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Juneteenth Community Empowerment Festival

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Friday, June 17

Location: Five Points, Washington and Tarboro Streets

Friday’s DJ/MC is DJ Teddy Bear

  • 5PM – Parade
  • 6PM – A/B Honor Roll (in the Rocky Mount Event Center)
  • 6PM – DJ Teddy Bear
  • 6:30PM – Chan Hall (Jazz Band)
  • 7:15PM – Line Dancers
  • 7:45PM – Will McLoughlin
  • 9PM – Sisaundra Lewis

Saturday, June 18

Location: Helen P. Gay Rocky Mount Historic Train Station, Coastline Drive

Saturday’s DJ/MC is Les Long and Power 95.5

  • 8AM – Bike Rodeo
  • 11:15AM – Opening Ceremony
  • 12PM – Kuumba Drummers
  • 12:45PM – Chapter Three
  • 2PM – SUAH African Dance Theater
  • 3:30PM – X-Factor
  • 4:30PM – Keynote Speaker, Dr. Jacqueline Shaw
  • 5:15PM – Bike Giveaway and John & Mary Perry Scholarship Presentation
  • 6:45PM – We Are One X-perience (Frankie Beverly and Maze Cover Band)
  • 8:15PM – Marshall Charloff & Purple Xperience (Prince Cover Band)

Sunday, June 19

Location: Rocky Mount Event Center, 285 NE Main Street

Sunday’s MC is Reverend Thomas Ray Greene