- July 14, 2025
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The B3 Band playing music on stage for the event attendees.
Activist Charlie Mae Wilder, whom the park was named after, prayed during the opening of the event.
Charlie Mae holds the American flag while the Pledge of Allegiance is said.
Dayton King of Winter Garden gets his face painted during the Juneteenth celebration at Charlie Mae Wilder Park.
The B3 Band's drummer playing in front of the Juneteenth Community Celebration banner.
Gaston Dayoub is seen at an arts and crafts station looking at colored pencils.
The event included activities for all, like hula hooping.
The Juneteenth celebration included life-size Jenga as a fun activity.
Landon Brunson is shooting some hoops on the field.
Bobby Blackmon and the B3 Band played contemporary soul blues music on stage on Saturday, June 21.
Mary Morss attended the event with traditional African attire.
Winter Garden Mayor, John Rees, and commissioners were on stage to talk about the holiday and thank everyone for coming.
The park welcomed residents and visitors with Juneteenth signage.
Carmen Simmons, left, and Mackenzie Wagner volunteered at the arts and crafts booth, helping children make bracelets.
The Charlie Mae Wilder Park was filled with vendors of all kinds, including food, drinks and merchandise.
The city of Winter Garden celebrated Juneteenth at Charlie Mae Wilder Park on Saturday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m..
Juneteenth celebrates freedom, justice and equality, while remembering Black history and culture.
On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued, Union soldiers arrived in Texas to announce that all enslaved individuals were free.
This federal holiday, also known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, is celebrated throughout the country every year, though it was only recognized as a federal holiday in 2021.
In Winter Garden, the celebration was filled with community resource booths, food, merchandise for sale and more.
Bobby Blackmon and the B3 Band also performed for the community with contemporary soul blues music.
