This year’s event brings together 31 Black food vendors for a gathering rooted in the food traditions that have been central to Juneteenth since its earliest observances.

In addition to food from the American South and across the Black diaspora, the festival will include DJ sets by Saint James Joy, DJ Tara, Donwill, and DJ Monday Blue; line dancing led by choreographer Kendra J. Ross; performances by champion double-dutch team The Jazzy Jumpers and the Brooklyn United drumline; and a selection of Black food literature from BEM | books & more.