MARCH TO CITY HALL

Meet at 10:00 AM • March at 10:30 am

Meet outside the Morton Building at Hot Corner for sign making with community march to City Hall and remarks by Rev. Dr. Allison M. Henderson-Brooks of Hill First Baptist Church at 10:30 AM.

FLAG RAISING CEREMONY

11:00 to 11:30 AM

Raising of the Juneteenth flag at Athens City Hall from 11:00 to 11:30 AM with Bria Smith, Hope Iglehart, and Mayor Kelly Girtz featuring a performance by Dr. Nkululeko “Freedom” Zungu.

STREET FESTIVAL

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Artisan market, food trucks, community tabling, and history exhibits throughout Downtown Athens with festival zone on College Ave. and Washingtown St.

MAIN STAGE PERFORMANCES

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Hosted by L.G. Heart of the City with musical performances from Blacknerdninja, Ishues, and T I K I C A, featuring line dancing from The Aunties with spoken word from Life the Griot, Celest Divine, and Hattie Thomas Whitehead. Jubilee Award for Humanitarianism given at 2:10 PM.

KIDS ZONE

11:00 AM to 3:00 PM 

Dedicated area of the festival zone for children, including bouncy houses, face painting, educational activities, and interactive exhibits.

• Bouncy Houses with Ruckers

• Face Painting by Ish N Giggles

• Juneteenth Kids Guide by the Historic Athens Welcome Center

• Plant Your Own Freedom Garden Children’s Activity

• Historical Quilt Making: Celebrating Harriet Powers Exhibit

• Custom Button Making

BLACK ELECTED LEADERS HONORARY SIGNATURE CEREMONY

1:00 PM next to the Costa Building

At the new park next to the Costa Building where the last 50 of the 1,000 signatures necessary to name the new downtown greenspace as ‘Richardson-Davis Park’, will be taken via ceremony signing by all living African American elected officials (past or present) with remarks by author and former State Representative Michael Thurmond and Pastor Chekibe Holman of First AME Church. The park namesake is in honor of the first two Black state representatives from Athens, Alfred Richardson and Madison Davis.

Event tear down starting at 3 PM to be complete by 4 PM. We ask everyone to honor the spirit of the Athenian Oath by leaving our downtown spaces better than we found them.