​What is Georgia United?
Georgia United is the official, high-energy initiative and rallying cry of Juneteenth Atlanta—a 501(c)(3) nonprofit cultural organization celebrating promoting global unity and togetherness. As the driving force behind Georgia’s premier World Freedom Day Parade, this initiative seeks to unite every city and county in Georgia to be represented in showcasing statewide solidarity for freedom, liberty and justice through unity. 

Our Mission, Vision and Goals:
  • Mission: To educate the public on the significance of freedom, liberty and justice and commemorate the history of global Indigenous people through arts, music, dance, and cultural reenactments.
  • Vision: To collectively produce a nationally televised World Freedom Day Parade that attracts an international audience to the streets of the capital of Georgia.
  • Goal:  To ensure statewide representation, with participation from every city and county in Georgia  for a celebration that showcases statewide unity, promotes cooperative economics, and draws attendees from around the globe. 
Get Involved:
We welcome all to join this mission: schools, HBCUs, church congregations, community leaders, and corporate executives. We are seeking partners, sponsors, and supporters to help us continue providing a free, educational festival to the public. 
  • Support our mission: Donate today and follow us on Instagram @juneteenthatl  or on Facebook: Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival.
  • Participate: Register your city, group, or organization to represent, march and stand for freedom, justice and liberty in the World Freedom Day Parade. 
Together, we are Georgia United!

​GEORGIA UNITED ANNUAL FUNDRAISER
Juneteenth Atlanta Presents:
Georgia United | Fourth Annual | Public Address & Fundraiser
Hosted by: Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival
2026 Fund Raising Goal 4M
Make Your Pledge Below | RSVP BELOW
Everything to do with the freedom liberty and justice of all people is underneath the umbrella of Juneteenth!

Why this is more important then ever! As we observe the ongoing assaults on Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, and the broader narrative of Black History, it is imperative for all who cherish democracy and freedom for every individual to unite and stand on it! We are calling for UNITY from across this nation and we're staarting right here in calling on all corners of Georgia. Let's come together in honoring and recognizing historic freedom fighters - past and present. Let's come together to celebrate the significant accomplishments that have taken place throughout time, and defeat the relentless efforts to erase that history! Sankofa... 'You Must Look Back To Move Forward'

​Join us at Atlanta City Hall on Thursday evening May 7th, 2026, for our public address and fundraiser celebrating 14 years of producing a Juneteenth festival and parade in Atlanta from the state of Georgia. ​Discover all about the future plans of the Georgia United's Freedom Day initiative and learn how you or your organization can get involved! The evening will feature a presentations from our youth edutainment, food, networking opportunities, the official Juneteenth Atlanta report, and, of course, essential fundraising efforts. 
 We invite you to join our mission to have our freedom day parade broadcasted nationally. You are are slso cordially invited to the annual Georgia United, Fundraiser! We are seeking partners, sponsors, contributors, and supporters to back our efforts in producing an annual Georgia United Freedom Day Parade held in the capitol of Georgia. We welcome the general public, schools, HBCU, universaties, church congregations, public officials, community leaders, educators, entrepreneurs, celebrities, philanthropists, and corporate executives. We make up Georgioa.United!

Our Fundraising Statement: We are celebrating 14 years of producing a freedom festival and parade here in our state of Georgia. Juneteenth Atlanta is also a proud 14-year member of the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, which played a crucial role in enacting the Juneteenth national holiday legislation. The Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival has consistently provided a free music festival and parade to the public. Now we need your support by simply donating what you can and following our social media on instaGram @juneteenthatl

Our Event Provides Opportunities for youth, families, speakers, performers, celebrities, entrepreneurs, schools, churches, businesses, and corporations. Our event includes numerous activities and engagements and with your help, we'd like to do more!
DATE: Thursday 
May 7th, 2026
5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. 
5:00p.m. - Press Conference 
LOCATION:  
​Atlanta City Hall
​55 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
DRESS CODE:
​Casual/Business Attire
Catering: Food & Drinks
PRESS CONFERENCE
5:00 p.m. 
PROGRAM
​Start|End Time
6:00pm - 9:30pm
Introducing Our Keynote Speaker
Opening Performance By:
Come out and meet some of the best upcoming artist in the country!
Special Live Performances By:
MAKO Girls, 13thDesciple, DyKingz,  SHAWTY LO JR., Gappstars
13th Desciple
DyKingz
MAKO Girls
Shwaty Lo Jr
GappStars
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13thDesciple
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DyKingz
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MAKO Girls
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Shwaty Lo Jr
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Gappstars
Sankonscious Percussion Ensemble
RSVP Below.
Juneteenth Atlanta Community Initiative Fundraiser and Public Report
We're looking for partners, sponsors, and contributors to support the efforts of Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival. Join us at Atlanta
City Hall for our Juneteenth Community Initiative, public report and fundraiser. Join us for some great food and serious networking. We're calling on public officials, community leaders, businesses, celebrities, philanthropists and corporate executives. Find out what to expect from Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festivals and how you fit in to our the plan to unite Georgia! We will be accepting: vending entries, parade entries, magazine advertisement entries and sponsorship entries throughout the evening. 

MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW! May 7th, 2026 | 5:00pm-9:30pm
​Location: Atlanta City Hall ​55 Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta, GA 30303
Event details: Tentative schedule | Stay posted for updates 
5:00 p.m. Press Conference 
5:30 p.m. Meet & Greet, Food Served, Bar - 13th Desciple Opening Performance
​5:45 p.m. Councilman Antonio Lewis, Atlanta City Council 
5:55 p.m. Queen Nirvana Harrison ​Ms. Juneteenth Georgia and her Queens Court
6:15 p.m. Host: Minister St. Clair | GappStars Performance 
6:30 p.m. Michael Mikkal Harris - Juneteenth Sustainability Director
7:00 p.m. Bob Johnson and Brad Lewis Presentation, Juneteenth 2026 Public Address 
7:10 p.m. Derrick Mitchell - Assistant General Manager - United Airlines
7:25 p.m. Shar Bates - Community Advocate
7:35 p.m. Alexia Harris - National Women And Agriculture Association
7:45 p.m. Donnetta Wells - Wells Financial Group 
7:55 p.m. Major Anderson Fulton County Sheriff Office
8:05 p.m. Attorney Sidney Robbins Esq, 
8:15 p.m. MAKO Girls Performance
8:30 p.m. Shawty Lo Jr. Performance
8:40 p.m. Johnny Higdon - National Montford Point Marine Association
8:50 p.m. DyKingz Performance
 9:10 p.m. SanKoncious Drummers
Photo session, Networking
9:30 p.m. Close    
Please Note: Calendar is subject to change
​Food | Drinks | Performances | Celebrity Guests | All about Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival Past-Present-Future
Juneteenth Atlanta is a nonprofit organization recognized under 501(c)(3) and is celebrated as one of the largest Juneteenth festivals globally, marking its fourteen-year anniversary! Together with NJOF, Juneteenth Atlanta advocated for the Juneteenth holiday legislation, successfully passing it through the senate, the house, and ultimately reaching the president's desk to establish it as America's newest and most important holiday! Juneteenth Atlanta hosts a three-day freedom, music festival, a 5K Freedom Run, and a Georgia United Freedom Day Parade that champions Human Rights, Social Justice, Liberty, Judicial Reform, Reparations, Status Correction, and Freedom! We warmly invite you to our annual Juneteenth Atlanta Community Initiative Fundraiser to support our mission of inspiring our youth and helping others.
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PIEDMONT PARK
Juneteenth Atlanta Event Dates:
June 19-21, 2026

WORLD Freedom Day Parade
Parade Date:
​June 20, 2026

Georgia United 5K Freedom Run
June 21, 2026
MAP AND DIRECTIONS TO PIEDMONT PARK
Parking in Piedmont Park is limited to the New SAGE Parking Facility. We strongly encourage visitors to use Atlanta’s public transportation MARTA, or ride share, or plan for a designator drop off and pick up driver for your group.

Traveling by MARTA:
Upon exiting the Midtown Station, take 10th Street towards Peachtree Street and continue on 10th until you reach Piedmont Avenue. Turn left on Piedmont Avenue and walk two blocks to the 12th and 14th Street gates of Piedmont Park. (or you can continue walking on 10th Street and the park will soon be on your left side).
Exit the Arts Center Station heading south on West Peachtree street for one block. Head east (go left) on 14th Street for three blocks until you reach the 14th Street entrance to the Park.
For additional information visit www.itsmarta.com or call MARTA at 404.848.5000.

Traveling by Bike/on Foot:
Park entrances open to pedestrians and cyclists include:
Park Drive Bridge (access Park Drive from Monroe Drive)
10th Street & Charles Allen (park runs along 10th Street from just west of Monroe Drive on 10th Street to a block short of Piedmont Avenue & 10th Street)
Piedmont Avenue & 12th Street
Piedmont Avenue & 14th Street
Wheelchair Accessibility
The following park entrances are wheelchair accessible: 12th Street Gate; 14th Street Gate; Charles Allen Drive Gate; Park Drive. In addition, the following buildings and areas are disabled-accessible: Piedmont Park Conservancy Offices; Magnolia Hall; Piedmont Park Conservancy Community Center; Visitors Center; Tennis Center and Oak Hill.

​Traveling by car: 
The SAGE Parking Facility is now open and the surface lot at Piedmont Park is being returned to green space. The parking facility is operated by the Atlanta Botanical Garden and is available for visitors to Piedmont Park and the Garden.
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​is under the umbrella of
Juneteenth Atlanta!
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Juneteenth Atlanta is a
Non-Profit 501(c)(3) (EIN 46-4119_ _). 
Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. 
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Parade For The World!
If the south is where our ancestors did the most suffering under the ills of slavery then the south is where we need to have the largest commemoration and celebration where every city in Georgia is represented. Atlanta, Georgia is the magnet of the southeast! ​​We are collaborating with our southern neighbors to bring about a Juneteenth celebration for the world: Join us for Juneteenth ​Atlanta Parade & Music Festival 2026 Georgia, Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, ​Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Haiti, The Caribbean Islands, ​​South America, Brazil, the Bahamas and 54 countries from the African continent Action Call: A reunification of the African diaspora with the African continent!

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