Juneteenth Freedom Festival

Check out vendors, food, & beer at Reading’s Juneteenth Freedom Festival on June 24!  Join in our town’s celebration of Juneteenth, happening on June 24 from 1:00-7:00 pm on the Town Common.

We have something for everyone at this event! The program will feature community speakers, RMHS student choir, and dance performances by Ammaya and Area 51. In addition, a Pop-Up Market with several black-owned businesses will offer shopping options for clothing, organic products, plants, jewelry, and more. Local human rights groups and nonprofits will have tables with lots of information and interactive children’s activities. All that shopping and celebrating is hungry work, and you’ll find delicious options from Chez Rafiki’s Halal and Mediterranean and Work Hard Eat Good Jamaican food. There will also be a Beer Garden with Brockton Beer Company and White Lion Brewing Company.

Attendees should park at the Upper Haven Parking Lot and along Woburn Street. Spillover into the Brande Court lot is also recommended. There will be designated sitting spaces, and attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or other seating arrangements.

The Juneteenth event is sponsored by OESJ, the Town of Reading, and the Reading Public Library. Learn more about vendors and performers: https://bit.ly/RPLJuneteenth

Juneteenth Schedule

• 1:00 PM Welcome
• 1:10 PM African American National Anthem
• 1:15 PM Interactive Dance/Drumming Ensemble by Ammaya
• 2:30 PM Student Dance Performance & RMHS Mixed Choir
• 3:00 PM Community Speakers (ASL interpretation available)
• 4:00 PM Live DJ

For more details, contact the Office of Equity & Social Justice, oesj@ci.reading.ma.us. The event location is wheelchair accessible and ASL translators are available on request. We look forward to seeing you there!