Festival Schedules
MAAFA PREPARATION
Thursday, June 19, 5:15 p.m.
Freedom Park @ the Foot of Ferry
MAAFA MEMORIAL
(Great Tragedy Remembered) Closing Ceremony And
50th Anniversary Kick-off Celebration
Saturday, June 21st, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Freedom Park, Amphitheater Area
@ the Foot of Ferry
Affirmation: I Am Because We Are
Featuring:
- Drun Call by Access To AfreeKa
- Daughters of Creative Sound
- Tradition Keepers Black Storytellers of WNY
- Traditional Afrikan Ceremony Honoring Our Ancestors
- Keynote Speaker: BaBa Omowale Eng
Activities
Flag Raising Ceremony
(Raising of the Liberation Flag)
Friday, June 6th, 12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Niagara Square (Front of Buffalo City Hall)
SANKOFA WEEK 2025 - Sponsored by KeyBank
Starting June 7th Through 13th
2K Run
Sunday, June 8th, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
MLK Park by the Science Museum
Praise & Worship
Friday, June 13th, 5 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: by the MLK Bust (Best & Fillmore Streets)
(Sponsored by WUFO 96.5FM/POWER 96.5)
M.L.K. PARK WEEKEND FESTIVITIES:
Saturday, June 14th and Sunday June 15th
The Juneteenth PARADE
Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Beginning @ St. Louis and Genesee Street into MLK Park
Buffalo Public Schools presents Art Activities
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Creating masks, jewelry making, stamping and button making,
Location: near MLK Jr. bust
Community Art project:
Saturday & Sunday, Hands and Hearts
(near Arts and Culture Stage)
Entertainment Stage:
Saturday & Sunday
Location: In the Greenhouse Parking Lot
AFRICAN HERITAGE CHALK WALK AND CRAFTS
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Buffalo Board of Education Art Department.
Location: Paved area near the bust
HEALTH PAVILION:
Saturday & Sunday, June 16th - 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: Vendors Alley on Fillmore,
near Martin Luther King Drive.
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES TENT:
Saturday & Sunday - 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Juneteenth Carnival Games by Clown around Entertainment
Location: Tennis Court, 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
EDUTAINMENT STAGE:
(full schedule on website)
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: by the playground near the casino
- Spoken Word and other local artists will display
JumpAir INFLATABLE THEME PARK!
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
(Registration Required for JumpAir!)
https://jumpairpark.com
The Book Mobile
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Behind the small wading pool.
Presented by the Public Library
YOUTH ACTIVITIES:
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tiktok Challenge and Dance Contest along with musical performances at the Edutainment Stage near Playground
by the wading pool
BOOK SHARING:
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Near the Martin Luther King Jr. bust.
Sponsor: Project Flight
HERITAGE TENT:
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: the corner of Best St. and Fillmore Ave.,
in Martin Luther King Jr. Park - Displays of African artifacts,
veterans display, brochures of heritage information
ARTS AND CULTURE STAGE:
Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
and Sunday, 1:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Fillmore Ave. and Parade St. - Local artists and
Reenactment of historical events will occur on Arts & Culture Stage.
ALL-AGE FREE AFRICAN DRUM AND DANCE CLASS:
Sunday, 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Location: across from the Park’s tennis courts
HOSPITALITY TENT:
Saturday & Sunday, 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Fillmore near Best
THE ELDER GRIOT TENT:
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Location: near Entertainment stage.
AGRICULTURAL PAVILION:
Saturday & Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00p.m.
Loacation: shelters between Fillmore and the Tennis courts
MAAFA MEMORIAL (Great Tragedy Remembered):
Saturday, June 21st, 7:00 p.m. – Location: Broderick Park
@ the Foot of Ferry - for Commemoration and healing
Portraits by Blanc Photographie
Saturday & Sunday, near MLK Bust, by Appointment
https://www.blancphotographie.com/event-list
Entertainment Stage
SATURDAY
1:30 – Charise
2:30 – Odyssey Bank
4:00 – Paradyn Shift
5:30 – Uncle Willie
SUNDAY
1:00 – Magnetic Flow
2:30 – Devine Nature
4:00 – PJ3 and Friends
5:30 – Unity Band
Arts and Culture Stage
SATURDAY
1:00 – Zaydok
1:30 – Lea The Teacha
1:45 – i.F.
2:00 – African Culture Center
2:30 – NiYahPeace
2:45 – Xinozea
3:00 – Devine Thee Rapper
3:15 – Youkonde
3:40 – Paris Glenn
4:00 – Charlie Vocals
4:20 – Myla Hooks
4:40 – Nelquan
5:10 – Geneist
5:30 -– Dorianna
Edutainment Stage
SATURDAY
11:00 – Tik Tok Off
12:00 – Buffalo Urban League Drill Team
12:30 – Performance by Divine the Rapper
12:45 – Pretty Gary
1:00 – IlyKaizo (I-Love-You-Kaizo
1:15 – Tik Tok- Miko Noel
1:45 – 14 Mafia
2:00 – Komadyn
2:15– Cashis Green
2:30– History of Hip Hop
2:45– Tik Tok Challenge- Miko Noel
3:00 – Ali Black
3:20 – Spillz 716 & Danger DaBoss
3:50 – Performance by Divine
4:10 – Vibe High Moment
4:20– Performance (Wings) by Principal Performance
4:40 – Tierra Marie
Presented by Tribl/Sony Records Artist DMott
4:55 – TIk Tok- Miko Noel
5:15 – Canadian Emancipation performance
5:30 – Sauce the Artist
5:50 – DJ play
SUNDAY
11:00 – Message from Vibe High
11:15 – Yoga with Charlin
11:30 – Dance contest introduction
11:40 – Operation Rise
11:50 – DJ Play
12:10 – CHRXS PRXCE
12:30– Dance Contest Pt. 1
12:50 –Suave Neek
1:20 – Shantelle Patton (That Brown Bag)
1:50 – Dance contest pt. 2
2:05 – IF
2:25 –Lowkey
2:45 – Full Circle Family Services Fashion Show
3:10 – Dance contest final
3:15-6:15- Sneak Vibing Set
