GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Greenfield will be celebrating Juneteenth Wednesday with a parade starting at 11 a.m. on the Greenfield Common and estimated to have more than three times the participants as last year. The parade will lead marchers to Beacon Field where art, food, and Black History will be celebrated from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. with performers, a fashion show, and a tribute to abolitionist Frederick Douglas.
More details on the event:
Greenfield’s 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Parade Line Up 10:15am at City Hall. Parade starts at 11am.
Featuring DJ Steve Austin
Location: Beacon Field
Juneteenth Schedule
9-11: Grand tour of Underground Railroad murals
10:15-11am: Parade Lineup
11-12: Music playing in the park
11-12pm: Parade
12-1:00: Abdou (African performer)
1-1:30: Welcome, Introduction, speakers
1:30-1:50: NBS Malay
1:50-2:10: Fashion Show (Positively Africana and Fortune Infinite-HIP HOP Wear)
2:10-2:40: Lava Center Frederick Douglass Community Reading (What is the 4th of July to a Slave?)
2:40-3:00: YMCA Dancers
3:00-3:20: Strings for Kids
3:20-3:40: Musica Franklin/Twice as Smart
3:40-4:00: Style FX
4:00-5:00: Thank You’s and music playing
5-5:30/5:45: Cleanup-Breakdown