NAACP Merced Juneteenth Freedom Celebration Weekend
Schedule
Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 21 Jun, 2026 at 09:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Merced, California | Merced, CA
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❤️🖤💚 MERCED… WE OUTSIDE FOR JUNETEENTH WEEKEND! ❤️🖤💚The NAACP Merced County Branch proudly invites you to our Juneteenth Freedom Celebration Weekend a full weekend dedicated to freedom, culture, faith, food, music, and community.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in Texas were finally informed of their freedom more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
And this year…we’re celebrating ALL weekend long ❤️
This celebration is made possible through collaboration with our incredible community partners:
✨ BlackECE
✨ Cousins Corner
✨ Greater Merced Black Chamber of Commerce
Special thanks to community leaders:
✨ Luron Rushing
✨ Walter Smith
🔥 FRIDAY | JUNE 19 | 12PM–7PM
📍 Cousins Corner
Kick off the weekend with:
🍽️ Great food
🎶 Music
🚗 Classic cars
🎟️ Giveaways
✊🏾 Community fellowship
Juneteenth Trivia Challenge:
Tell your server what year Juneteenth commemorates and receive 18.65% OFF your order.
Know your history. Save on your plate.
☀️ SATURDAY | JUNE 20 | 1PM–6PM
📍 McNamara Park
This is giving family reunion, cookout, and Black joy all day ❤️🖤💚
♠️ Spades Tournament
🁫 Domino Tournament
🚘 Classic Car Show
💃 Soul Line Dancing
🛍️ Vendors
🎧 DJ spinning all day
🏊 Swimming
🎯 Family-friendly games
🍽️ Good food
✊🏾 Community fellowship
✔️Bring your lawn chairs
✔️Bring your cousins
✔️Bring Big Mama
✔️Bring that uncle who slaps the dominoes down like he about to really do something 😂
⚠️☠️ Warning: Don’t sit down at the spades table unless you know what you’re doing. We are not responsible for hurt feelings or public embarrassment 😂♠️
⛪ SUNDAY | JUNE 21
Community Worship & Reflection
After a weekend of celebration, we encourage our community to support local Black churches throughout Merced County:
🕊️ Antioch Baptist Church
🕊️ Bethesda Apostolic Faith Church
🕊️ Church of the Living God
🕊️ Mt. Hermon Baptist Church
🕊️ Mt. Olive Baptist Church (Atwater)
🕊️ Mount Pisgah
🕊️ New Faith Tabernacle
🕊️ Second Baptist Church
🕊️ St. Matthew Baptist Church
Then close out Juneteenth Weekend with big laughs, grown-folks fun, and an unforgettable night at the 🎤🤣🔥 The Roger T Comedy Show 🔥🤣🎤 at the Italo Lodge because what better way to end a weekend of Black joy than laughing until your cheeks hurt?
This is Black history
This is Black joy
This is faith
This is family
This is community
This is Merced
Everybody is welcome ❤️🖤💚
🛍️ Interested in becoming a vendor or hosting a community resource booth?
📋 Register here:
https://bit.ly/4dAbKVX
For event updates visit:
MercedNAACP.com
#JuneteenthMerced #MercedNAACP #BlackJoy #NAACP #SupportBlackBusiness #CommunityUnity #FreedomDay #WeOutside
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