JUNETEENTH HISTORY:

Annapolis Juneteenth Parade and Festival is a celebration of African American history.  On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. Although the Emancipation Proclamation had been issued over two years prior, the news was withheld from many enslaved Africans. 

LIBATION CEREMONY | 11:45AM | Susan Campbell Park City Dock 

JUNETEENTH PARADE  | 12:00PM | Susan Campbell Park City Dock  

Join the Annapolis Juneteenth Parade and Festival kick-off, featuring community-based civic organizations, marching bands, dance squads, floats, and more. The parade will end at the Bates Weems Whalen Field for the festival kick-off.

JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL | 1:00PM | BATES ATHLETIC COMPLEX 935 SPA ROAD | ANNAPOLIS, MD 21401

The free Festival will celebrate the African American experience through history, music, culture, and the arts. Highlights include an entertainment stage featuring national and local recording artists, business marketplace, food vendors, and interactive children’s zone packed with attractions for children- WATOTO Village!

MUSIC | 1:30PM

GRAMMY Winner: Le Andria Johnson | GO-GO Band: Bella Donna | Chuck | Brown Band | R&B: Vivian Green | HIP HOP: RAKIM | RAP: Lil Syxx | AFRO/JAZZ: Demola | CARIBBEAN Caravan | DJ: LampDawg | GOSPEL: Avery Sunshine | Koryn Hawthorne | BEVERLY CRAWFORD AND THE JUNETEENTH CHOIR | Divine of Annapolis | Nadja Scott & Divine Anointing | Therron Fowler & Co. | PASTOR Mike Jr and a host of local talent!

FIREWORKS will immediately follow the show!

FREEDOM WAY EXHIBIT | The 175-foot outdoor museum-like exhibit entitled, “Freedom Way,” provides a glimpse of people of color continued fight to pursue liberty and justice for all! Come and be inspired and educated.

PARKING | Festival parking at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Gate 5, is set at $5 per vehicle with free shuttles to and from Bates Athletic Complex from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Downtown parking locations include Gott’s and Knighton garages with a free shuttle to Main Street. For parking information, visit www.AccessAnnapolis.com.

CLICK HERE FOR SHUTTLE ROUTES | Receive direct alerts from the Annapolis Office of Emergency Management (OEM) during the event, attendees can text “JUNE2022” to 38276. Attendees are encouraged to download the PrepareMe Annapolis App to receive OEM and event information.