• JUNE 19th, 2026 •

5th Annual
National Holiday
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

• Messages of Freedom •

Friday • June 19, 2025
11:00a to 4:00p
with
Celebration Program
1:00p to 3:00p

Saratoga YMCA
290 West Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

•

Pre-Program Family Workshops:
Drumming Circle, Community Freedom Quilt, Children’s Story Corner, & Face Painting!

•

Music, Poetry, Interpretive Dance, Historic Performance, Speakers & more,
with
Guest Speaker: Ms. Nell Stokes,
“Journey to Freedom”
•
Cake & Ice Cream Post-event Jubilee Reception

*Free & Open to the Public

*ALL attending adults (18 yrs & over) must present photo ID when signing in at YMCA front desk, for insurance purposes. Thank you.

CELEBRATION PROGRAM
Contributing Artists, Speakers, Faith Leaders

with

• MS. NELL STOKES, Guest Speaker •
• Community Voices of Praise Choir •
Donna Boykin • Donald Hyman • Marcus Kwame Anderson • Nick Payton • and Dr. Joseph Bruchac •

… and more to come.

“Freedom is not a state; it is an act... Freedom is the continuous action we all must take, and each generation must do its part to create an even more fair, more just society.”
U.S. Congressman JOHN LEWIS,
from Across That Bridge: A Vision for Change and the Future of America (2012)

2026 COMMUNITY SPONSORS:
MLK Saratoga • Dora Lee Stanley • Saratoga Regional YMCA •Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce •Adirondack Trust Co. & Amsure •

2026 COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Frederick Allen Elks Lodge #609 • Adventures in Zen Books • Ben & Jerry’s Saratoga • Saratoga Bread Basket’s Cake Shop • JUST Water • Raven Events • Mobile StageMan • Refresh Kitchen • Stewarts Shops’ Holiday Match Grant
(Thank You!) 

2026 CIRCLE of FRIENDS:
To Come

FB EVENT: CLICK HERE

Organized by:  Our Lodge Foundation

*ALL attending adults (18 yrs & over) must present photo ID when signing in at YMCA front desk, for insurance purposes. Thank you