Westbrook Juneteenth Freedom Celebration

Join us for an afternoon of music, speakers, poetry, art, and community, commemorating Juneteenth at Riverbank Park in Westbrook, Maine, on Sunday, June 23 from 1-3pm.

- Guest Speakers & Poets include Shay Stewart-Bouley, Genius Black, Dr. Amilcar Shabazz, Portland Poet Laureate Maya Williams, & Westbrook Students

- Musical Guests Jennifer Rachele & the VIVA Sensation will sing the Black National Anthem and other songs, and 107.9 WJZP, Portland’s only minority-owned radio station, will be playing music throughout the event

- An authentic Juneteenth BBQ Picnic will be served up by Chef Pickens and Black Betty's Bistro, the picnic is FREE to everyone, and blankets are encouraged

- Activities include a Westbrook Student Fashion Show, a Community Weaving Project lead by Westbrook Artist Veronica Perez, Hair Braiding with Hair By Dior, Onsite Voter Registrations, Pick-up Soccer with Westbrook Soccer Club, and more

Everyone is welcome to dance, listen and learn at this Juneteenth event. We look forward to seeing you there!

This is a One Westbrook and City of Westbrook event.

Additional support for this celebration has been provided by the Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, & Tribel Populations, Black Owned Maine, Good Shepherd Food Bank, UNUM, Westbrook Housing Authority, Maine Community Foundations, Portland Pie, and other individual contributors. Thank you!