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Journey to Juneteenth: The Jubilee, Celebrating Arts, Culture and Education

  • When: Wednesday, June 19, 2024, 11:00 am
  • Location: Bo Diddley Plaza 111 E. University Ave Gainesville, FL 32601
  • Cost: FREE

The City of Gainesville’s celebration Journey to Juneteenth: The Jubilee, Celebrating, Arts, Culture and Education, honors the long and turbulent journey to freedom while staying true to our history of Florida Emancipation on May 20.

11 a.m. Opening remarks by Equity and Inclusion Director Zeriah Folston
11:15 a.m. Choral performance by the 1000s Voices of Florida, Inc. Community Chorus
11:45 a.m. Speech by Dr. Rik Stevenson, "Emancipation and the Year of the Jubilee"
12 p.m. Youth Presentation and Circus Center Drum presentation
12:30 p.m. Concert with the Let's Ride Brass Band from Jacksonville
1:30 p.m. Closing remarks

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