Sweet potato pie. Gospel performances. Dancing and games. Juneteenth festivities in Pompano Beach include the annual Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Festival.
In 2024, the festival is 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 15, and entry is free. It's at Apollo Park, 1580 NW Third Avenue, Pompano Beach 33060.
Juneteenth Sweet Potato Pie Festival in Pompano. Photo/Broward Library
The event includes games for kids, face painting, food vendors, poetry, dance, African drumming and other performances, Juneteenth history, and other festivities.
The event is presented by Friends of Northwest Branch Library, 954-357-6599, with Pompano Beach, Broward Library and other partners
Juneteenth, which is celebrated June 19, is a holiday representing the abolition of slavery in the United States. It commemorates the day in 1865 that the Emancipation Proclamation was honored in Texas.
Juneteenth Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Festival. Photo/Broward Library
Miami on the Cheap is a member of 