Juneteenth Atlanta Presents:
​GEORGIA UNITED
FREEDOM DAY PARADE


​​JUNE 20, 2026 | TIME: 12 Noon
TELEVISED ON ANF / PEACHTREE TV 
The 2026 Freedom Day Parade will be broadcasted in its entirety throughout the state of Georgia. Prepare your parade team for state wide television coverage! By registering in the Freedom Day Parade you have the opportunity to display yourself, cause, group, team, or business to the world! Please make sure all information is filled out and checked on the Application. Be sure to provide a thorough description of yourself or your organization in the 'description of unit' box as our television commentators will use this information to highlight your group to a state wide, live television audience. Welcome aboard our Georgia United Parade Campaign! Let's get our entire sstate involved.
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The three most important things you will need as a praade participant or group
.A parade banner (standard parade banner that is normally held by two people and annouces your entry/who you are)
.Water (parade is held during the summer so make sure to stay hydrated before aand during the parade) Make sure your crew is well hydrated before the parade.
.Music | Sound : Have a way to communicate with the audience like a bull horn. Its almost mandatory to have sound and or music or a lound and vocal group. 

NEED A FREEDOM DAY PARADE FLOAT?

Our 2026 parade will feature 20+ beautiful parade floats for viewers and our television audience. Search through our float gallery to select and​ reserve your parade float now! Start now and make four payments of $550
​Deadline for parade floats is Feb. 1, 2026 
WE NOW OFFER CUSTOMISED FLOATS
Do you have a sucessful business? Do you represent a coorporation? Do you represent history? Are you a community leader? Are you an artist? Do you represent an organization? Do you work with youth? Do you represent a team? Are you a member of a church? Are you a university? Are you a high school? Are you an HBCU? Are you tha Mayor of a city in Georgia? Actually anyone can have a customised flaot made but If you answered yes to any of the leading questions then you definately need a customised float that reflects who you are are what needs to be represented in this important televised parade. Interested in your own customised flaot Text us at 404-587-5457 and lets make it happen.
GEORGIA UNITED
​FREEDOM DAY PARADE INIALTIVE 

We're inviting every city in the state of Georgia to participate!
​Get your city represented now! 

Our parade goal is to have statewide representation that includes participation from every city and county in Georgia for a collective Freedom Day Parade that displays statewide unity, exemplifies cooperative economics and attracts attendance from around the world. ​Join Our Georgia United Freedom Day Parade campaign now! 

Join with Juneteenth Atlanta in supporting high school band students college scholarship award! We are working on a student scholarship fund that Georgia students can apply for to go towards their college education tuitions or other college related costs. 

Registering For The Parade? You're At The Right Place.

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Meet CISCO
​Three years of sponsoring the Juneteenth Atlanta Freedom Day Parade
​We are forever grateful!

GET ON THE FREEDOM DAY PARADE ROUTE

SATURDAY, JUNE 20, 2026
PARADE STARTS AT 12 NOON
Line the streets up and down Boulevard to watch the parade pass by and then follow the parade to Piedmont Park and join the Juneteenth Atlanta Music Festival already taking place at Piedmont Park.
The parade starts near The King Center on Auburn Ave NE and turns left on to Boulevard NE. The parade travels north on Boulevard NE and continues north on Monroe Dr. NE to 10th Street NE. At 10th Street, the parade turns left onto 10th Street and ends at Piedmont Park. Now that you're at Piedmont Park enjoy the festival!

FREEDOM DAY PARADE ROUTE

Near The King Center 

FREEDOM DAY PARADE
SET UP AND
​STAGING AREA

Jackson Street NE

COMING TO THE PARADE?
TAKE MARTA

Parade participants are strongly encouraged to ride MARTA to the parade staging area. The preferred MARTA station is King Memorial Station which is located at 377 Decatur St SE, Atlanta, GA 30312. The King Memorial Station is .5 miles southeast of The King Center / Parade Staging Area and is a comfortable nine minute walk. Organizations with buses and other high passenger occupancy vehicles will have designated drop-off locations on eastbound Auburn Ave. at the corner of Jackson St NE. and southbound Boulevard NE at the corner of Auburn Ave.
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King Memorial Station 

Tune in to our Broadcast Partners

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GEORGIA UNITED FREEDOM DAY PARADE 
​PAST TO PRESENT

Shout Out to Maurice Anderson:  
The official coordinator for Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival marching parade teams. 

​Everyone is invited to participate in this parade!
Keep Your Head To The Sky! For The FREEDOM DAY Parade Fly-Over and tribute to our Tuskeegee Airmen!
North American P-51 Mustang
Same aircraft flown by 332nd Fighter Group – Tuskegee Airmen
​and many others!
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Would you like to make a life long and positive impact on our youth and overall communities?  Then join us in bringing a parade that not only shows our youth their history it also allows them to participate. We want every child to know that from their first breath, they inherit everything achieved previous to their re-arrival. Spirit never dies... We invite everyone to participate in this offering.
WHERE THEY DO THAT AT?
Courtney's Baby | ATL Jeep Life Representing!
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We're Coming Atlanta!   Dream Drill Team!  Watch Us Do It!   From Charlotte, NC.
Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival is a non-profit organization established in 2012 to contribute to the social and economic development and overall enhancement of the people. Sponsorships, donations, and Entry Fees are collected only to help cover the costs of conducting the Parade and Music Festival that has always been free to the public. Juneteenth Atlanta staff and volunteers are committed in giving back to the community by organizing the parade and festival as a celebration of heritage, pride and community spirit. Your participations is appreciated and benefits our communities and especially our youth! All contributions are tax-deductible and appreciated. Donate Here!
 Meet The Team from Divine African Love Dance

We're ready Atlanta Warriorette/Warriors Cheer Squad
Where the youth lead the way!
Pretty Young Ladies aka PYL Dance Crew
We're coming to Atlanta all the way from Pittsburgh, PA to participate in the Juneteenth Atlanta Black History Parade 2022
This is the 156th year Juneteenth celebration! We are acknowledging standing strong against the oppressions rendered against African people over the last 403 Years! 1619-2022
Now accepting donations! No amount is too large or too small. Thank You...
PARADE REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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REGISTRATION LINKS
​Now Accepting All Entries | 2026
Get Registered Today!
​Select from the following options
14th ANNUAL
JUNETEENTH ATLANTA 
PARADE & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Where The Youth Lead The Way!

PIEDMONT PARK
Juneteenth Atlanta Event Dates:
June 19-21, 2026

Georgia United 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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A Juneteenth Celebration and
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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