2024 Juneteenth Commemoration
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
10 AM - 3 PM
Now a federal holiday, Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. Originating in Texas, it’s been observed on the 19th of June annually since 1865. Join us for activities to commemorate a special date in history for African Americans.
Activities include the following:
Community Yard Sale
Food
Music
Vendors
Juneteenth Poetry Slam @ 2 PM
This event is rain or shine. If in the event of rain, the event will be moved inside.
Vendor Registration Fee is $10 per space which includes 1 6ft table and 1 chair. space size is 10 x 8
Setup time for participants 8:00 AM - 10 AM
Vendors are welcome to bring umbrellas or tents
Businesses and Organizations are welcomed to participate.
Deadline to register is Saturday June 8th
Items prohibited from sale
Intimate items
Anything potentially offensive
Weapons or Ammunition
Food Vendor Fee is $50 with a valid food service license.
Juneteenth Virtual Programs
20 and Odd
20 and Odd serves as an artistic response to the commemoration of the Quadricentennial – 400 years of Africans in America through dance and drama. The multimedia presentation takes each viewer on a journey, from the past to the present day.
Lucy Depp Experience
The Lucy Depp Experience is a project that contemplates the Depp family lineage and land from the lenses of modern performing artists. The home was established on nearly 400 acres in Concord Township in 1835. Abram Depp purchased the land from Joseph Sullivant (son of Franklinton founder Lucas Sullivant) making it Delaware county’s first farm owned by an African-American. The stories are told from the lens of those who live on, on the land that is still sustained, by persons who understand its history.
Operating supporters include AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER Foundation, Bath and Body Works, City of Columbus, Columbus Foundation, Crabbe Brown & James, LLP, Easton Community Foundation, Greater Columbus Arts Council, Martin Luther King Breakfast Committee, Inc., Nationwide Foundation and Ohio Arts Council.