- July 1, 2022
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Blaze Salhab played with the bean bag toss.
Gauge Thompson and Isiaha Pierre-Louis ran around the park together.
Children enjoyed a multitude of activities including a bounce house.
Michael Johnson showed off his design business at the festival.
Khalid Fleming and Kemari Joseph sold their homemade juice from their “Juice is Juice” business.
Denise Lamb relaxed in her lawn chair enjoying the music.
The event featured a variety of musical artists including Naomi Joy playing the saxophone.
City of Ocoee District 4 Commissioner George Oliver spoke about the importance of the community coming together as “one Ocoee.”
City of Ocoee District 1 Commissioner Larry Bronson spoke about the event and thanked the community for being involved.
Yvonne Alexander and Cheryl Gibson represented the Buffalo Soldiers at the festival.
Community members gathered together to recognize the 102nd anniversary of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Massacre.
Police officers from the city of Ocoee attended the event and enjoyed shaved ice from Pelican’s SnoBalls.
Derek Walls and his son Langston made the day a family affair.
Ocoee Youth Council members volunteered at the Unity Family Festival.
Heather Hunsicker and Nicole Warner enjoyed the weekend festivities together.
Families tried an array of food and beverages from vendors at the festival.
The city of Ocoee came together to remember those lost in the 102nd anniversary of the 1920 Ocoee Election Day Massacre with a weekend of events including the signature Unity Family Festival on Saturday, Nov. 5.
The signature Ocoee Remembers 2022 dedicated three days to bring the community together through remembering, educating, healing, uniting and honoring the lives lost in the massacre.
The day started with the Orlando and Tampa chapters of the Buffalo Soldiers hosting the second annual Julius "July" Perry Memorial Highway Honor Ride.
The festival then began at noon with family and friends flocking to the Ocoee Lakeshore Center to enjoy live music, inspirational speakers, food trucks, a kids zone, small businesses, community vendors and much more.
