Juneteenth Events Across Santa Barbara County
For Immediate Release: June 10, 2022
Contact: juneteenthsbc@gmail.com
JUNETEENTH EVENTS ACROSS SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA - Santa Barbara County will celebrate Juneteenth from Saturday, June 18 through Monday, June 20 in observance of the federal holiday. Check out and join the celebrations happening throughout our county!
JUNETEENTH LOMPOC, Saturday June 18, 11am - 5 pm - Ryon Park - Lompoc
Come celebrate freedom at Juneteenth Lompoc on June 18th from 11am to 5pm at Ryon Park in Lompoc! The event hosts arts & crafts, food vendors, merchandise for sale, raffle, prizes, baking competition, mobile vaccine clinic, some nonprofit organizations and games for children and adults. Attendees will also enjoy live musical performances, poetry, dancing, puppet shows, children’s story time, and more! Bring your canopy, chairs, and blankets, hats & sunscreen and enjoy.
A special thanks to the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Santa Maria- Lompoc and Collective Cultures Creating Change Lompoc (C4) who put on the event along with sponsors, County of Santa Barbara, and The FUND for Santa Barbara.
JUNETEENTH SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Saturday, June 18, 4 pm - 7 pm - Solvang Park, Solvang
Madi’s Treasure Box returns to welcome the community to Juneteenth Santa Ynez Valley on Saturday, June 18 from 4 pm to 7 pm at Solvang Park in Solvang. Gather the family, grab a blanket, and join the festivities for a spectacular evening of music, dancing, and Juneteenth fun! The Celebration includes Afro-Brazilian band, kids zone with special performance & storytime by Princess Tiana, maculele stick dance and more!
Special thanks to sponsors Madi’s Treasure Box, High on the Hog Catering, People Helping People, Rideau Vineyard, and Visit Santa Ynez Valley.
JUNETEENTH JUBILEE DAY AT SOUL BITES, Sunday June 19, 12 pm - 9 pm - State Street, Santa Barbara
Soul Bites restaurant presents Juneteenth Jubilee Day with food, music and community in celebration at their location at 423 State Street in Santa Barbara. The festivities are on Sunday, June 19 from 12 pm to 9 pm. Come join in on the fun!
JUNETEENTH SANTA BARBARA ‘CARING FOR THE PEOPLE’ FREE BLOCK PARTY, Sunday June 19, 12 pm - 5pm - Funk Zone - Santa Barbara
Juneteenth Santa Barbara welcomes the community at large to the fifth year of celebrating Juneteenth in Santa Barbara. The free block party celebration will be on Sunday, June 19, 2022, from 12 pm to 5 pm, in historically Black Santa Barbara also known as the Funk Zone. On the 200 block of Gray Avenue in Santa Barbara, the celebration includes, free food for up to 200 people at Shalhoobs Funk Zone Patio, local live performances, the return of the Black/African American Artisan Market, a kids zone with Princess Tiana from Princess & the Frog and so much more! As the celebration coincides with Father’s Day, the event will acknowledge the caregivers in our lives. As we are still in the realm of COVID-19 we request that social distancing rules apply to this outdoor, in-person event.
Coming to the stage for this event is local Black talent, Vivian Storm, Miriam Dance, Talitha Garbielle, The Knew Vibe, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, DJ Tim Stone, and MC Jacquelyn Chin. The Black Artisan Market includes: Aiku Apothecary, Angela Cantu, Baked by the Hoods, Cali Moss LLC, COVID-19 Mobile Vaccine Clinic, Elf Kraft, Gateway Educational Services, Healing Justice SB, Healing Space (UCSB), High Resonance Rocks, MLK Jr. SB, Mo Sama, NAACP Santa Barbara, R-Evolution: Dialogues in the Diaspora, The Sea League, UCSB Black Grad Association, Valley in Film, and Warrior Mother Essential Oils & Blends.
Special thanks to the families and artists that made contributions to help make this day possible.
Thank you to our Platinum Community Partner the City of Santa Barbara, our Gold Sponsors the City of Goleta, County of Santa Barbara, Pacifica Graduate Institute and Alumni Association, and the Santa Barbara Foundation. We also like to thank our Silver Community Partners: Union Bank and Island View Outfitters, along with the Bronze Community Partners: Acme Hospitality, American Riviera Bank, Endowment for Youth Community, The Fund for Santa Barbara, Golden 1 Credit Union, Montecito Bank & Trust, Oniracom, SBCC Foundation, UCSB Office of Black Student Development, and Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara.
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About Madi’s Tresure Box
“I want to be a World Changer” - Madi. Madi is the co-founder of Madi’s Treasure Box. Through sales of her World Changer products, she is realizing a mission to provide multicultural tools promoting literacy & inclusion to schools & libraries across America. Madi’s goal is to ensure that all children are able to see themselves represented. Learn more about Madi and her mission at maditrasurebox.com.
About the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Santa Maria- Lompoc
The National Association For the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Santa Maria-Lompoc, was founded in 1909 to address existing racial and ethnic disparities and is the largest and oldest civil rights organization in the nation. Its mission is to secure the social, political, educational, and economic equality of rights of all people by removing barriers such as race-based discrimination and to ensure the health and well-being of all persons. Learn more at santamarialompocnaacp.org.
About Soul Bites
Soul Bites serves down home, healthy, soul food which is African-American comfort food. Family owned and operated by Rose and Stirling with an intentional menu of elevated family favorites. Soul Bites brings a life-long love of foods that their folks made and they ate. Soul Bites specializes in food that makes you feel like Grandma is at the stove and your favorite relative is at the kitchen table, making smiles and memories. Order Soul Bites today at soulbitesrestaurants.com.
About Juneteenth Santa Barbara
Juneteenth Santa Barbara is an annual event, where we bring community members together to celebrate the freedom of enslaved African Americans in the United States. Two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas were informed of their freedom and immediately danced in the streets. Today we honor our ancestors and celebrate our freedom, showcasing Black joy and culture in Santa Barbara, California. Our community event also honors local Black artists, performers, and organizations as well as providing free food, dancing, and singing. To learn more please go to juneteenthsb.org.
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