Bridging Freedom: A Juneteenth Celebration

Celebrate Juneteenth across both sides of the river at Great River Park and Mortensen Riverfront Plaza—hosted with the City of Hartford, Town of East Hartford, and Riverfront Recapture, with Music is Life curating the Hartford mainstage entertainment, plus live music, DJs, food trucks, a mental health wellness village, and family-friendly fun.

Founders Bridge

• 11:45 am: Welcome, Pouring of Libations & Honoring of the Ancestors
• 12 pm: Opening Ceremonies w/ Metropolitan AME Zion Church Worship Choir

Hartford HealthCare Community Stage:

• 11 am: DJ
• 12:45 pm: DJ Juan Coon
• 1:15 pm: DJ Biggmann
• 1:45 pm: Voices of Youth – Art Exhibit
• 2:10 pm: Clinician TBD
• 2:20 pm: Joy Of Life Art Creation (JOLAC)
• 2:50 pm: Charmagne Tripp
• 3:35 pm: DJ Jthree Musicandart
• 4 pm: Clinician TBD
• 4:10 pm: Tchalla (Spoken Word)
• 4:30 pm: DJ Q-Boogie
• 5 pm: NY Dance & Drum
• 5:35 pm: Styk Bones
• 6:05 pm: Clinician TBD
• 6:15 pm: Kimberly Jones (Gospel)
• 6:50 pm: IAMDJDRAKE ft. Nekita Waller
• 7:25 pm: Jay Aaron (R&B)
• 8 pm: National Recording Artist

Upper Stage (Hartford Side)

• 11:50 am: Transition Music
• 12 pm: The Art of Conversation Panel
• 12:30 pm: Live Art & Musical Performance
• 1 pm: African Drumming Performance
• 1:50 pm: Transition Music
• 2 pm: Francine’s Culture Cuisine
• 2:30 pm: Transition Music
• 2:45 pm: Amistad Youth Panel & Book Giveaway
• 3 pm: Transition Music
• 3:15 pm: Kemet the World Traveler Experience
• 3:30 pm: Conscious Rap & Live Music
• 4:30 pm: Amistad Flash Mob
• 5 pm: Andre Keith Storytelling Experience
• 5:30 pm: Lisa Clayton Singers
• 6 pm: Francine’s Culture Cuisine
• 7 pm: Amistad Presents
• 8 pm: Closing Remarks

East Hartford Stage

• 12:30 pm: YACO International Inc. (African Dance & Drums)
• 1:30 pm: Grace C. Wright (Caribbean Dance Company)
• 2:30 pm: NRGY (Spoken Word)
• 3:15 pm: Pat Thompson (Vocalist Extraordinaire)
• 4:15 pm: The Geanii Center (Step Dance & Drum)

Parking: Free on-street parking is available on both sides of the river. Paid parking is available in the Connecticut Convention Center Garage—park on the fifth floor and exit via the north side for direct access to the Convention Center, Connecticut Science Center, and Mortensen Riverfront Plaza.

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