Band of Brothers Augusta is excited to announce the 7th Annual Juneteenth Augusta Weekend!
“Juneteenth” is an annual celebration to commemorate the emancipation of the last remaining group of slaves to receive notification of their freedom in 1865. The Band of Brothers successfully hosted the inaugural Juneteenth Augusta Festival on Sunday, June 18th, 2017. Activities include the Juneteenth Edition of the Mahogany Lounge, Community Clean-Up, Black Health Forum, Juneteenth Dayla, and the Juneteenth Augusta Festival.
Through a partnership with Augusta Technical College, the
Juneteenth Community Clean-Up initiative is designed to aesthetically improve our environment by creating cleaner parks, streetscapes, and public spaces through litter removal and elimination. The clean-up is meant to unify and beautify the CSRA communities and prompt individuals to take greater responsibility for their local environment.
The Juneteenth Augusta Health Forum focuses on the natural health, fitness, and mental care of African Americans. The forum is made up of health, social, business, and voluntary sector workers, who share a common goal of reducing inequalities in the overall health and mental care of the black community, enabling them to become confident and informed about their health, mental care, and all available resources/services to the CSRA Region.
The Mahogany Lounge began as a soulful poetic event developed by Dorian Harris aka “The Art Dealer” and has grown into a premier poetry experience. The Mahogany Lounge opens the stage to new features in attendance that wish to register for the open mic. The meticulously curated event embodies the finest spoken word poetry, live entertainment, & great people all under one roof.
The Juneteenth Festival brings awareness to Juneteenth and spreads comradery amongst the community while commemorating the emancipation of our ancestors. This event comes complete with soulful-conscious speakers, health and wellness checks, phenomenal musical and spoken word acts, extravagant exhibits, entertainment for kids, and vendors from all across the CSRA. This event always has been and will remain FREE to the public in successive years!
REACH NEW CUSTOMERS & SUPPORT JUNETEENTH AUGUSTA
The Band of Brothers Augusta is offering premium advertising space inside the first edition of the Juneteenth Augusta Festival’s beautifully designed and professionally produced keepsake Program Guide. In 2022, the festival attracted over 10,000+ attendees of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds from surrounding cities. Your advertising dollars will significantly impact and create a genuine association with this cultural jewel of our community! With a strong foundation of local support and tourists coming to Augusta, GA, this unique ad placement allows you optimal opportunity to boost your business while supporting the community during the peak summer season.
In the excitement of this Familial Community celebration, the Band of Brothers Augusta has created an innovative way for your organization to help significantly impact the attendee’s lives while also spreading comradery amongst the community. With the task of hosting such a huge humanitarian event, funding is dependent on the support we get from businesses, organizations, friends, and family. Our goal is to accommodate 10,000+ members of our community, and we are asking for your assistance in making this event a huge success.
The Juneteenth Augusta Festival would be nothing without the most extraordinary exhibition of black-owned businesses and products on display from around the Augusta/CSRA community. The event is open to any vendor who wishes to participate. Participating vendors are permitted a vending space to display and sell their products to those attending the annual Juneteenth Augusta Festival. In addition, vendors may also choose to add their company’s logo to the event banner. We have a limited amount of space for vendors, so first come, first serve!
Great music and performing arts set the tone and control the vibe of the Juneteenth Augusta Festival. We are always looking for performers to be a part of the experience rather than just a viewer. Performing artists in the Augusta/CSRA community will have the opportunity to perform for 10,000+ attendees offering inspiration, hope, love, and enjoyment to all. We are now accepting applications for singers, hip-hop artists, dancers, musicians, spoken word artists, and comedians. All performers will be selected by a committee and notified via email. This is a family-oriented event. Performance slots are limited.
It is an excellent feat of hard work and meticulous planning to ensure that the Juneteenth Augusta Festival runs smoothly. Volunteers are the people behind the scenes, ensuring that every attendee has a memorable and positive festival experience. Volunteers will be asked such things as helping set up before the festival and helping with the clean-up operations afterward, car parking, litter pick-up, or even crowd monitors. A lot goes into providing a truly exceptional event, and volunteers are the people who execute much of the hard work!
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