Tamarac Celebrates Juneteenth With A Neighborhood Freedom Pageant

[TAMARAC] – The Metropolis of Tamarac invitations the group to its Juneteenth Freedom Pageant Saturday, June 18,  from 5 p.m. to eight p.m., at Tamarac Sports activities Advanced, 9901 NW 77^th St.

Hosted by Grammy Award-nominated spoken phrase artist, Rebecca Butterfly Vaughns, the celebration will characteristic an academic and fascinating dance efficiency by Ashanti Cultural Arts. Visitors may also go to native distributors and meals vans providing quite a lot of tasty cell eats, starting from soul meals to frozen treats. Kids in attendance will get pleasure from an thrilling child’s zone full with inflatables, arts and crafts and face portray. The occasion will conclude with the soulful sounds of the Valerie Tyson Band, South Florida’s premier selection band.

This 12 months marks Tamarac’s second annual Juneteenth occasion. In October 2020, Tamarac grew to become the second metropolis in Broward County to acknowledge Juneteenth as an official vacation, when the Metropolis Fee handed an ordinance to acknowledge and rejoice the day. Juneteenth, also referred to as Freedom Day, commemorates the top of slavery in the US.

Moreover, the Metropolis of Tamarac shall be closed for enterprise on Monday, June 20, in observance of the vacation.

For extra details about the Juneteenth Freedom Pageant, go to www.Tamarac.org/SpecialEvents