Juneteenth will be celebrated by the City of Myrtle Beach with a parade on June 15th. The historic day of celebration is officially June 19th.
As a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved people in the US, June 19 is called Juneteenth. Under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation, enslaved people in Texas were declared free on that date in 1865, following the Civil War.
The Neighborhood Services Department hosts the annual Juneteenth Parade and Celebration beginning at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, June 15.
The parade route will be along North Oak Street, Mr. Joe White Avenue, Carver Street and 18th Avenue North. It begins at the Myrtle Beach City Services Building, 921 North Oak Street, and ends at Carver Street and 18th Avenue North.
A portion of Carver Street will be closed from 18th Avenue North to Charlie’s Place, 1420 Carver Street. Parade line-up begins at 8:30 a.m. for parade participants.
The Neighborhood Services Department asks you to enter the line behind the Myrtle Beach City Services building on North Oak Street. The parade starts at 10:00 a.m.
Following the parade, “Clean Comedian, Nikitta B,” hosts the Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Charlie’s Place.
The event features an Afrocentric fashion show, food vendors, craft vendors, community members and live performances by “Live in the Flesh Band,” Don Colton, Myrtle Beach Middle School Dance Team, Golden Fury Drumline and Socastee High School.