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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – A number of ENC communities can be honoring the Juneteenth vacation with occasions all through the weekend.
Right here’s a listing of celebrations by county:
Craven County:
- New Bern will host its sixth annual parade and pageant on Saturday. The parade begins at 11 a.m. on the Stanley White Rec Middle at 901 Chapman Road. The pageant will comply with within the 5 Factors space from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
- New Bern may also have fireworks at 8:30 p.m. at 901 Chapman Road.
Greene County:
- The Rosenwald Middle will maintain its sixth Annual Juneteenth Festival in downtown Snow Hill on Friday from 5 p.m. to eight:30 p.m. A parade will start at 6 p.m.
Jones County:
- Jones County Neighborhood Hope will maintain its fifth Annual Juneteenth Festival from June Nineteenth-Twentieth on the Jones County Civic Middle, 832 Hwy 58 South in Trenton. A ticketed scholarship banquet can be held at 6:30 p.m with dinner and the crowning of the Juneteenth king, queen, prince and princess.
- Saturday can be a day stuffed with free leisure from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., together with face portray, a automotive/truck/bike exhibition present, a trend present and rather more.
Lenoir County:
- Kinston will maintain its first Juneteenth parade on Saturday at 3 p.m. within the downtown space.
Onslow County:
- A celebration can be held at Onslow Pines Park on Sunday, June twenty first, from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. and can characteristic an artwork public sale, mac & cheese cookoff, line dancing and dwell performances.
Pitt County:
- Residing the Phrase Ministry is internet hosting a service involving a number of church buildings at 11 a.m. on June Nineteenth at Sycamore Hill Missionary Baptist Church.
- Greenville will host a celebration on Saturday, June Twentieth, at Thomas Foreman Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Guided excursions of the African American cultural path may also be accessible from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. by way of the Emerald Categorical Trolley.
- Farmville invitations the group to its celebration on Saturday from 12 p.m. to three p.m. on the Nathan Cobb Sr. Pavilion, positioned at 3876 South Fundamental Road. The occasion will embody food and drinks, leisure, video games and group audio system.
Beaufort County:
- Washington’s celebration at Beebe Memorial Park has been postponed to Saturday, July twenty fifth, because of forecasted inclement climate.
