πŸ–€ 35th Santa Cruz Juneteenth 2026 πŸ–€

Sat, 13 Jun, 2026 at 12:00 pm UTC-07:00

301 Center St., Santa Cruz, CA, United States, California 95060 | Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Juneteenth
Publisher/HostSanta Cruz Juneteenth
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Santa Cruz Juneteenth celebrates Black Liberation and Freedom for our 35h year on June 13h at Laurel Park behind the historic London Nelson Community Center in downtown Santa Cruz, 12 - 6pm.
Our theme this year is: ✊🏾 Resilience ✊🏾
Join us for Music, Dance, Poetry from the Diaspora, nourishing soul food, and craft booths.
πŸ™πŸ½ Honor our Ancestors at our Ancestors Altar πŸ•Š
πŸ’ͺ🏽 Move your body with our Moments of Movements instructors
πŸ’ƒπŸ½Dance to the park in our 2nd Line Sidewalk Parade starting at noon at the BLM Mural with a live brass and drum band led by our Honorary Grand Marshal. 🎺πŸ₯
Gracing our stage this year:
🎡 The Joint Chiefs
🎢 Phreeborn & the Phreequency
πŸ—£οΈ Gina RenΓ© and the Juneteenth Choir
🎷 Karlton Heston & the Hesperians
🎸 Joe Blan Duo
🎀 Lee Earl
🎀 Mesha L
πŸ’ƒπŸ½ Tannery World Dance Youth dancers
πŸ”Š DJ Sparkle provides the beats
πŸŽ™οΈ MC Maiya Lanae our host
Always FREE, there's plenty of activities for children, including the sack race and the basketball clinic.
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