What does community building look like to you? Join the Lewis Latimer House and Cool Culture for a Juneteenth Family Festival in celebration of Black history, citizenship, innovation, and community activism. Families will have the opportunity to:
Learn about the history of Juneteenth through an interactive Juneteenth Timeline Walk
Experiment with light, construction, and design to create a Light of Freedom Lantern inspired by the legacy of Lewis Latimer
Collaborate and build bridges through the Community Builders Engineering Challenge
Represent your community using color, line, and shape by creating a Community Quilt Square and contributing to a Digital Community Quilt
Reflect on the impact you can make by decorating and Planting a Legacy Seed Pot
Create a Community Builder Button that symbolizes what community and innovation look like to you
Participate in an interactive dance workshop with the Queensboro Dance Festival
Learn more about the life and legacy of Lewis Latimer through self-guided tours of the Lewis Latimer House galleries
Enjoy lawn games such as giant Connect 4 and cornhole
Join us for a day of discovery, joy, and celebration—because Black history, innovation, and excellence deserve to be honored every day!
This FREE, family-friendly event is open to all. Reserve your spot today and join us on June 13th from 1pm-4pm at the historic Lewis Latimer House for a celebration like no other!
The rain date for the event will be held on Saturday, June 20th.