NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Check out events in every NYC borough for Juneteenth weekend:
Brooklyn
Juneteenth Take Back the Block
June 18: 12 p.m. on Hinsdale Street between Blake and Dumont Avenues.
Part block party, part protest — East New York Community Land Trust plans on occupying a city-owned vacant lot for a cookout to make the connection between Black liberation and community land stewardship.
Juneteenth Food Festival
June 18 and 19: 12 p.m. at the Weeksville Heritage Center
Over 20 Black food vendors will gather to serve fare from across the African diaspora.
Juneteenth Unityfest
June 19: 2 p.m. block party under the K Bridge and 7:30 p.m. concert at Prospect Park
An afternoon block party and an evening concert featuring Black musicians. 94.7 The Block and 1010 WINS are sponsors.
Juneteenth Family Day at the Brooklyn Museum
June 19: 11 a.m. at the Brooklyn Museum
Celebrate Juneteenth with family friendly activities centering Black culture and community.
Brown Sugar Bounce at the Brooklyn Museum
June 19: 3 p.m. at the Brooklyn Museum
Food trucks, drinks and music: “a high vibrating Black Music experience designed to make you move and leave you feeling full!”
Black Gender Diversity Cookout
June 20: 12 p.m. at 1368 Fulton Street
Brooklyn Community Pride Center will celebrate gender diversity in the Black community with soul food and barbecue with special guest City Councilmember Chi Ossé.
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Queens
Juneteenth Celebration by Culture and Community
June 18: 11 a.m. at York College
Special guests NYC DOE Chancellor David Banks and City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams join the community for this Juneteenth celebration. 94.7 The Block and 1010 WINS are sponsors.
Juneteenth Festival at the Langston Hughes Library
June 18: Langston Hughes Library at 12 p.m.
Come to this Juneteenth arts festival for music, dance, film and painting.
Manhattan
Juneteenth Freedom Fest NYC
June 18: 12 p.m. between 7th and 8th Avenues in Harlem
Music, food, vendors and speakers help this annual block party “celebrate, motivate, educate and liberate.” 94.7 The Block and 1010 WINS are sponsors.
Stay Litt Juneteenth Picnic
June 19: 10 a.m. at Washington Square Park
A Juneteenth celebration and picnic in the park. Bring your own drinks and food!
Black of Center Juneteenth Block Party
June 19: 12 p.m. on 13th Street between 7th Avenue and Greenwich
The Center is hosting a Juneteenth block party with Black LGBTQ artists, storytellers, businesses, and vendors as part of their month-long Pride celebration.
The Bronx
Juneteenth Family Day
June 19: 11 a.m. at Pelham Bay Park
A family friendly party with live poetry, arts and crafts, food and more.
Sweet Honey in the Rock and Nona Hendryx Juneteenth benefit concert
June 19: 4 p.m. at The New York Society for Ethical Culture’s Adler Hall
A concert by a Grammy Award-winning Black acapella group. All profits go to Harlem Mothers S.A.V.E. to combat gun violence.
Juneteenth at Van Cortlandt Park
June 20: 6 p.m. at Van Cortlandt Park South & Bailey Avenue
The Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and the Bronx Arts Ensemble will host an event with music, spoken word performances and a procession to the Enslaved African Burial Ground.
Staten Island
Juneteenth Freedom Parade
June 18: 8:30 a.m. (step off at 10 a.m.) at 85 Snug Harbor Road
A parade in honor of Juneteenth. Participants will march to Borough Hall.
Juneteenth at Sandy Ground
June 19: 11 a.m. at Fairview Park
The Parks Department will lead an educational event at the oldest continuously inhabited free Black settlement in the United States.
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