The Town of Eatonville invites the community to celebrate Juneteenth in The Town That Freedom Built

Join Eatonville for a day of celebration, culture, and community pride to celebrate Juneteenth.

The Town of Eatonville, the oldest incorporated Black municipality in the United States, is hosting a community Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 20, 2026.

Join Eatonville at Hungerford Field, 100 E. Kennedy Blvd. Eatonville, for a day of celebration, culture, and community pride in The Town That Freedom Built.

All roads lead to Eatonville for Juneteenth! From 12 - 7 pm, enjoy live entertainment, local vendors, history hunts, youth STEAM activitie, and more. Plus, don’t miss the Freedom Cookoff where local chefs will compete with culinary creations inspired by Southern Black traditions.

For more info: https://www.townofeatonville.org/home/events/4126

One of the oldest African American communities in the U.S., the historic Town of Eatonville is just north of Winter Park and downtown Orlando.

Known as the childhood home of renowned Harlem Renaissance author Zora Neale Hurston,her legacy is preserved throughout the 1.1-square-mile city, and her image and name can be seen everywhere from the vibrant mural at Elizabeth Park to the Zora Neale Hurston National Museum of Fine Art and the ZORA! Festival, which lasts for much of the year, beginning on her birthday in January and ending in October.

Eatonville, called “The Town that Freedom Built,” was established in the late 1800s by formerly enslaved people, and visitors can take a self-guided walking tour of the historic area, including the Hurston homesite, starting at the Hungerford School and ending at Mack’s Auto Repair Garage.

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