{"id":2449951,"date":"2026-06-08T14:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2449951"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:43:08","slug":"staunton-marks-juneteenth-with-food-vendors-music-and-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/staunton-marks-juneteenth-with-food-vendors-music-and-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Staunton marks Juneteenth with food, vendors, music and games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"90406967007\" title=\"Staunton's Happy Birthday America 2026 just around the corner\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/07\/04\/PSTA\/84473432007-nd-4-0948.JPG?crop=4372,2459,x0,y410\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Staunton&#8217;s Happy Birthday America 2026 just around the corner<\/p>\n<p>Happy Birthday America celebration in Staunton includes a parade, music, a 5K race, fireworks and more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>The Shenandoah Valley Juneteenth Organization is hosting its 10th annual Juneteenth Celebration from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20 at Montgomery Hall Park, 1000 Montgomery Ave., Staunton.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Sponsored by the Augusta County Historical Society, the Shenandoah Valley Juneteenth Organization was cofounded in 2017 by Sheila Ahmadi and George Hunter to increase knowledge of African American history and build strength and unity through community connection.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we celebrate 10 years of the Shenandoah Valley Juneteenth Organization (SVJO), we honor not only the freedom announced in 1865, but the generations who transformed that promise into purpose,&#8221; said Ahmadi. &#8220;Juneteenth reminds us that freedom, justice, and opportunity are not milestones we reach once\u2014 they are responsibilities we carry forward!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our past ten years have been about preserving history, building community, and inspiring future generations. The next 10 years are about ensuring that this history remains visible, valued, and shared by all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"90420077007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsleader.com\/story\/sports\/high-school\/2026\/06\/05\/buffalo-gap-beat-william-campbell-to-win-the-region-1b-softball-title\/90407285007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Gap softball rallies for win to capture Region 1B championship<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>The event includes live music and dance performance featuring Lori Jean Akanbi, George Hunter, Andrew Russell, Matthew 25, and Anna Line Dance.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Event activities:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Live music<\/li>\n<li>Dance performances<\/li>\n<li>Museum exhibits 2026<\/li>\n<li>Person of the year<\/li>\n<li>Sack race health and wellness exercise<\/li>\n<li>Juneteenth Family Feud and Jeopardy game shows<\/li>\n<li>Kids Juneteenth spelling bee<\/li>\n<li>Kids 3-point shoot out<\/li>\n<li>Food and craft vendors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.newsleader.com\/story\/entertainment\/2026\/06\/05\/staunton-fourth-of-july-celebration-250-america-2026\/90402474007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join the massive Staunton July 4 250th celebration<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Monique Calello is a reporter at The News Leader in Staunton covering business, dining and entertainment. Connect with her at\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:phite@newsleader.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">mcalello@newsleader.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-06-08 08:30:47.919916092 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-06-08 08:30:47.919916092 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.newsleader.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Staunton&#8217;s Happy Birthday America 2026 just around the corner Happy Birthday America celebration in Staunton includes a parade, music, a 5K race, fireworks and more. 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