LTC 245-2025 Miami Beach Juneteenth Celebrations 2025
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
LTC # LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Honorable Mayor Steven Meiner and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Eric Carpenter, City Manager
DATE: Thursday, June 13, 2025
SUBJECT: Miami Beach Juneteenth Celebrations 2025
The purpose of this Letter to Commission (LTC) is to announce the cultural programming for
Juneteenth. The City of Miami Beach will honor the 160th Juneteenth Independence Day by hosting
its fifth annual Juneteenth Celebration. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the date
recognized as the end of slavery in the United States.
The following is the calendar of events:
Event: City of Miami Beach Juneteenth Day of Freedom Celebration
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Location: 1100 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL
Join the City of Miami Beach and the Lincoln Road Business Improvement District
as we commemorate Juneteenth. The evening kicks off at 5:30 PM at Euclid Oval
with a dance performance by “Miami’z Finest” and a showcase from Florida
Memorial University's “The ROAR Drumline.” Join the performers' procession
down Lincoln Road, and experience Journey of Divine Souls, a stunning dance
performance by the Peter London Global Dance Company.
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Event: Hued Songs: The Juneteenth Experience
Date: Wednesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Colony Theatre, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL
A powerful interdisciplinary concert celebrating Black South Florida history
through music, dance, and spoken word.
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Event: Summer of Soul: North Beach Social
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Miami Beach Bandshell, 7275 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
Watch Questlove’s award-winning documentary, Summer of Soul, which
spotlights the Harlem Cultural Festival of 1969.
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Event: Third Thursdays | Late Nights Live Featuring MASISI
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: The Bass, 2100 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL
Masisi, a Black Queer Afro-Caribbean collective, transforms The Bass with a high-
energy fusion of music, fashion, and film.
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Event: Culture Crawl at Normandy Fountain with Mike Michel
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8;00 p.m.
Location: Normandy Fountain, 7802 Rue Vendome, Miami Beach, FL
Take part in a local Grub Crawl & Shop Hop, exploring businesses in Normandy
Isle before arriving at the fountain for live music by talented guitarist Mike Michel.
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Event: The Way We Gather: Opening Reception
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Design Gallery, FIU Miami Beach Urban Studios, 420 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, FL.
This group exhibition reflects on the ways Black Americans come together through
joy, resilience, remembrance and resistance. More info
Event: Malcolm X at O Cinema
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: O Cinema, 1130 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Spike Lee’s acclaimed biopic Malcolm X, starring Denzel Washington, brings the
civil rights leader’s legacy to life.
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Event: The Betsy Hotel Juneteenth 2025
Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025- Sunday, June 22, 2025
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Location: The Betsy Hotel, 1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL
Enjoy a vibrant series of live jazz performances featuring local and Caribbean artists
in honor of Juneteenth and Black Music Month.
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For more information, please contact Lissette García Arrogante, Director, Tourism and Culture at
lissettearrogante@miamibeachfl.gov or x26597.
cc: MH/LGA/DB
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