2022 Juneteenth Freedom Festival

 

Inaugural Juneteenth Freedom Festival Celebration

This three day event took place at various locations in McDowell County from the morning of Friday, June 17 through Sunday afternoon, June 19.

Friday:

  • Field Day 10 am-3pm at Lake James Paddy’s Creek: 7321 NC Highway 126, Nebo, NC 28761

  • Fishing, Swimming, Canoeing and some of your favorite field day games. All are welcome.

  • Come enjoy.

Saturday:

  • Festival 10am-3pm at the West Marion Community Park: 201 Ridley Street Marion, NC 28752

    • Food Trucks

    • Inflatables

    • Dunking Booth

    • Vendors

    • Local Artwork

    • Performances from Local Talents

    • Free Flow Band

    • Meet & Greet with Preston from BET’s show SISTAS

Sunday:

 

Freedom Level

Jubilee Level

Emancipation Level

NAACP McDowell / Stephanie Evans / Historic Carson House / The Feisty Goldfish / Rotary Club of Marion / Hillman Beer, LLC / BeSpeak Designs/ Community Engagement Project / Centro Unido Latino Americano / McDowell Board of Realtors / First Baptist Church of Marion

Foundation Level

DC Remodeling / It’Saw Good Renovations LLC / Stephanie Evans / Inn on Mill Creek / NCCE-McDowell County Center / Webb Home Inspection / Robert & Ginger Webb / Otis & Lewana Keaton / Mary Snow / McDowell Access to Care and Health / Arthur Parks / Larry & Gloria Boyce / Health & Spirit Revolution/ Wild Spirits NC

Village Level

Wagner Services / Molly Sandfoss / Dawna Ledbetter / Rubi Mar / Kathy Arriola / Brothers N Christ / Debora Workman / Corey Goode / Darlene Covington / Janet Lytle Green / Brenda Mathis / Tonia Plummer / Paula Swepson / Ray McKesson / Phyllis McKesson / Angela Forney / Kendrick Swepson / Three Rayburn / Alesia Ferguson / Catawba View Mission

In-Kind Sponsors & Donors

Friends of Lake James / Walmart / Food Lion / McDowell Technical Community College / McDowell Transit / Corpening Memorial YMCA / BeSpeak Designs

Additional event information here.