The spirit of Independence, freedom and pride returns to Kansas City June 2017 with the Official Kansas City Juneteenth Community Heritage Festival in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District on Saturday, June 17th and OFFICIALLY throughout the ENTIRE MONTH OF JUNE due to our amazing partnerships!!!
Juneteenth KC Festival
Date: Saturday, June 17th
Time: Noon-8:00 pm
Location: 18th & Vine Historic District
Admission: Free
SPECIAL FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES (Saturday, June 17th):
Charles Jude Commemorative Blood Drive with the American Red Cross & Omega Psi Phi
11:00-2:00 pm (American Jazz Museum Atrium)
JuneteenthKC Community Theater
12:00-5:00 pm (American Jazz Museum- Jazz Is)
(Schedule and details released soon)
JuneteenthKC Community Showcase
12:00-5:30 pm (GEM Theater)
Community Programming TBD
The Big Step Off (Hosted by De Barker)
6:00-9:00 pm (GEM Theater)
JuneteenthKC Kid Zone--
Open Noon-5:00 pm
FREE: Face Painting, Inflatables, Special Activities, more!!!
NEW MOM SUPPLY BAGS & AN "ULTIMATE NESTING HOME SET" valued at over $400 provided by Front Porch Alliance and the Mother Child Coalition will be given away from the MAIN STAGE starting at 2:00 pm!!
KCMO Health Department will be providing FREE vaccinations and immunizations for children and adults!!!
Youth immunizations/vaccinations to be offered:
(PERFECT for kiddos getting ready for school enrollment!!)
Dtap, IPV, MMR, VARICELLA, HEPITITS A, HEPITITIS B, MENINGITIS (REQUIRED FOR 8TH GRADE), MENINGITIS B, TDAP (REQUIRED FOR 8TH GRADE). HPV, TD. PCV13, HIB
Adult immunizations/vaccinations to be offered:
Tdap, Twinrix ( Hepatitis A & Hepatitis B combo), HPV (age 19-26), Pneumonia 23, Zostavax ( shingles 60+)
Show Me Riders KC is excited to return for another year to host Tiny Town which will feature FREE pony rides and an interactive petting zoo for children of all ages!!
Rays Awareness-Shane Ray (KC native former Mizzou standout and NFL Player) will be officially launching his FIRST FREE FOOTBALL CAMP as an OFFICIAL JUNETEENTHKC CELEBRATORY SPECIAL ACTIVITY SATURDAY, JUNE 17th!!
AND!!!!! ......Providing FREE TRANSPORTATION FOR UP TO 100 participants from the 18th & Vine District to the Camp Training site including A FREE BBQ for campers at 3:00 pm within the festival grounds!!!!
REGISTER TODAY at www.usafootball.com/fun (search by zip code 66205)!!!!! ....
SPOTS WILL BE GOING FAST....
KC Parks & Recreation will be hosting a registration booth to sign up youth within the urban core for FREE SUMMER swim lessons to promote the importance of youth swim safety preparedness education in addition to remembering the tragic loss of Horace Peterson III, founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America Inc/Negro Leagues Baseball Museum/American Jazz Museum who drowned in 1992 and advocating for the continued awareness of the disparity of swim education in the African American urban communities.
The Nelson Atikins of Museum of Art invites children of all ages to stop by their coloring station to enjoy a piece created by Michael Tombs that depicts KC notable community activists and the overall progression and the African American-Missourian story of the pursuit of freedom.
KC Public School District & Turn the Page KC
Reading Room
American Jazz Museum (Weboop Room)
FREE BOOKS & Resources about early childhood and school age educational development resources!!
www.Juneteenth-KC.com
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