JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION - JUNE 17

The 2nd Annual Camilla Juneteenth Celebration Festival sponsored by the City of Camilla and the Camilla Black Cultural Awareness Committee will be held on Saturday, June 17th, 2023, from 11:00am - 7:00pm. The festival will take place on the grounds of the Mitchell County Courthouse.

A call for vendors and pageant contestants are currently being requested by the committee. There is a $35 vendor fee. Interested vendors should email the committee at camillablackculturalawareness@gmail.com.

Pageant Contestants must have been in grades ninth through twelfth during the school year and be a resident of Mitchell County and not over the age of 19. Contests will be judged on 50 percent stage presence in a formal wear competition and 50 percent communication skills during their self-introduction and on-stage questions.

A complete schedule for the festival will be announced soon. Anyone with questions should contact Chairperson Eritrea King at (229) 255-0213 or camillablackculturalawareness@gmail.com.

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