Juneteenth 2026 Celebrations
2024 Back to School Resources
Juneteenth Celebration
June 17, 5:30—8:00 pm
Free for all ages!
Prairie Park
Live music, food trucks, and community art! Create cardboard masks with curator, poet, and artist Ja Nelle Davenport-Pleasure.
Plus, chalk contest, Champaign County Archives trivia, resources and activities with the Urbana Free Library, and UrVANA!
Schedule
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5:30—6:30 pm: DJ Strange
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6:30—8:00 pm: New Souls
Raphael & Whitney
R&B, Gospel and more! Free concert.
June 18, 5:30 pm
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Main Lobby
Annual Juneteenth Parade & Liberation Celebration
June 19, starting at 12:30
Sunnycrest Parking Lot
1803 Philo Rd, Urbana, IL 61802
Schedule:
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12:30 pm: Gather in the Sunnycrest parking lot
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1:00 pm: Community parade
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2:15 pm: Liberation Celebration
Parade route
Line up in the Sunnycrest Parking Lot, proceeds in front of Salt & Light to Colorado Ave, north on Philo Rd to Florida Ave, east to Vine St, then back to Colorado Ave, and returns behind Salt & Light. Liberation Celebration in the Sunnycrest Parking Lot immediately following the parade.
Email
info@thewellexperience.org
Phone
773-340-2465
Unity in the Community
June 19, 10:00 am—3:00 pm
Randolph Street Community Garden
902 N. Randolph Street, Champaign, IL
Free food, lots of games, and tons of HOPE!
WEAR ORANGE!
Schedule
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10:00 am: Freedom Bike Ride
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11:00 am: 3-on-3 Basketball Shootout
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12—3:00 pm: Juneteenth Festival
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12—2:00 pm: Voter Registration
Phone
217-600-1578
Freedom Coalition feat Noah I. Brown
June 19, 6:00—8:00 pm
Douglass Park
512 E. Grove St., Champaign IL
Honor the past. Celebrate the present. Inspire the future.
Live music, community, culture, freedom!
Carver Park Block Party
Sunday, June 21, 1:00—5:00 pm, rain or shine
Free admission! All are welcome.
Carver Park
Corner of Carver and Bradley, Champaign IL
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Live entertainment
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Family activities and games
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Community arts and culture
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Local organizers and resources
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Free Kona Ice
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Free face painting by Twisted Kolorz
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Free haircuts by mentor Tony Odom
Email
info@yourcommunity.org
Phone
447-902-0161
