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Juneteenth Celebration

June 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
FREE

Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and Bronx Arts Ensemble invite you to our annual Juneteenth Celebration at various locations in Van Cortlandt Park, featuring performances including music and spoken word. Join us for a procession with drums to the Enslaved African Burial Ground, where a libation ceremony will honor the memory of the enslaved people.

More details to come.

PERFORMERS

The Bronx Arts Ensemble Orchestra

Kamate Traders

MAP AND DIRECTIONS

University of Mount Saint Vincent Campus Map
GOOGLE MAP
DIRECTIONS

Public Transportation:

  • Subway: #1 to 242nd Street Station, then walk north on Broadway to the tree-lined pedestrian path leading into the park.
  • Bus: Bx9 to West 246th Street and Broadway, then walk into the park on the tree-lined pedestrian path leading into the park.
  • BxM3 Express Bus to 246th Street and Broadway, then walk into the park on the tree-lined pedestrian path leading into the park.
  • Metro-North Hudson River Line to Marble Hill Station, transfer to the Bx9 bus or #1 subway as above.

By Car:
You can park in Van Cortlandt Park’s free parking lot, which is a 5 minute walk on park trails from the museum (GPS Link) or you can pay for metered street-parking on Broadway (GPS Link).

To Van Cortlandt Golf Course Off-Street Free Parking Lot

From Queens and Long Island: 
Take the Tri-Boro Bridge to the Major Deegan Expressway North (87). Take the 230th St. Exit.  Make a right at the top of the exit, followed by a quick left onto Bailey Avenue. Take Bailey Avenue to the end. Follow the Major Deegan North/VanCortlandt Golf Course signs. Bear to your left and go underneath the overpass.  After the overpass take a sharp left into the public parking lot. 

From Manhattan: 
East Side: Take FDR Drive to Willis Avenue Bridge. Go over bridge and bear left for the Major Deegan Expressway North (87). Get off at the 230th Street Exit.  Make a right at the top of the exit, followed by a quick left onto Bailey Avenue. Take Bailey Avenue to the end. Follow the Major Deegan North/Van Cortlandt Golf Course signs. Bear to your left and go underneath the overpass.  After the overpass take a sharp left into the public parking lot. 

West Side: Take West Side Highway North to Cross Bronx Expressway East. 
Take Cross Bronx Expressway to Major Deegan North (87).  Take the 230th St. Exit.  Make a right at the top of the exit, followed by a quick left onto Bailey Avenue. Take Bailey Avenue to the end. Follow the Major Deegan North/Van Cortlandt Golf Course signs. Bear to your left and go underneath the overpass.  After the overpass take a sharp left into the public parking lot.

From New Jersey: 
Take the G.W. Bridge to Major Deegan Expressway North (87).  Take the 230th St. Exit.  Make a right at the top of the exit, followed by a quick left onto Bailey Avenue. Take Bailey Avenue to the end. Follow the Major Deegan North/Van Cortlandt Golf Course signs. Bear to your left and go underneath the overpass.  After the overpass take a sharp left into the public parking lot.

From Westchester County & Points North: 
Take 87 South to Van Cortlandt Park South Exit. At top of the exit, make a left. At next light, make another left and follow the signs to golf course, bear to your left and go underneath the overpass.  After the overpass take a sharp left into the public parking lot.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Council and District 11 Councilmember Eric Dinowitz and District 81 Assemblymember Jeffrey Dinowitz, NYC Department of Cultural Affairs’ FY2025 Cultural Development Fund (CDF).

Supported by The Howard Gilman Foundation and the Ponce de León Foundation

Thank you to our supporters

Howard Gilman Foundation
New york State of Opportunity | Council on the Arts
NYC Cultural Affairs

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