Events | Juneteenth

Upcoming Events

Freedom Festival
Sat, Jun 22
Pioneer Park
Jun 22, 2019, 10:00 AM
Pioneer Park, 698 N Hobbie Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901, USA
10th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Festival celebrating ending of slavery in 1865.

10th Anniversary Awards Banquet
Fri, Jun 21
Quality Inn & Suites
Jun 21, 2019, 6:00 PM
Quality Inn & Suites, 800 N Kinzie Ave, Bradley, IL 60915, USA

Midweek Prayer
Wed, Jun 19
Pembroke Fellowship Church
Jun 19, 2019, 6:00 PM
Pembroke Fellowship Church, 13279 E 5000S Rd, Pembroke Township, IL 60958, USA

Oratory Challenge
Tue, Jun 18
Genesis Community Ministries
Jun 18, 2019, 6:00 PM
Genesis Community Ministries, 2100 E Maple St, Kankakee, IL 60901, USA
Come listen to the youth grades 2nd-12th of our community explain what #BlackBoyJoy and #BlackGirlMagic means to them.

Lunch & Learn
Mon, Jun 17
Lisieux Pastoral Center
Jun 17, 2019, 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Lisieux Pastoral Center, 371 St Joseph Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901, USA
a time to discuss important life topics that have an impact on the African American community.

Flag Day
Fri, Jun 14
Martin Luther King Jr Park, Kankakee, IL
Jun 14, 2019, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Martin Luther King Jr Park, Kankakee, IL

Author's Fair
Sat, May 11
Location is TBD
May 11, 2019, 12:00 PM
Location is TBD

Volunteer Mixer
Sat, Mar 23
Grapes & Hops
Mar 23, 2019, 4:00 PM
Grapes & Hops, 251 S Schuyler Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901, USA
Open to current volunteers and anyone interested in volunteering and sharing any ideas to make the 10th Annual Juneteenth celebration a success.

One Hundred American Flags Commemoration
Sat, Nov 10
Trinity Lutheran Church
Nov 10, 2018, 12:00 PM
Trinity Lutheran Church, 1501 E Merchant St, Kankakee, IL 60901, USA
We will celebrate the centennial anniversary of the Great War ending in 1918.