SKOKIE UNITED
Inclusion, Equity, Social Justice, Skokie

Saturday, JUNE 17 from 1:00 until 7:00 PM at Oakton Park!

The fun kicks off at 1:00pm at Oakton Park. We will have family fun activities, music, food, and engaging opportunities for the community. Join us to celebrate! MUSIC all day! LOCAL FOOD VENDORS!
Free admission and food available for purchase.

Corey Bless and EGO Sound Company will play throughout the day.

1:00 Tony Garrett in the Children's Area Also, Children's Art Project
1:15 Storytime with Nonku Kunene Adumetey of Nonku's Corner 
1:30 Whosay
1:45 GreenTtea
2:00 OPENING CEREMONY:
-Black National Anthem - Lift Every Voice and Sing - Bessie Simmons
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Proclamation Presented by Mayor Van Dusen Village of Skokie
-JaVonte Barber and DeErin Hickman - duet and praise dance
-Keynote Speaker: Cherese Ledet YWCA

- Gospel performance - Bessie Simmons
3:00 South Shore Drill Team
3:45 Phillip Michael Scales
4:30 Eric Dozier
5:20 Seth Watson
6:00 J. Grant Experience


Food vendors: Order Babito's Bites,

Soul Good Coffee, and more

Celebrate the annual Skokie Community Juneteenth Celebration. Learn about the history and traditions of 1863’s Emancipation Day. Join the event on Saturday June 17 from 1:00pm at Oakton Park, 4701 Oakton St.


The 2023 Skokie Community Juneteenth Celebration is a collaboration of Skokie United, Skokie Park District, Skokie Public Library, Skokie Morton Grove SD 69, and Niles Township High School 219, and Village of Skokie.

Skokie Juneteenth Community Celebration Planning Committee 
2023 Skokie Community Juneteenth  Celebration
Oakton Park - 4701 Oakton St. Skokie, IL
Saturday, June 17, 2023
1pm - 7pm 

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