06/04/2026
Celebrate Juneteenth at Sidewalk with these FREE screenings!
SELMA (2014)
June 19 - 2pm, 7pm
Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for Blacks to register to vote. In 1965, an Alabama city became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated with President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE (2020)
June 19 - 4:45pm, 9:45pm
Using interviews and rare archival footage, John Lewis: Good Trouble chronicles Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration. Using present-day interviews with Lewis, now 80 years old, Porter explores his childhood experiences, his inspiring family and his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. In addition to her interviews with Lewis and his family, Porter’s primarily cinéma verité film also includes interviews with political leaders, Congressional colleagues, and other people who figure prominently in his life.
EARTH WIND & FIRE (TO BE CELESTIAL vs. THAT'S THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD) WATCH PARTY
June 19 - 8pm
Do you remember? Legendary nine-time Grammy Award-winning band Earth, Wind & Fire is getting a two-hour documentary produced and directed by 'Summer of Soul' director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson...and we're hosting an encore watch party during Juneteenth Weekend at Sidewalk Cinema with a curated Elements playlist before + after the show. Specialty cocktails will be available at the bar.
More info at sidewalkfest.com/tickets
*These are free events. Tickets are strongly recommended but not required. SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED.*
