2022 Juneteenth Santa Barbara Block Party

Juneteenth Santa Barbara welcomes the community at large to the fifth year of celebrating Juneteenth in Santa Barbara. The free block party celebration will be on Sunday, June 19, 2022, from 12 pm to 5 pm, in historically Black Santa Barbara also known as the Funk Zone!

On the 200 block of Gray Avenue in Santa Barbara, the celebration includes, free food for up to 200 people at Shalhoobs Funk Zone Patio, local live performances, the return of the Black/African American Artisan Market, a kids zone with Princess Tiana from Princess & the Frog and so much more! As the celebration coincides with Father’s Day, the event will acknowledge the caregivers in our lives. As we are still in the realm of COVID-19 we request that social distancing rules apply to this outdoor, in-person event.

Coming to the stage for this event is local Black talent, Vivian Storm, Miriam Dance, Talitha Garbielle, The Knew Vibe, Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, DJ Tim Stone, and MC Jacquelyn Chin.

Special thanks to the families and artists that made contributions to help make this day possible.

Thank you to our Platinum Community Partner the City of Santa Barbara, our Gold Sponsors the City of Goleta, County of Santa Barbara, Pacifica Graduate Institute and Alumni Association, and the Santa Barbara Foundation. We also like to thank our Silver Community Partners: Union Bank and Island View Outfitters, along with the Bronze Community Partners: Acme Hospitality, American Riviera Bank, Endowment for Youth Community, The Fund for Santa Barbara, Golden 1 Credit Union, Montecito Bank & Trust, Oniracom, SBCC Foundation, UCSB Office of Black Student Development, Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara.