Erie Juneteenth 2024

Erie’s fourth annual Juneteenth is celebrated at the all-new Coal Creek Park in Old Town Erie with food, music and fun for all.

The Hot Lunch Band will perform at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m., with Mokomba Ensemble giving a special performance at 7:30 p.m. Food Trucks will be plentiful, and Outworld Brewing will pour beer. A kids’ station will allow the little ones to play and learn about Juneteenth. A diverse range of traditional and local vendors will be providing wares, from handmade art to custom-designed clothing.

Juneteenth is produced by Being Better Neighbors out of Erie, a nonprofit that serves to make Erie a welcoming and diverse town.

About the perfomers:

If you want to party, have a good time, and dance all night, The Hot Lunch Band is the band to see!  “Specializing in hard core funk and just good dance music”.  Their music is so electrifying that the crowd will not be able to sit in their seats.  Audiences will not be able to control themselves, they will be drawn to get up and dance! This high-energy Denver-based band has been captivating audiences from coast to coast since 1981, playing R&B soul dance music from the 60’s to current.  Their ability to take any song and add their Hot Lunch flavor is exhilarating.  Their ability to perform any type of music is astounding.

The Mokomba Ensemble is a traditional and contemporary West African Drum and Dance Ensemble based in Boulder, Colorado. They are multinational performance group, with current members originating in Ghana, Senegal, Haiti, Jamaica, Japan, Mexico and the U.S.