Join us for the Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 15th, 2024, at Rabkin Park from 12pm to 6pm for a day of community celebration, great music, food, art, and vendors.
Entertainment Schedule:
12:00pm Opening Ceremony
12:30pm First Bapist Church of Vauxhall
12:40pm DJ Carvell
1:10pm The National Association for Double Dutch Orgs
1:25pm DJ Taj
1:55pm M.A.D.E Stars
2:10pm DJ Wallah
2:40pm Step Show
3:10pm Special Guests
4:10pm Kia Bhn
4:40pm Groovy
5:00pm Special Guests
Schedule Subject to change
Activities/Services
- Ms. T's Face Painting
- 360 Photobooth
- OMG Bubbles
- Paint Noir Art Lounge - Free private paint sessions by time slots
- Groomed Guys
Craft Vendors
- Beauty Full Peaces
- Angela Branch Skin Care
- Tealiciousshop
- Le’Pearl Handmade Jewelry
- BE THE DIFFERENCE CLOTHING
- Scentology Candles
- Soulective Thrift
- Healngo
- Bedu African Clothing & Jewelry
- Carol’s Slay & Play
- Pure Essence LLC Merchandise & Apparel
- Melanin Dipped Crafts
- U'CHUZ (Fashion Jewelry)
- Falsehood
- Journals of Color
- Damara Queens Gallery x God Willing
- DDB Productions LLC
- GTC World Changers
- Lidl US
- Hollewood Jewels
- Aunt Vi’s Crafts
- I Am Godz Gurl LLC
- Be The People
- YaaSerwaa lifestyle beauty
- SW JustMe Designs
- Touched by J
- NJ Arts World
- Mind Your Beads And Seeds
- Pampered with Crochet by Dani
- Sparkle by J
- Sheila D.Hairston
- Latin American Treasures
- Ta-Shonna’s Boutique
Non-Profits
- Kean Stage & Premiere Stages at Kean University
- Swing Phi Swing Social Fellowship Inc.®
- Groove Phi Groove Social Fellowship Inc.®
- LorCal Health Services
- Moving Forward Foundation
- My School Votes
- Union Public Library
- Dropped Along the Way
- Vauxhall Historical Society
- PerformCare NJ
Food Vendors
- Thatpuddin
- Cold Stone Creamery
- Mr. Cooper’s Funneland
- Nothin But Luv
- Hadez Food Truck
- Belle John’s Soul Food
- Green-Dog Mobile
- Urban Burger
What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday.
In 1979, Texas became the first state to make Juneteenth an official holiday; several others followed suit over the years. In June 2021, Congress passed a resolution establishing Juneteenth as a national holiday; President Biden signed it into law on June 17, 2021.
