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Juneteenth
Jacksonville

Your guide to Juneteenth events, Black-owned restaurants, local history, and community celebrations throughout Jacksonville.

Featured Juneteenth Events in Jacksonville

Explore festivals, concerts, educational programs, community gatherings, networking events, and cultural celebrations happening throughout Juneteenth weekend.

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Juneteenth Guides

Juneteenth history article about Jacksonville Florida and Black freedom
JUNETEENTH

Freedom Before Juneteenth: Jacksonville’s Emancipation Story Runs Deeper Than June 19

Jacksonville’s Juneteenth story connects to Florida Emancipation Day, the St. Johns River, and generations of Black freedom-building.

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Support Black-Owned Restaurants This Juneteenth

Discover Black-owned restaurants serving many of the foods traditionally enjoyed during Juneteenth celebrations, including barbecue, soul food, seafood, desserts, and red-themed foods and drinks that symbolize freedom, resilience, and community.

Springfield

1 Foxy Lady Cafe & Catering

Café and catering company serving Southern comfort food, seafood, wings, vegan options, and oxtail dishes.

Southern Cuisine

Northside

Blu Diner

Jacksonville soul food restaurant serving classic Southern dishes, lunch specials, and homemade comfort food.

Southern Cuisine

Northside

My Season Chicken & Ribs

Family-owned Jacksonville BBQ restaurant serving smoked ribs, chicken, pulled pork, homemade sides, desserts, and authentic Southern barbecue.

BBQ

Eastside

Soul Food Express

Authentic Jacksonville soul food restaurant serving classic Southern favorites like oxtails, turkey wings, fried chicken, and homemade sides. Located in the Eastside community, Soul Food Express delivers rich flavor, comfort meals, and true Southern hospitality.

Southern Cuisine

Northside

Annie Lee's Bakery & Diner

Family-owned Northside Jacksonville bakery and soul food diner serving Southern comfort food, custom cakes, desserts, catering, and homestyle meals.

Soul Food, Bakery

Lakeshore

Cornbread Bae

Smoked soul food takeout restaurant serving brisket, oxtail, turkey, wings, cornbread sandwiches, Soul Bowls, and Southern sides.

Soul Food

Northside

Rich Taste

Jacksonville soul food and seafood restaurant known for rich flavors, lobster plates, turkey wings, wings, breakfast, seafood dinners, and Southern comfort food.

Soul Food

Southside

Streeter Acclaimed Kitchen

Chef-driven seafood and soul food destination known for crab cakes, lamb chops, brunch, and catering.

Soul Food & Seafood

Westside

Annie Ru's Carryout & Catering

Restaurant known for homemade Southern comfort plates, serving both Westside and Northside communities.

Southern Cuisine

Moncrief

Holley's Bar B Q

Historic Jacksonville BBQ restaurant established in 1937, known for smoked rib tips, signature mustard-based sauce, curly fries, and classic Southern barbecue plates.

BBQ Joints

Arlington

Smoke In The City BBQ

Family-owned Jacksonville BBQ food truck and catering business located across from Jacksonville University, serving smoked ribs, BBQ chicken, pork plates, homemade sides, and Southern comfort food backed by over 30 years of BBQ experience.

BBQ

Arlington

Sweet Mama's Southern Homestyle Cookin

Sweet Mama's Southern Homestyle Cookin has been serving authentic Southern comfort food in Jacksonville since 2019, featuring fried chicken, oxtails, ribs, pork chops, fish, wings, homemade sides, buttery biscuits, desserts, and family-style meals made from scratch.

Soul Food

Northside

Big Daddy’s Barbeque

Slow-smoked BBQ spot serving ribs, chicken, pulled pork, brisket, wings, seafood, soul food sides, and daily comfort food plates.

BBQ

Northside

Jerome Brown's BBQ & Wings

Established in 1997, Jerome Brown BBQ & Wings is a Jacksonville BBQ staple known for smoked ribs, whole wings, signature sauces, Southern comfort food, and bold cookout-style flavor.

BBQ

Westside

Soul Food Bistro

Established in 1998, The Soul Food Bistro is a Jacksonville soul food destination with Westside and Southside locations, serving Southern comfort food, buffet-style dining, catering, and homestyle family meals.

Soul Food

Westside

Uncle Gene’s Soul & Seafood Cafe

Jacksonville soul food and seafood restaurant serving fried fish, shrimp, wings, oxtails, Southern comfort food, homemade sides, and family-style meals.

Soul Food, Seafood

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