Tag: southern colorado juneteenth festival
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‘Slap in the face,’ but Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival adapts after funding cuts, sponsor pullouts
Despite facing funding cuts and relocating from a park to a parking lot at The Citadel mall, organizers and eventgoers are determined to make the fifth annual Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival a success. Previously held at America the Beautiful Park, the three-day festival was relocated to the mall after its organizers, OneBodyEnt, lost 52% of…
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Celebrate freedom at these Juneteenth festivals in Colorado Springs
Juneteenth is Thursday, and there are several ways to celebrate here in the Springs. Also called Jubilee Day, this federal holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. It’s held annually on June 19, the same day Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, back in 1865 to announce the freedom of more than…
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Colorado Springs community continues to love annual Juneteenth festival: ‘we couldn’t do this in 1865’
The fourth annual Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival was hustling and bustling as crowds flocked to the various venues at America the Beautiful Park. Tents and food trucks encircled the park. Laughter could be heard from the children playing in the bouncy houses and in the Julie Penrose Fountain. Music played on a big stage by the park entrance. Chatter and…
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‘It’s for everybody’: Celebrate Juneteenth this weekend with 3 days of festivities
Even as it hailed down last year, 30,000 people came together to celebrate the Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival. This year’s festival, organized by OneBodyEnt, is set to kick off Friday and continue through the weekend at America the Beautiful Park — with much better weather anticipated. The free, three-day festival will have nearly 80 vendors,…