Events

[CELEBRATION] The 42nd annual Juneteenth Festival in Buffalo’s Martin Luther King Jr. Park takes place this Saturday, June 17 and Sunday, June 18. Beginning in 1976 as Buffalo’s African American community’s response to the Bicentennial Celebration, Juneteenth is a yearly arts, music, and ethnic food festival. Festivities begin with the festival parade, which leaves at 11am. The parade travels down Genesee Street and Moselle to Best Street and finally into Martin Luther King Park. The corner of Fillmore Avenue and E. Parade Street will feature an Arts and Culture Stage with performances by local artists from 2pm to 8pm on Saturday and noon to 8pm on Sunday. Vendors will be selling art, jewelry, clothes and more throughout the festival and a food court will be set up  at either end of Fillmore Avenue around the wading pool. There will also be tours of the Underground Railroad, children’s activities, a family portrait booth, a book fair, historical exhibits, and more. For more information check out juneteenthofbuffalo.com.