Redlands gathered to celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end of slavery in the U.S., with a community festival at Sylvan Park on Sunday, June 16.
Sponsored by Unity in the Community, the Redlands Police Department, The Village SBC, San Bernardino Valley College and the University of Redlands, the seventh annual celebration featured live performances and families enjoyed a kids’ zone and food trucks and joined a dominoes and spades tournament.
Niyah Hillyer, 4, paints during Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Sylvan Park. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Elizabeth Green, a member of The Village SBC, performs on Sunday, June 16, 2024, during Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Lakota McBride, 9, gets her face painted on Sunday, June 16, 2024, during Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Members of The Village SBC, from left, Myla Gibson and Jiselle Bryant perform on Sunday, June 16, 2024, during Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival at Sylvan Park. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Bishop Jackie L. Green addresses those in attendance at the Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival on Sunday, June 16, 2024, in Sylvan Park. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Luis Contreras, 7, plays on the blowup slide on Sunday, June 16, 2024, during Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival at Sylvan Park. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Elizabeth Green and Kristen Anthony, members of The Village SBC, sing during a Worship Service on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival in Sylvan Park. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Lakota McBride, 9, looks at the mirror after getting her face painted on Sunday, June 16, 2024, during Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival at Sylvan Park. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Phoebe Sumners, 4, paints on SUnday, June 16, 2024, during Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival at Sylvan Park. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Martha Hone-Warren looks at history boards on SUnday, June 16, 2024, during Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival at Sylvan Park. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Richard Steffen and Anthony Green applaud Sunday, June 16, 2024, during Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival at Sylvan Park. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Brysont Bryant, 3, attends the Redlands’ Juneteenth Festival on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Sylvan Park. (Photo by Milka Soko, Contributing Photographer)
Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom. It came more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863. The day marks the formal end of slavery after the Civil War.
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