The Juneteenth Community Empowerment Festival is Eastern North Carolina’s premier Juneteenth celebration of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The Juneteenth Community Empowerment Committee, along with the City of Rocky Mount, has grown this event to a three-day festival that attracts thousands of people throughout the region.
Juneteenth 2025 will be held Friday, June 20 at Five Points in downtown Rocky Mount at the intersection of Washington, Tarboro, and Rose streets. On June 21 and 22, the lawn of the Helen P. Gay Rocky Mount Historic Train Station will be the location.
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- Friday, June 20th (MC = Les Long)
- 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM = Opening & Welcome
- 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM = Electric Image
- 7:45 PM – 8:15 PM = Jamrock
- 8:15 PM – 8:30 PM = The Majestic Steppers
- 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM = Freddy Greene
- 9:00 PM – 9:45 PM = EU Band
June 21-22Lawn of theHelen P. Gay Rocky Mount Historic Train Station101 Coastline Drive- Saturday, June 21st (MC = TBA)
- 8:00 AM = Vernon Powell Memorial Juneteenth Bike Rodeo (Metropolitan Baptist Church)
- 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM = Juneteenth Parade
- 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM = Opening Ceremony (Negro National Anthem + Libation + Restoration Youth Ministry + Sauuda Eshe)
- 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM = Zeb Harrison
- 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM = Buffalo Soldiers
- 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM = Amari Alexander
- 3:30 PM – 3:40 PM = Little Saint Steppers
- 3:45 PM – 4:30 PM = Serina Pitt
- 4:30 PM – 5:15 PM = TBA (Keynote Speaker)
- 5:15 PM – 5:45 PM = Bike Giveaway
- 5:45 PM – 6:15 PM = Kuumba West African Dance Co.
- 6:30 PM – 7:15 PM = EnVision
- 7:30 PM – 8:15 PM = Big Daddy Kane
- Sunday, June 22nd (MC = Harold T)
- 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM = Opening + Negro National Anthem
- 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM = Carolyn Hill & Evan Garris
- 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM = Deborah Barnes & Sisters
- 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM = Word Tabernacle Celebration Dance Team
- 4:00 PM – 4:30 PM = Toby Fitch (Keynote Speaker)
- 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM = Luther Barnes
- 6:15 PM – 6:45 PM = Zacardi Cortez
- 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM = Melvin Williams
- 7:45 PM – 8:30 PM = John P Kee and New Life
- Friday, June 20th (MC = Les Long)
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