| $30Ĭelebrate physical, mental and spiritual freedom by running 2-3.5 miles or biking 10-25 miles to earn a commemorative medal. Titled “Educating, Empowering, Entertaining,” the 2022 North Carolina Juneteenth Festival features 40 Black-owned vendors as well as kids activities, dance and music performances.
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| Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, 4751 NC 49, Concord | Free Billie Zangewa, “Soldier of Love” (Photo courtesy of Gantt Center) Attendees can create a collage and experiment with oil pastels during drop-in workshops explore the latest exhibit, Billie Zangewa: Thread for a Web Begun and watch a specially curated theatre performance and live concert that celebrates a journey through decades of Black music. The celebration aims to honor the past by celebrating the freedom Black people had before the period of slavery and all they’ve contributed to the world for the past 100,000 years.Īrt After Dark is a celebration of Black Music Month during Juneteenth weekend. June 17-19 | Various times | Rendezvous 704 | FreeĪ weekend experience that includes performing arts, spoken word, live music, a community meditation and drum circle, an art walk, fashion show and after hours rooftop events. The tournament is free to watch and there will be music, food and drinks. Teams of two compete for a $200 cash prize playing the card game Spades, which has as central a role in African-American culture. | Upscale Studio and Events | $20 per two-person team Events include a parade, heritage performances and music, a street festival in Plaza Midwood, drum circles and Sunday service. June 16-19 | Various times | House of Africa | FreeĪ free multicultural event, now in its 25th year, that aims to examine the cultural heritage of enslaved Africans and their descendants through art, education and research. This professionally-guided motorized tour is a re-creation of their stop here, where they visited three existing slave cemeteries, a former slave church and over 50 other sites of Charlotte history. Their goal was to re-create the slave trade routes - known as the Middle Passage - and in the process make stops at points of interest to pray for racial healing and atonement for the past institution of slavery.
In 1998, the Interfaith Pilgrimage made its way through Charlotte on its journey from Boston to West Africa. Various dates and times | Tours depart from 7th Street Public Market | $18-32
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