JUNETEENTH •

DETAILS •

SOON! •

2026 •

JUNETEENTH • DETAILS • SOON! • 2026 •

5th Annual
National Holiday
JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION

& Jubilee Reception

The Messages of Freedom
The Promise, Responsibility, Value, Vigilance, Practice, and Impact

Friday • June 19, 2026
TBD
with
Celebration Program

Saratoga YMCA’s Outdoor Pavilion
290 West Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Family Workshops

Music, Poetry, Interpretive Dance, Historic Performance & more.
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 •
    … and more to come.


    “The moment we choose to love,
    we begin to move against domination, against oppression.
    The moment we choose to love,
    we begin to move towards freedom,
    to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others.”

    bell hooks,
    Outlaw Culture: Resisting Representations (1994)


2026 COMMUNITY SPONSORS:
Coming soon!

2026 COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Coming soon!
(Thank You!

2026 CIRCLE of FRIENDS:
Coming soon!

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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.

June 19 to July 4th
Saratoga Springs, NY’s

FREEDOM FORWARD EVENTS

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The difference between Juneteenth and the 4th of July? The fact is none of us are free till we are all free.
— Ms. Opal Lee, "Grandmother of Juneteenth"

THANK YOU to Our 2025
SPONSORS & Community Partners!!

COME JOIN US IN 2026!

YOU make the difference!!