Events
BBAAA Events

Juneteenth Banner-Raising Dedication & 17th Annual Juneteenth Jubilee
Amherst, MA, June 15, 2026–On Friday, June 19th from 3-6PM, the Black Business Association of Amherst Area (BBAAA) along with Sankofa Gumbo present the 17th Annual Juneteenth Jubilee incorporating Mass Humanities’ Reading Frederick Douglass Together program. A banner promoting the Juneteenth event will be hung over South Pleasant Street in Amherst starting Monday, June 15th.

Amherst’s Juneteenth Celebration: Get Free: A Power Boost to the Soul
The Black Business Association of Amherst Area (BBAAA) in collaboration with Sankofa Gumbo invites the public to a family-friendly, free event to celebrate the sixteenth annual Juneteenth Jubilee on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at St. Brigid’s Church, 43 North Prospect Street from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. with doors opening