Archive for the Juneteenth – Past Events Category

June 13 – Jubilee Voices at Kensington’s Juneteenth Celebration

Celebrate five years of honoring Black history, culture, resilience, and joy through music, food, education, and community connection. Washington Revels Jubilee Voices will be offering selections from both the Main Stage for the event and throughout the booth area. The event runs from 12-4pm and takes place in St. Paul Park in Kensington, Maryland.

June 6 – Jubilee Voices at Discoveries: the Library at the Mall

By Washington Revels on June 6, 2026 / Ensembles, Jubilee Voices, Juneteenth - Past Events, Past Events

Celebrate Juneteenth at “Discoveries: The Library at the Mall” with a free program by Washington Revels Jubilee Voices featuring African American history and traditions, infusing history with a cappella music, drama, spoken word, and dance. Discoveries: The Library at the Mall is a unique, full-service Anne Arundel

June 14 – Jubilee Voices at Kensington Juneteenth Celebration

By Washington Revels on May 19, 2025 / Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Juneteenth - Past Events, Past Events

Join Washington Revels Jubilee Voices at Kensington’s Fourth Annual Juneteenth Celebration on June 14 (12 Noon – 4 pm). This event is family friendly with activities for all ages and brings together a multiracial coalition of organizers, historians, living history performers and portrayals, civic and faith leaders, local and Black-owned businesses, musicians, and supporters to proudly mark Juneteenth.

June 15-22 – Juneteenth Week on the Daily Antidote of Song

By Washington Revels on April 14, 2025 / Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Juneteenth - Past Events

In partnership with Carpe Diem Arts, Washington Revels is joining in a week-long virtual celebration of Juneteenth. Beginning and ending with Jubilee Voices (leading a song on Sundays, June 15 and June 22), and featuring a line-up of engaging artists all week long, join the musical joy in the Zoom room or tune in on Facebook or YouTube each day at Noon (Eastern Time)

June 19 – Juneteenth Storytelling & Concert in Alexandria, Virginia

By Washington Revels on March 9, 2025 / Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Juneteenth - Past Events, Past Events

Storytelling at 1 p.m. with David Olawuyi Fakunle and a new Jubilee Voices concert at 2 p.m. that focuses on how love—of family, faith, community and country—helped sustain African Americans during in times of chaos and conflict.

June 21 – Heritage Voices at BlackRock Juneteenth Celebration

By Washington Revels on February 19, 2025 / Heritage Voices - Past Events, Juneteenth - Past Events, Past Events

All are invited to a vibrant Juneteenth celebration filled with joy and community presented by Montgomery County and the Office of Human Rights! “Pushing Back: The Fight for Freedom Is Not Over” is a day-long festival presented at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland. Come and see Washington Revels Heritage Voices at Noon on the Main Stage at Noon!

June 15 – Josiah Henson’s Birthday Celebration

By Washington Revels on January 2, 2024 / Ensembles, Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Juneteenth - Past Events, Past Events

Come celebrate the birthday of Josiah Henson, Underground Railroad Conductor and Montgomery County resident on Saturday, June 15th! Washington Revels Jubilee Voices will perform at 11:30 a.m. The full event runs from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. and features: Historical cooking demonstrations Tours Film screenings Games and

June 19 – Juneteenth Concert in Alexandria

By Washington Revels on January 1, 2024 / Ensembles, Jubilee Voices, Jubilee Voices - Past Events, Juneteenth - Past Events, Past Events

Singing the Journey: Freedom Stories. Join Washington Revels Jubilee Voices and the Office of Historic Alexandria for a lively, interactive concert featuring traditional music, dance, and spoken word that celebrates Juneteenth, and the local stories, history and enduring legacy of the African American quest for freedom and equality.

June 22 – Juneteenth Pride & Joy

By Washington Revels on January 1, 2024 / Juneteenth - Past Events, Past Events

Celebrate freedom and unity in a joyous afternoon of music and spoken word with GenOUT Youth Chorus and Jazz artists Barry Moton and the Colin Chambers Trio.

June 18-25 – Daily Antidote of Song “Juneteenth Week”

By Washington Revels on June 12, 2023 / Juneteenth - Past Events, Past Events

Join on Zoom or Facebook to sing along with songs about freedom, civil rights and social justice–and the stories behind them–from local, national and internationally-known artists. This virtual community, uniting attendees from across the country and around the globe, was established in 2020 with the onset of the COVID pandemic.