Juneteenth Santa Barbara

Juneteenth Santa Barbara An annual Santa Barbara celebration of Black histories and futures!

We been about that life. Wishing one of our co-founders Jordan Killebrew a happy birthday!
08/05/2026

We been about that life. Wishing one of our co-founders Jordan Killebrew a happy birthday!

Slow Saturdays are the perfect days for us to share another photo round up of joy Some of the lovely folks featured here...
07/25/2026

Slow Saturdays are the perfect days for us to share another photo round up of joy

Some of the lovely folks featured here include Charlotte A. Gullap-Moore DomJess & The Vibe
Reyna Iman stvndid P A R I $ Bilingual Kids Book Author. Inventor of The Justine Doll Afrocentric Jewelry & Decor Brand anu sharma

Photos by Ventura County Photographer

07/14/2026

Still feeling the love from this year’s Juneteenth Santa Barbara. 🧡

Thank you to everyone who made our ninth celebration so meaningful. Whether you organized, volunteered, performed, tabled, sponsored, or simply showed up, you helped make this day what it was—a celebration of Black joy, culture, history, and community.

Special thanks to:
Rentals: .event.rentals
Power and sound: SPARK Creative Events
Video: Rex Bridgeforth
Rental liaison: Leticia R | Event Coordinator

As we shimy into the holiday weekend we had to share this lil sneak speak from our amazing photographer Ventura County P...
07/03/2026

As we shimy into the holiday weekend we had to share this lil sneak speak from our amazing photographer Ventura County Photographer 🙌🏾🙌🏾 we are excited to celebrate Juneteenth again this weekend 🤣

Some of the folk pictured here include
EvoLuciane The New Vibe P A R I $ Central Coast-Riviera (CA) Chapter

And our awesome Juneteenth committee Jordan Killebrew Leticia R | Event Coordinator Maile Diana Schoonover Nolan and Akila Simone

Get your coins ready, y'all. 💿🔥Vintage Dawg has been bringing rare and collectible vinyl records and graphic tees to mus...
06/19/2026

Get your coins ready, y'all. 💿🔥

Vintage Dawg has been bringing rare and collectible vinyl records and graphic tees to music lovers since 2016. From R&B and jazz to hip hop, rock & roll, oldies, and more.

The Black Artisan Market is open now at Juneteenth Santa Barbara, so stop by, browse all our wonderful vendors, and see what treasures you can take home!

06/19/2026

Today is the day—Happy Juneteenth, y'all! ☀️💛

The sun is shining, the stage is set, and we can't wait to celebrate with you at Plaza Del Mar. We're so glad to be back for our 9th year, bringing the community together to honor and celebrate the Black history, culture, contributions, and community that help shape Santa Barbara every day.

Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, family, friends, and neighbors, and stay awhile. Enjoy live music, great food, local vendors, community resources, our Kids Zone, and the return of our Beer & Wine Garden.

See you outside soon!

Check out our full performance lineup:
-11:00 AM–6:00 PM, DJ Rastan
-12:15 PM–12:30 PM , Lelia Richardson, Opening Libations
-12:30 PM–12:45 PM, Jazmyn J & Faith K, Poetry Reading
-12:45 PM–1:10 PM, Cherose
-1:30 PM–2:05 PM, DomJess & The Vibe
-2:15 PM–2:45 PM, EvoLuciane
-2:45 PM–3:15 PM, P$ Experience
-4:30 PM–5:30 PM, The New Vibe

Less than 24 hours until Juneteenth, Love for the People, ya'll! 🖤✨ We're closing out our performer spotlights with two ...
06/18/2026

Less than 24 hours until Juneteenth, Love for the People, ya'll! 🖤✨ We're closing out our performer spotlights with two acts you won't want to miss.

P$ Experience returns with dynamic choreography and crowd-favorite performances by some of our region's most talented dancers. Led by choreographer and creative director Paris, founder of Experience and .academy, the collective has become a movement inspiring confidence, rhythm, and pure Black joy through dance.

Representing , Faith K and Jazmyn J are mentors in the Black Student Alliance program, which supports Black high school students across Santa Barbara. Tomorrow, they'll share poetry reflecting on community, identity, and the Black history.

You already know Studio Iman and STVNDID are bringing all the bold colors! 🎨 A Santa Barbara-based artist, illustrator...
06/18/2026

You already know Studio Iman and STVNDID are bringing all the bold colors! 🎨

A Santa Barbara-based artist, illustrator, and painter, Reyna of .iman's bold and expressive work celebrates Black culture while exploring themes of identity and mental health. You may recognize her illustrations from "We Were Here, We Are Here: A Living History of Black Santa Barbara", a recent children's book by author Simone Akila and Healing Justice Santa Barbara - HJSB.

Also joining us is Stephen of STVNDID, an oil and acrylic painter based in Ventura. His portrait work, available both as fine art prints and wearable pieces, captures people in their own element, exploring emotion, identity, and the tension between self-expression and outside expectations.

Get ready to dance, Juneteenth fam—The New Vibe and DomJess & The Vibe are back! 🎷 💃🏾 🎸 Led by founder Dominique Jessie,...
06/18/2026

Get ready to dance, Juneteenth fam—The New Vibe and DomJess & The Vibe are back! 🎷 💃🏾 🎸

Led by founder Dominique Jessie, DomJess & The Vibe is a collective of talented musicians from across the Los Angeles area. Blending jazz, neo-soul, funk, and R&B, they bring a soulful sound and undeniable groove wherever they play.

Closing out our Juneteenth lineup and gracing our stage for a fourth year in a row, The New Vibe returns with their psychedelic, new age funk sound and infectious energy! Hailing from Goleta, CA, they're known for turning any crowd into a dance floor, so get your Love for the People groove on and be ready to show off your moves when they hit the stage!

Catch both bands live at Plaza Del Mar tomorrow, June 19 as part of our Love for the People celebration.

We love our storytellers and educators! 📚✨ Get to know our next Black Artisan Market vendor: CJ Charles of My Mother is ...
06/18/2026

We love our storytellers and educators! 📚✨ Get to know our next Black Artisan Market vendor: CJ Charles of My Mother is a Superhero. A bilingual children's author, educator, toy inventor, CJ created My Mother is a Superhero / Mi Mamá es una Superheroína as a tribute to her own mother—and to the everyday superheroes who help shape our lives.

Since publishing her first book, CJ has expanded the world of her young heroine, Justine, through bilingual stories, educational products, and the Justine Doll. Her work encourages children to recognize the strength, love, and care shown by the parents, teachers, grandparents, and caregivers who help raise them.

Stop by CJ's booth tomorrow at Juneteenth Santa Barbara to meet the author, explore her books and toys, and find something special for the little readers in your life!

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