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Lineup
June 21, 2025
Noon – 10PM
The 14th Annual JuneteenthKC Heritage Festival is excited to welcome over 25,000 visitors to the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District in honor of Juneteenth – commemorating the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans in the United States learned of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
Read more about the history.
MAINSTAGE
Gospel Jubilee
Joe Thomas
Brass & Boujee
Make your way to favorite attractions, restaurants, hotels and more as you navigate through 18th and Vine.
Get to know the treasured destinations that define the KC landscape.
Discover everything there is to know about the 18th and Vine neighborhood.
Kansas City’s historic jazz district is home to legendary smoked meats, the stellar Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and celebrated live music clubs. It’s this combination of barbecue, baseball and bebop jam sessions that melds together for one sweet melody.
