Celebrate Freedom Fest is a FREE family event open to all. Bring your friends, kids, and cousins!
This event at Emancipation Park brings together seven historic Black communities in Houston to celebrate the richness of our culture, pay homage to the pioneers of Juneteenth, and experience jubilee in a way that is uniquely our own. Eat, drink, fellowship, and experience a wide array of events, activities, and activations culminating in an opening ceremony to kick off the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth celebrations in Houston!
Themed Sweet and Savory, the Inaugural Red Foods Cookoff is a backyard brawl-style cooking competition featuring 6 chefs competing to take home the coveted title, $500, and a custom Juneteenth cutting board! Come by and try these decadent dishes and vote for your favorite chef. Tickets are only $5! Get them now during your registration before they are gone!
Main Stage Schedule:
1PM - DJ YUNGCHRIS
1:30PM - Reading of General Orders #3 by TSU Debate Team
1:45PM - Memorial Tributes to Shelia Jackson Lee, Sylvester Turner, and Tanya Debose
2PM - The Ensemble Theatre Performs
2:30PM - Houston Grand Opera Performance
3:00PM - Drum Circle, Libations, & Elder Youth Ceremony
3:30PM - Community Performances
Sunnyside
Southpark
3rd Ward
Nia’s Daughter’s Movement
Independence Heights
4th Ward
5th Ward
5:00PM - Artist Talk featuring the winners of this year’s commemorative logo competition and the winner of this year’s public art installation
5:30PM - Crowns of Liberation Parade led by the Bayou City Brass Band ending with a performance by the band on the main stage
