{"id":13632,"date":"2026-05-01T13:26:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=13632"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:26:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T17:26:29","slug":"city-of-poughkeepsie-juneteenth-celebration","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/event\/city-of-poughkeepsie-juneteenth-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"City of Poughkeepsie Juneteenth Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Juneteenth aims to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and celebrate the rich cultural heritage and contributions of the Black community.<\/p>\n<p>This celebration encourages unity, education, and empowerment through various activities, performances, and collaborations with local businesses.<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"headline\" role=\"heading\"><strong>Open To All! Bring your Friends &amp; Family<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"subhead1\"><em>Unfinished Work: Advancing Freedom Together<\/em><\/h2>\n<ul role=\"presentation\" type=\"circle\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul type=\"circle\">\n<li><strong>Saturday, June 20th at 1 PM-5PM (Parade Starts at 12:30 PM)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Waryas Park<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Live performance by VYBECHECK<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Waryas Park<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Food | Vendors | Performers | Activities<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"isPasted\" class=\"subhead1\" role=\"presentation\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Call for Organizations!<\/h2>\n<p>The Juneteenth parade in the City of Poughkeepsie starts at 12:30, 12 PM line-up, 12:30 PM parade start at Main and Market streets. For organizations who would like to participate, please contact Jamar Cummings, City Chamberlain, for a parade participation application form.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"isPasted\">Call for Artists\/Vendors<\/h2>\n<p>The City of Poughkeepsie is also seeking artists, vendors, and volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>For vendor and\/or sponsorship opportunities, or for additional information, please contact:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamar Cummings, City Chamberlain<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jcummings@cityofpoughkeepsie.gov\">jcummings@cityofpoughkeepsie.gov<\/a><br \/>\n845-451-4225<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juneteenth aims to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans and celebrate the rich cultural heritage and contributions of the Black community. This celebration encourages unity, education, and empowerment through &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/event\/city-of-poughkeepsie-juneteenth-celebration\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;City of Poughkeepsie Juneteenth Celebration&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9436,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_tribe_events_status":"","_tribe_events_status_reason":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[],"class_list":["post-13632","tribe_events","type-tribe_events","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/13632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9436"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/13632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13633,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/13632\/revisions\/13633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13632"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/officeofcommunityengagedlearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=13632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}