysburg NC. It will be from 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM. Come celebrate our freedom! There will be fun, music, food, crafts, praise dancing.
 
ORANGE COUNTY
June 21, 2008 - Pines Community Center, Inc. - Saturday, June 21, 2008 from 11:30a.m. until 6:00p.m. at Lincoln Field/Administration Bldg. and Pine Knolls Community Ctr./Grounds, 750 S. Merritt Mill Road, Chapel Hill, NC  27516.  History, Drumming,  BBall Tourney/Clinic/Slam Dunk Competition, Food, Art, Dance, Spoken Word, Poetry, Choirs, Live Jazz, Health Screening, Information Booths,  Exhibits, Bounce for Children, Prizes, Registration for Free Computer Lessons, Saint Augustine's College Gateway Program, NC Central University Department of Public Health Education, TOP-CAT Program, etc...Contact: Dr. Ted Parrish at 919.593.1478
 
SALISBURY
June 14, 2008 - Rowan County Juneteenth Committee Celebration will be held at kesley scott park on june 14 2008 9:00am-8:00pm 1400 old wilksboro road salisbury n.c. 28144 gospel singing, praise dancing, speakers throughout the day. clothes and food venders, merchandise venders
 
WILMINGTON
June 13, 14, 2008 - Juneteenth Planning Committee - Talent Show- June 13, 2008 at 6PM - Place-The Martin Luther King Jr. Center - 401 S. 8th St. - Wilmington, N.C. 28401 - Parade and Festival-June 14, 2008 - 11PM Line up for parade at corner of 5th and Castle St., Wilmington, N.C. - Festival Immediately Following Parade-Robert Strange Park and Martin Luther King Center     401 S. 8th St. - Wilmington, N.C. 28401 - Food, Vendors, Entertainment and Fun. Special Feature-Double Dutch Competition.  ' Come out and join the celebration.
 
RALEIGH
June 14, 2008 - Capital City Tours - Juneteenth Bus Tour - Join us as we travel to The Historic Stagville Plantation in Durham, North Carolina. FOREVER FREE JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION - Saturday, June 14th, 2008 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - Live Music - Spoken Word  - Arts & Crafts - Games - Vendors - Mule & Wagon Rides - Food FAMILY FUN ALL DAY LONG - Bus departs Raleigh NC at 9:00am & Return at 5:00pm. The Cost is $25.00 per person for the bus tour (the event is free.) Please call 919-232-2557 to reserve a seat for more information.
June 15, 2008 - Fruit of Labor Singing Ensemble & The Truth & Justice Cultural Commission - Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Spoons of Justice Cook-Off. Sunday, June 15th, 2008; 3-6pm at the Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center, 4200 Lake Ridge Drive, Raleigh, NC 27650, 919-876-7187. Good music, fun, community good news, story-telling & trivia contest.
 
 
SOUTHPORT
June 21-22, 2008 - The Southport Community Choir - June 21, motorcades starts at 11am leaving from the ILA Hall located on Lord st.and proceed to St. George via Clarendon and ending at the A.C.Caviness park.games for the entire family will be played all during tne day.Our Entertainnment starts at 1'oclock Join us Sundady afternoon for an old school soft ball game at the old BCT feild.call 233-4978 for more informations
 
ROCKY MOUNT
June 14, 2008 Rocky Mount O.I.C. - Juneteenth Gospel Fest at the Imperial Centre, 270 Gay Street, Rocky Mount, NC  27804.  For more information, please contact Jerry Royal at 252.314.7030
 
DURHAM
June, 14, 2008 - Historic Stagville, NC State Historic Site - Stagville's 2nd Annual "Forever Free" Juneteenth Celebration. Stagville Plantation is where over 900 enslaved people were freed from bonddage. Stagville's celebration is a festive event including Historic Games, Live Music, Storytelling, Children's  crafts, Live Music, Dancing and a continuing enslaved people's genealogy project. Web site: www.historicstagvillefoundation.net (Phone:919-620-0120) 
 
CHARLOTTE
June, 19, 2008 -
 

2007
WINSTON-SALEM
June 16, 2007 - Triad Juneteenth Festival Committee - 3rd Annual Triad Juneteenth Festival will be held at Rupert Bell Park, 1501 Mt. Zion Place.  Winston-Salem, NC 11:00 am -5:00 pm
 
GREENSBORO
June 23,2007 - UMU,Inc - UMU,Inc. will host GREENSBORO'S  12Th  ANNUAL JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL on SATURDAY JUNE 23,2007 from 12noon to 6:00 pm. It will be held at Barber Park located at 1500 Dans Road (off Florida Street). Admission and Parking is free. Join us for a fun filled day with emphasis on fathers,family, and positive role models from within our community for our African-American youth. There will be a variety of family oriented entertainment for all ages. Includes a Kidde Korner,Health Issues, Mentoring and Public Servants Awareness. Vendors will be selling an array of Afrocentric Items and Foods.Some of the Highlights of this year'Festival  will be the 3 rd  annual presentation of"Juneteenth-A New Beginnng" our  pagent which depicts the last day of Slavery in Galveston. Texas.Also,a "Juneteenth Essay Contest"with prizes.Some featured artists will be Ron Johnson and his comedy show,"Blue Jay" a singing sensation and his band,"NC Steppers" (featuring the new dance trend) also spoken word artists Monica Daye,Clement Mallory ,Daijah Bartley other acts with gospel,jazz,stepping, "positive rap" ,poetry and more.For All Inquiries including vending and membership in the Natural Association of Juneteenth Lineage(NAJL) contact: Pat Fortune(NAJL State Director) Phone: 336-697-9668
 
SMITHFIELD
JUNE 16, 2007 - SMITHFIELD JUNETEENTH SOC.- Sat June 16,2007, We celebrate community talent.  There will be seven different singing talents, Plus an appearance by "EBONY GOSPEL",recording group. Spoken word poetry. horseback rides, SMITH-COLLINS PARK E.lee St off hwy 301 bus US70, SMITHFIELD, NC 27577
 
SOUTHPORT
June 16-17,2007 - Southport Community Choir - On Saturday June 16,2007 we the Southport Community Choir  will celebrate our annual Juneteenth Festival, at the A.C.Caviness memorial Park located on Owens and Caswell Ave. Juneteenth is the oldest  known celebration to end African American Slavery since 1865. The festival will start at 11'0clock  a.m. with our motorcade leaving from the ILA Hall located on Lord St. and traveling down to West St. George, Clarendon Ave., and ending at the park. All churches are ask to participate in the motorcade as apart of community spirit.  Back by popular demand at this years festival will be Adult musical chairs, the electric slide, and water games for the entire family and other games .  Once again we will have Juneteenth Festival T-Shirts, all shirts need to be pre-ordered, see any choir member for more information regarding T-shirts. Vendors are welcome. The vending fee will be $25.00.All vendors will be responsible to furnish their own table and accessories. Contact Tina Evans at 233-4978 or Gwen Davis at 457-5434. On Sunday June 17th, will be the annual soft ball game held on the Old B.C.T. baseball field time TBA. See Dale Washington for more information.
 
ROCKY MOUNT
Rocky Mount Juneteenth Planning Committee:
June 19, 2007  - Rocky Mount Juneteenth Planning Committee - June 10th 5:00pm-until @ Rocky Mount OIC Auditorium - Gospel Show "The Journey Continues
June 14th 7:00pm @ Rocky Mount OIC Auditorium - Dramatization (re-enactment) "The Journey Contiues"
June 16th 10:00am Virginia Street, Rocky Mount NC - Parade featuring the 9th and 10th Horse Calvary Association of the Buffalo Soldiers and the Tuskegee Airmen, antique car showcase, floats, motorcylce riding clubs etc
June 16th 11:00am Celebration at Stith/Talbert Parks, Rocky Mount, NC
 
MOORESVILLE
June16-17 - Eastren HEIGHT Community Watch - time;1:oo-8:oo  Location willow Valley Park Mooresville/Activities: games/food/speaker /information on housing ,health etc
 
PRINCEVILLE
June 16, 2007 - Edgecombe County NAACP - June 16, 2007 - Noon until 5 pm - Riverside Heritage Park, Hwy 258 Princeville, NC
Health fair, HIV testing and education, food, music, praise dancing, vendors, fire safety, K-9 demonstration, and commnity/organizational information.
 
WILMINGTON
June 16, 2007 - Juneteenth Planning Committee - The Juneteenth Planning Committe along with the Tauheed Islamic Center will kick off its Juneteenth celebrations on June 15, 2007 with the First Young Miss Juneteenth and Miss Juneteenth Pageant and Talent Show at 6PM at:
 Rachael Freeman Elementary School
 2601 Princess Place Dr.
 Wilmington, N.C. 28405

On Saturday, June 16th 2007, beginning at 12PM., the Juneteenth parade will begin. The parade route starts at 5th and Castle St going down to 13th and Castle St and ending at:
 The Martin Luther King Center, Strange Park.
  401 S. 8th ST
  Wilmington, N.C. 28401
 
Immediately following the parade, the Juneteenth Festival will begin at Strange Park.  There will be a Double Dutch Competition, entertainment, vendors, featuring food, clothes, art and games.
 
We are also planning a Battle of the Choirs, time and place to be announced.
For information, contact: (910) 371-1610 or (910) 763-0627
 
HALIFAX
June 16, 2007 - GIMSTONE - To be held on the site of the Andrew Jackson School campus, located at 17 Saint Andrews Street in historic Halifax NC from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.  This will be the first annual Halifax/Northampton County Juneteenth Freedom Celebration.  We are seeking to promote cultural historic awareness through the celebration.  Come ring the bell of freedom by sharing and participating in family histories, songs, dancing, food, arts & crafts as they relate to our African-American heritage!
 
RALEIGH
June 15-17 - St. John's MCC - Week-end Revival to invite, embrace & engage all members of our community in a spiritual journey of re-knewal and reflection. Our Church is inclusives and welcomes All including and especially LBGTQQA and any person who has been disenfranchised from worshipping God or having access to the Forgiving & transformative message in his word and the healing that comes from his Loving Grace.  We are Good Enough, Just as WE Are ...We All Belong to God. Come Home and Celebrate Juneteenth with the Family that is here and waiting for you to arrive.

June 16, 2007 - Juneteenth Jubilee Coalition - A commemorative event to honor our ancestors and to address the resultant conditions of enslavement that continue to plague people of African descent, the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration will take place at the Raleigh Boys Club, 701 N. Raleigh Boulevard, Raleigh, NC on Saturday, June 16, 2007. "Building New Pyramids: Unity for Empowerment" is the theme of the day-long program that will feature life building workshops for all members of the family and "edutainment" in the form of poetry, music, drumming, guest speakers and a play with students of Torchlight Academy, "Freedom's Legacy." The event is free; vendors and health conscious food available for purchase. Registration starts at 9:30 a.m.
 
Durham
JUNE 16, 2007 - Location: Hayti Heritage Center, Fayetteville Street - Durham; Sat. June 16th 12 pm -6 pm;
Fun filled, educational, uplifting free to the public festival opens with a libation ceremony featuring African drummers and dancers, praise dancers and presentations on the origin and significance of Juneteenth. Entertainment throughout the day will include old fashion gospel, reggae, blues, positive hip-hop, spoken word, storytelling, jazz and R&B. Vendors will be selling an array of African and African-American clothing, art and artifacts, specialty items, crafts and delicious foods. There will be information booths, activities, and demonstrations focused on history, health and fitness (health screenings, cooking demonstrations, etc.), and empowerment (education, business ownership, home ownership, etc.). The Children’s Village will have games, face painting, crafts and other fun, educational activities for children of all ages.  A major facet of the event will be the inclusion of other international cultures of African descendents that, like the African American, were affected by the slave trade. The Third Annual Durham Juneteenth Celebration will bring a multitude of organizations and citizens into the community in an effort to foster connections that will empower and uplift the community.
 
Clayton
 6/23/2007 - Johnston County Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. -
The time is 10AM to 6PM. We are hoping to have dancers, singers, food, etc.
 
Charlotte
june 14 thru june 17/2007 - juneteenth festival of the carolinas - This year's Festival will be celebrated as the 10th Annual Festival of the Carolinas presented in collaboration with The House of Africa .The 4-day festival which will be held at the Indepence Park located in Charlotte , North Carolina begins Thursday June 14th through June 17th .During festival dates 20,000 attendees will enjoy "food" for the mind, body, and soul. Both printed and electronic media will be used with radio sound bites  from all the major radio stations. Public Service Announcements will be 10,000 flyers distributed with sponsorship logos in print. Finally , during the festival , there will be a live radio broadcast and the following highlights will be showcased:
-An Education Village is an integral part of the festival. Events in this village range from lectures by prominent educators and historians , book signings and discussions. African-American history is on display for those wishing to gather information.
-The Marilyn Griffith Turner Scholarship Fund which is named posthumously after our long standing Chairwoman. This full four year college scholarship is given to a deserving youth that is approved by our selection commitee in conjunction with the awarding college .The award is valued at $80,000 and is offered by St. Augustine College. Our first recipent was Marlin D.Felder who is currently majoring in History & Education.
-A Healthcare Village is astaffed with health care professionals from area hospitals and clinics who are on hand to generously educate and offer various FREE health screenings to all festival goers .
-The Main Stage spotlights all genres of entertainment to include fashion , dance singing, poetry, a gospel fest and much more .
-A Children's Village is a wonderful gathering place for kids 1-99 that is filled with a carnival of rides and games , arts and crafts and performance stage where the youth can experiment and showcase their talents .
-The ever popular  Drum Circle attracts music and dance enthusiasts of all ethnicities and from all over the US and World.
-The Multi-cultural vendors that travel from all the country and parts of Africa showcasing food , exquisite art, music and culturally relevant speciality items add even more "flavor" to this must event.
The Juneteenth Festival of the Carolinas is a non-profit organisation that depends ,  in part of sponsorship .Please join our efforts and lend your financial support to this great event. 

2006
DURHAM
JUNE 17, 2006 - TRIANGLE CULTURAL AWARENESS FOUNDATION AND ANOTHER COLEY EVENT WILL PRESENT THE SECOND ANNUAL DURHAM JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION  - SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2006 ON PARRISH STREET IN DOWNTOWN DURHAM FROM 12 NOON UNTIL 6 PM. THIS FUN FILLED DAY WILL INCLUDE SOME OF AREA’S BEST ENTERTAINMENT, FABULOUS FOOD, WONDERFUL MERCHANDISE, ESSENTIAL HEALTH SCREENINGS, EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS PLUS EXCITING GAMES AND RIDES FOR THE KIDS…AND THE ADMISSION IS ABSOLUTELY FREE!!! FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT CALL 919.680.0465.
 

2005
HAVELOCK
Sisters On The Move, is hosting their 5th Annual Havelock Juneteenth Festival on June 18, 2004 at Havelock City Park from Noon to 6. Bring your family, friends, lawn chairs, grills, and picnic baskets. There will be an opening ceremony, guest speakers, african dancers, praise dancers, outdoor games, a variety of vendors, static displays, and face painting for the kids. Activities are geared toward family participation, community unification and will be an expression of celebration, brother and sisterhood, and good old fashioned FUN!!. Come out and have an old fashioned cookout in the park and celebrate this 140-year-old holiday. We are still seeking additional entertainers and vendors. This year's celebration will also feature a free souvenir book; buy your ad space now and be a part of history! Contact Deborah A. Bell at 671-1933, Tina Horton at 671-0937, or Karyl Oglesby at 671-4242; all in the 252 area code.
GREENSBORO
 UMU,Inc. will host Greensboro, NC's 10th Annual Juneteenth Festival on Saturday June 25,2005 from 12 noon to 6pm. It will be held at Barber Park located at 1500 Dans Road(off East Florida Street). The admission and parking is free. Join us for a fun filled day for all with special emphasis on fathers,family and positive role models from within our the community for our African-American Youth. There will be a variety of family oriented entertainment for all ages. Also,a Kiddie Korner,Health Fair,Mentoring Groups,Public Servants Awareness,and Voter Registration.Vendors will be selling an array of African -American Clothing,Art,Artifacts and Specialty Items. Food Vendors will have a variety of delicious foods. Persons interested in Vending,Performing and for other inquiries including membership in the National Association of Juneteenth Lineage,Inc.(NAJL) Contact Pat Fortune(NAJL State Director) at 336-697-9668 or 336-370-4166
CHARLOTTE
Youth Conference - speaking on HIV, etc - Thursday, June 16th-June 17th Sponsoring a 5K Walk on Saturday morning, June 18th Wedding in the Park on Saturday, June 18th from 5pm-until. Independence Park - 7th Street @ Hawthorne Ln. FRI - 6 pm - until - KICKOFF  Celebration SAT & SUN - 10 - until - Street Festival, parade, music, drama, community church service, african dancers, vendors, and much more Scholarship to be given.
WINSTON-SALEM
Triad Juneteenth Festival (140) June 18, 2005
Vendors, Visual Arts, Authors, Book Signings and Readings, Commercial/Packaged Foods, Politicians, Black Leadership Roundtable, dancers, drummers, singing and more. 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Corpening Plaza in Downtown Winston-Salem. Join us as we celebrate and recognize those African-Americans who survived the inhumane and cruel institution of slavery. By connecting the present to the past, Juneteenth is a "homecoming" for all African Americans, helping to define their place within the African Diaspora.  Cultural Entertainment such as African Dance, Mime, Drummers, Gospel, and more.  African American Art Gallery, Ceramics, Quilts, and more.  History, Books, Artifacts and authorms.  Youth Activities, Roundtable Dialogue with Special Guest: Dr. Maya Angelou and More.....For more information call:  336-788-1665.
RALEIGH
The Raleigh Juneteenth Jubilee: The event will be held at Chavis Park in Raleigh NC on June 19 2005 from 12-5 pm. Activities include swimming, baseball, track, drama, poetry, speakers, food, venders, and etc.
MOORESVILLE
Eastern HEIGHT Community Watch - willow valley park on E Mclelland ave. beginning at 1;00pm and lasting at 8:00.activities are singing group and praise dancers ,speaker .information booth will be set up.
SALISBURY
The Tenth Annual Juneteenth Celebration will be sponsored by School Workers Federal Credit Union,(Salisbury, NC-branch):
Location:  Kelsey-Scott Park 1800 Old Wilkesboro Road, Salisbury, NC 28144, June 18, 2005
Time: 10 a.m-7 p.m. This African American event has been celebrated in Rowan County, North Carolina since 1995. Our focus is to provide a fun-filled day of family gathering, music, history and opportunity for entrepreneurs and various organizations to display their services and merchandise. It is a day marked with fellowship, networking, rejoicing and self-improvement for our communities. If you are interested in participanting, please call Sherry Hawthorne for talent application: 704-213-6145 or Jill Burch for vendor space: 704-637-6528.   Please locate the nearest "JUNETEENTH Celebration" in your area. This event will continue to educate our community about our history.
DURHAM
June 18, 2005 -TRIANGLE CULTURAL AWARENESS FOUNDATION - The First Annual Durham Juneteenth Celebration will be a fun filled, educational and uplifting day that features musical entertainment, food, vendors, exhibitors and presentations on the origin and significance of Juneteenth. Entertainment throughout the day will include old fashion gospel, reggae, blues, positive hip-hop, African drummers and dancers, praise dancers, spoken word, storytelling, jazz and R&B. Vendors will be selling an array of African and African-American clothing, art and artifacts, specialty items, crafts and delicious foods. There will be information booths, activities, and demonstrations focused on history, health and fitness, and empowerment (education, business ownership, home ownership, etc.). The Children’s Village will have health screenings, games, face painting, crafts and other fun, educational activities for children of all ages. A major facet of the event will be the inclusion of other international cultures of African descendents that, like the African American, were affected by the slave trade.
STATESVILLE
IMPACT, Inc. - Statesville has scheduled its seventh annual Juneteenth event for June 18th in "The Flat."  The Flat is the 500 block of South Center Street, which will be closed to traffic from Bell Street to Garfield Street from noon to 8:00 p.m. The local celebration will present a variety of entertainment and informative topics of interest to the Statesville community.  Local musicians and entertainers will be featured, and a guest disc jockey will provide music when live entertainers will highlight the day's activities.  There will be a 3-on-3 basketball tournament in three age categories.  Vendors will sell food and other items.
LAWNDALE
June 18, 2005 - Philadelphia Community Organization - 7th annual celebration, Lawndale Community Center, N.C. 182, 2 to 6 p.m. Juneteenth pageant, car show, free eye screening and BP checks, games, K-9 demonstration, Ident-A-Kid, food.
DURHAM
June 18, 2005 - Juneteenth Planning Committee and Tauheed Islamic Center - Friday,June 17th, 2005, at 6:00pm at: The Martin Luther king Center, 401 S. 8th St.  Wilmington, N.C.28401  There will be a Talent Show showcasing talents of all ages. First place prize will be $150.00. The fee for this event will be $7.50 for individual performances and $15.00 for a group of two or more.General Admission is $5.00. Saturday June 18th starting at 11:00am, the Juneteenth parade will begin. The parade will begin at 5th and Castle St and ending at 10th and Castle.Immediately following the parade will be a festival at the Martin Luther King Center
Strange Park  with food, music, poets, dancers, rides and fun for all ages. Contact (910)371-1610, (910)262-3333 or (910)763-8320 for more information      
WINTON
Hertford County Assoc. of Minister's Wives and Widows  - We will host our Annual Juneteenth Celebration at the CS Brown Cultural Arts Center in Historic Winton, North Carolina on June 18th 2005.  The events will start at 11:00am.  There will be entertainment (poetry, dance, stepping, skits).  We will also host vendors, face painting, games, and FOOD!