Juneteenth 2025: New details revealed about Rochester's festival
The annual Juneteenth festival will be held at MLK Memorial Park on Saturday, June 14, 2025. The festival will celebrate Black culture through live music, food, and more activities. They are expecting over 4,000 people will be in attendance for this year's festival.
The Juneteenth Parade will kick off the parade. It will go from Main Street to East Avenue, then Chestnut Street up to MLK Park.
The organizers of this year's festival said this was an extension of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's message in its theme for 20265 — 'maintaining infinite hope.'
Headlining this year's festival is Robert Glasper, a Grammy-winning musician known for his work on songs such as 'So Beautiful' and 'December.'
The festival will be from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. The annual parade will kick off the festivities at 11 a.m. Those who wish to participate in the parade, vendor, or as a participant may click here to apply.
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