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Fri, Jun 14Acadiana Center for the ArtsJun 14, 2024, 7:30 PM – Jun 17, 2024, 9:30 PMAcadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501, USAShow starts at 7:30 PM. Purchase tickets through Acadiana Center for the Arts.- Sat, Jun 15Acadiana Center for the ArtsJun 15, 2024, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PMAcadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501, USA
- Sun, Jun 16Acadiana Center for the ArtsJun 16, 2024, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PMAcadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501, USA
Mon, Jun 17Downtown Convention CenterJun 17, 2024, 6:00 PM – 8:30 PMDowntown Convention Center, 124 S Buchanan St, Lafayette, LA 70501, USAMove the Mindset Juneteenth Commemoration will feature inspiring speakers and entertainment. Check back for updates. Free Event. Open to the public.
Tue, Jun 18Downtown Convention CenterJun 18, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMDowntown Convention Center
Wed, Jun 19Lafayette City HallJun 19, 2024, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AMLafayette City Hall, 705 N University Ave, Lafayette, LA 70506, USAJoin us for the 2024 SWLA Juneteenth Opening Ceremony & Flag Raising with festive activities for all.
Wed, Jun 19Historical Heymann ParkJun 19, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PMHistorical Heymann Park, 1500 S Orange St, Lafayette, LA 70501, USA
Fri, Jun 21LafayetteJun 21, 2024, 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM CDTLafayette, 124 S Buchanan St, Lafayette, LA 70501, USAAnnual Juneteenth Banquet
Sat, Jun 22LafayetteJun 22, 2024, 4:30 PM – 8:30 PMLafayette, 1500 S Orange St, Lafayette, LA 70501, USAJoin the Juneteenth Celebration
Upcoming Events
SWLA Juneteenth 2024 Upcoming Events
“Juneteenth: You Know the Truth, Now the Rest of the Story”
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Friday, June 14, 2024 - The Juneteenth Story, 7:30 PM, Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501 www.acadianacenterforthearts.org
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Saturday, June 15, 2024 - The Juneteenth Story, 7:30 PM, Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501 www.acadianacenterforthearts.org
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Sunday, June 16, 2024 - The Juneteenth Story, 2:00 PM, Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W Vermilion St, Lafayette, LA 70501 www.acadianacenterforthearts.org
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Monday, June 17, 2024 - Move the Mindset Juneteenth Commemoration, Downtown Convention Center, 124 S. Buchanan Street, Lafayette, LA, 6:00 - 8:30 P.M.
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Tuesday, June 18, 2024 - 40 Acres & a Mule, Downtown Convention Center, 6:00 PM
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Juneteenth Opening Ceremonies & Flag Raising, Lafayette City Hall, 705 W. University, Lafayette, LA, 9:30 AM
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Wednesday, June 19, 2024 - Juneteenth Lyrical Expressions Spoken Word / Open Mic, Historic Heymann Park, 1500 S. Orange St., Lafayette, LA - 5:30 - 7:30 PM
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Friday, June 21, 2024 - SWLA Juneteenth Banquet and National Juneteenth Scholarship Pageant, Downtown Convention Center, 124 S. Buchanan Street, Lafayette, LA, 6:30 - 9:30 PM
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Saturday, June 22, 2024 - SWLA Juneteenth Music Festival & Stone Soul Picnic, Historical Heymann Park, 1500 S. Orange St, Lafayette, LA, 4:30 - 8:30 PM
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Barbecue Cook-Off - New for 2024
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Events in Surrounding Areas
Abbeville
April 4, 2024 - 6:00 p.m. Register for Miss Juneteenth Pageant at Abbeville Public Library - Pageant Date: June 8, 2024 - 4:00 p.m. at Abbeville High School Auditorium
Breaux Bridge
TBA - 10:00 am , Juneteenth 2nd Annual Parade starts at Park Hardy and ends at Judge Carl Williams Park. Register to participate in parade by TBA.
St. Martinville
TBA - 10:00 am - 2:00 pm, 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Community Resource Fair, True Friend Hall, 1094 True Friend Road, St. Martinville, La
Opelousas
TBA - 12:00 pm - 5:00 p.m., 41st Annual Juneteenth Folklife Celebration, Farmer’s Market across from La Vieux Village. Contact Rebecca Henry 337-945-5064.