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Juneteenth Celebration and Festival at Roy Wilkins Park

Roy Wilkins Park, St. Albans, Queens

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Summary

  • Juneteenth in Queens 2026: Black to the Future is taking place today, June 19, from noon to 8 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Park on Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens.
  • The free, all-day celebration is rooted in honoring the past while looking ahead to an amazing future — with music, food, workshops, live performances, and Black-owned business vendors.
  • Admission is free and open to all ages. RSVP is encouraged on Eventbrite.

Timeline

Event setup continues with tables and tents being arranged on the grassy field.

Admission is free and open to all ages. RSVP is encouraged on [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-in-queens-2026-black-to-the-future-tickets-1980146704096).

Go LIVE on Citizen to share the crowds, performances, and celebrations at Roy Wilkins Park!

Shop from some of the best local Black-owned businesses in the NYC area and beyond at the festival marketplace.

The festival features music, food, live performances, a theatrical reenactment, jump-rope workout, bingo, and yoga for Black liberation.

This year's theme — "Black to the Future" — celebrates freedom, creativity, and possibility while honoring the legacy of Black ancestors.

Juneteenth in Queens 2026: Black to the Future runs today from noon to 8 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Park on Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens.

Incident reported at Roy Wilkins Park.

Event setup continues with tables and tents being arranged on the grassy field.

Admission is free and open to all ages. RSVP is encouraged on [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-in-queens-2026-black-to-the-future-tickets-1980146704096).

Go LIVE on Citizen to share the crowds, performances, and celebrations at Roy Wilkins Park!

Shop from some of the best local Black-owned businesses in the NYC area and beyond at the festival marketplace.

The festival features music, food, live performances, a theatrical reenactment, jump-rope workout, bingo, and yoga for Black liberation.

This year's theme — "Black to the Future" — celebrates freedom, creativity, and possibility while honoring the legacy of Black ancestors.

Juneteenth in Queens 2026: Black to the Future runs today from noon to 8 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Park on Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens.

Incident reported at Roy Wilkins Park.

Event setup continues with tables and tents being arranged on the grassy field.

Admission is free and open to all ages. RSVP is encouraged on [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-in-queens-2026-black-to-the-future-tickets-1980146704096).

Go LIVE on Citizen to share the crowds, performances, and celebrations at Roy Wilkins Park!

Shop from some of the best local Black-owned businesses in the NYC area and beyond at the festival marketplace.

The festival features music, food, live performances, a theatrical reenactment, jump-rope workout, bingo, and yoga for Black liberation.

This year's theme — "Black to the Future" — celebrates freedom, creativity, and possibility while honoring the legacy of Black ancestors.

Juneteenth in Queens 2026: Black to the Future runs today from noon to 8 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Park on Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens.

Incident reported at Roy Wilkins Park.

Event setup continues with tables and tents being arranged on the grassy field.

Admission is free and open to all ages. RSVP is encouraged on [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-in-queens-2026-black-to-the-future-tickets-1980146704096).

Go LIVE on Citizen to share the crowds, performances, and celebrations at Roy Wilkins Park!

Shop from some of the best local Black-owned businesses in the NYC area and beyond at the festival marketplace.

The festival features music, food, live performances, a theatrical reenactment, jump-rope workout, bingo, and yoga for Black liberation.

This year's theme — "Black to the Future" — celebrates freedom, creativity, and possibility while honoring the legacy of Black ancestors.

Juneteenth in Queens 2026: Black to the Future runs today from noon to 8 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Park on Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens.

Incident reported at Roy Wilkins Park.

Event setup continues with tables and tents being arranged on the grassy field.

Admission is free and open to all ages. RSVP is encouraged on [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/juneteenth-in-queens-2026-black-to-the-future-tickets-1980146704096).

Go LIVE on Citizen to share the crowds, performances, and celebrations at Roy Wilkins Park!

Shop from some of the best local Black-owned businesses in the NYC area and beyond at the festival marketplace.

The festival features music, food, live performances, a theatrical reenactment, jump-rope workout, bingo, and yoga for Black liberation.

This year's theme — "Black to the Future" — celebrates freedom, creativity, and possibility while honoring the legacy of Black ancestors.

Juneteenth in Queens 2026: Black to the Future runs today from noon to 8 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Park on Merrick Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens.

Incident reported at Roy Wilkins Park.

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Comments5

woodsideUser15390820044d ago

Trump abolished JUNETEENTH

slappingz4d ago

✊🏿

ishjsbDeeb4d ago

oh please lemmy

PyiAnkhiBolo794d ago

BLACK AMERICAN OWNED BUINESSES NOT FORIEGN BLACKS NOT AFRO CARIBBEANS BLACK NOT AFRO LATINO BLACK BLACK AMERICAN.

woodsideUser15390820044d ago

Trump abolished JUNETEENTH

slappingz4d ago

✊🏿

ishjsbDeeb4d ago

oh please lemmy

PyiAnkhiBolo794d ago

BLACK AMERICAN OWNED BUINESSES NOT FORIEGN BLACKS NOT AFRO CARIBBEANS BLACK NOT AFRO LATINO BLACK BLACK AMERICAN.

woodsideUser15390820044d ago

Trump abolished JUNETEENTH

slappingz4d ago

✊🏿

ishjsbDeeb4d ago

oh please lemmy

PyiAnkhiBolo794d ago

BLACK AMERICAN OWNED BUINESSES NOT FORIEGN BLACKS NOT AFRO CARIBBEANS BLACK NOT AFRO LATINO BLACK BLACK AMERICAN.

woodsideUser15390820044d ago

Trump abolished JUNETEENTH

slappingz4d ago

✊🏿

ishjsbDeeb4d ago

oh please lemmy

PyiAnkhiBolo794d ago

BLACK AMERICAN OWNED BUINESSES NOT FORIEGN BLACKS NOT AFRO CARIBBEANS BLACK NOT AFRO LATINO BLACK BLACK AMERICAN.

woodsideUser15390820044d ago

Trump abolished JUNETEENTH

slappingz4d ago

✊🏿

ishjsbDeeb4d ago

oh please lemmy

PyiAnkhiBolo794d ago

BLACK AMERICAN OWNED BUINESSES NOT FORIEGN BLACKS NOT AFRO CARIBBEANS BLACK NOT AFRO LATINO BLACK BLACK AMERICAN.

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