STAY BLACK & LIVE
AUSTIN'S CITYWIDE JUNETEENTH FESTIVAL
IMPORTANT DATES
Starting 6/15
Stay Black and Live - The Stream
All Day
This year’s livestream will be aired on multiple platforms and feature musical performances by J. Millz, Shelbi Mitchell, Billy Blunt, Charmin Greene, and Antonio Dionisio. The program will also include a conversation with Austin-based scholars about contemporary liberation practices and the legacy of Juneteenth.
Virtual
Saturday, 6/11
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
Rainbow on the Creek
Six Square and CarverMuseumATX share a sneak peek of Stay Black & Live 2022 Livestream and special performance by Ms. Mack & The Daddies.
Waterloo
Greenway
Saturday, 6/18
Juneteenth Central Texas Parade
10:00 am -
12:00 pm
This year the Museum and Six Square will participate in the parade organized
by Greater East Austin Youth Association (G.E.A.Y.A.). We will be passing out water, stickers/buttons, candy, and more to parade observers.
Saturday, 6/18
Stay Black & Live – Community Kickback
11:00 am -
4:00 pm
This family friend event will feature a Black makers market, games, museum tours, genealogy workshops, quilt making, community garden tour, and free food, and fund for all ages.
The Carver Museum
& Cultural Center
Saturday, 6/18
Soul Food Truck Festival
11:00 am -
7:00 pm
Soul Food Truck Fest (#SFTF) will season up the state’s traditional festival lineup on Saturday, June 18, 2022. Texas Black-owned food trucks will converge on the campus of Huston-Tillotson in the heart of East Austin in a celebration of African-American food, community, culture and heritage.
Huston-Tillotson University hosted by Austin Revitalization Authority
Saturday, 6/18
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
Juneteenth Park Festival
Every year GEAYA hosts a Juneteenth festival at Rosewood and Boggy Creek Park that features live entertainment, vendors, food, and fireworks @ 9:30 pm.
Rosewood & Boggy Creek Park hosted by G.E.A.Y.A
Sunday, 6/19
Stay Black & Live – The Festival
12:00 pm -
6:00 pm
On Sunday, June 19th from Noon - 9pm, SB&L will turn-up the volume with a day long mini-music festival hosted by Riders Against the Storm. Our line-up includes: Ivy Rootz, Charmin Greene, Mama Duke, WC Clark, Stretch Musik, Cha'keeta B, Teeta, DJ Eli Arbor, DJ Bad Apple, and Quentin and the Past Lives. Join us on the freedom lawn from noon til dusk and enjoy delicious food served up by some of Austin's best Black-owned food trucks.
The Carver Museum
& Cultural Center