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"A day of unity and celebration for the African diaspora and allies."
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International food fair, music, and cultural celebration
Join us for an all-day fair & party packed with good vibes, better beats, and a celebration of culture, community, and connection. Expect a DJ on deck, drinks flowing, and a dance floor ready for you and your crew.
Indian rotis, jollof rice, New Orleans creole staples, and artisanal ice cream — vendors bringing flavours from across the diaspora.
Original art and handcrafted jewellery from vendors across several African countries, including Kenya.
DJs, live musicians, stand-up comedy, and special performances — from opening at 1 PM until 2 AM.
The Station is running the bar — signature cocktails and specialty drinks, plus wine, soft drinks, and juices all night.
Family-friendly from 1 PM. Night party kicks in at 9 PM and runs until 2 AM — one daytime ticket covers it all if you stay.
Puzzles, coloring books, face painting, graphic t-shirt making, jump rope, Jenga, UNO, Rummikub, and spades & other card games.
Juneteenth celebrations started in the USA but have expanded geographically with the movement of Black Americans to other countries. Celebrations abroad use the day to recognize freedom, liberation, and to celebrate the culture, achievements, and unity of the African diaspora and allies.
As the population of Black Americans grows in Barcelona, celebrating Juneteenth provides a new opportunity for the community to ground itself, increase its visibility, and become better connected and integrated within the community and the city as a whole.
Featuring...
The schedule.
Tina Masawi
Clément Esso
Ceci Heather
She’s a Stylish Certified Rollerdance Coach. After sharing her passion for roller dance in 12 countries, Ceci has absorbed skating cultures from around the world, shaping her groovy, powerful, and ultra-swag style. Every time she puts on her skates, she’s ready to shine, inspire, and help others do the same.
Bart Obenda
Jordana David
Nnamany
She first performed at just 10 years old, playing piano at school events, but her big break came after a transformative trip to New York in early 2024 — inspired by a conversation with a friend in the city, she returned to Spain and began sharing her music, debuting with “Yemaya Iwòsàn” and “Oluwa F’ara Mi”.
Drawing inspiration from her roots, her ancestors, and the power of self-awareness, she uses her music as a bridge, aiming to remind listeners of the strength and resilience within them. She channels these rhythms and traditions to create music that is not only emotional, but deeply cultural.
Ceci Heather
She’s a Stylish Certified Rollerdance Coach. After sharing her passion for roller dance in 12 countries, Ceci has absorbed skating cultures from around the world, shaping her groovy, powerful, and ultra-swag style. Every time she puts on her skates, she’s ready to shine, inspire, and help others do the same.
LEDET
She occasionally also DJs, playing late-night Afro-rnb spacey-synth bruja vibes for your night.
Solomane
Serial P
Voodoo System
La Ká
Nikah NiChe
Djrodycr
MAGIIKK
Club Clap Back
Kerry's
Afro-Caribbean catering with Haitian roots, led by chef Kerry. Soulful classics — signature riz djon djon, cabrit en sauce, soup joumou, fritay and pikliz — plus sweet pain de patate and coco flan. Vegan, veggie and meat options.
@kerry.sssss
Tudy's Kitchen ⭐
An impact-driven premium ice cream brand crafting culturally inspired flavours that surprise and delight — chicken & waffles, Spanish olive-oil dark chocolate, sage cookie dough and more. Nostalgia meets bold innovation.
@tudyskitchen
Delicia Africana (Chef Adama Traoré)
The authentic taste of the African continent in the heart of Barcelona — traditional dishes made with fresh ingredients, exotic spices and the soul of our roots. A fusion of cultures, aromas and colours on every plate.
@delicia_africana_bcn
Chef Alexandria Audrey
New Orleans Creole-Cajun cooking from Chop & Whisk — a Southern staple steeped in history and bold, layered flavour, bringing the deeply seasoned soul of Louisiana to the heart of Barcelona for Juneteenth.
@chopandwhisk
Swad BCN (Chef Punit)
Over 25 years perfecting Indian cooking that pairs authentic spices with proven traditional technique. For Juneteenth: Caribbean-style rotis and Indian samosas — beloved across the Caribbean through its Indian community.
@swadbcn
The Station
More than a graffiti bar — a celebration of hip-hop, art and signature drinks. Expect the same specialty cocktails and mocktails from their Raval bar, poured with style across the day and into the night.
@thestationbcn
Market vendors.
Halitta Foods
Peanuts roasted naturally over a charcoal wood fire — a 2,000-year-old method that draws out a mild, pure nuttiness. Premium peanuts crafted into delicate products for food service, confectionery, pastries and more.
@halittafoods
Tracy.Africa
Handmade beaded jewellery by Tracy Sabrina Carlos Wanjiru — inspired by culture, colour and confidence. Visit the pop-up market for elegant, exclusive handmade pieces at affordable prices.
@tracy.africa
GüiraGuava
GüiraGuava (Cesarina) is a Barcelona-based textile artist and tufting specialist exploring hair, identity and cultural memory through unique carpet art, rugs and live tufting installations — with collaborators including Triumph.
@guiraguava
Alma Raíz
Hair products for those who were never the standard — the start of something we needed. Living root: natural care made by Baley Dembele.
@almaraiz.oficial
Zig Action
Ibrahima Seydi is a Senegalese artist and woodcarver based in Barcelona, and founder of Zig Action Africa — hand-carved wooden sculptures, artifacts and crafts that create fair-wage employment in Senegal.
@ibrahimsseydiRoots Gastro Club,
Poblenou
We are thrilled to partner with Martinho, the owner of Roots Gastro Club — a Black-owned creative space in the heart of Poblenou. Martinho has been a warm, generous, and enthusiastic collaborator, and his passion for community is exactly why this space feels like home for Juneteenth Barcelona 2026.
Carrer de Badajoz 115
08018 Barcelona
Poblenou
Frequently Asked
Questions
Who is the Juneteenth Barcelona committee?
We are a passionate team of volunteers united by a shared belief that Black culture and history deserve to be celebrated, seen, and honored in Barcelona. We aim to be an integrated community for residents and visitors to enjoy and learn from on an important day in Black American history that relates to the global diaspora of Black and brown descendants from Africa.
What is your mission?
We believe that the African diaspora and allies in Barcelona deserves a space to gather, celebrate, and be seen. Our mission is to honor the history of Black liberation while building a living, breathing community in one of Europe's most vibrant cities.
What is the Juneteenth event?
Juneteenth Barcelona is a day of diaspora unity and joy. The event brings together artists, performers, chefs, musicians, merchants, and other members of the African diaspora and allies to gather, celebrate, and be seen. The event is open to residents and visitors in Barcelona.
What is BJuneteenth?
The BJuneteenth events are monthly Juneteenth-inspired meetups to share inspiration, connect with people from the African diaspora and allies, and support collective liberation. The meetups occur every month on the 19th as a year-round reminder of the importance of building community and sustaining liberatory practices.
What is the history of Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is an American holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and finally delivered the news of emancipation to approximately 250,000 enslaved people. That moment came two and a half years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and two months after the Civil War had ended. Slaveholders in Texas, far from Union lines, had simply refused to enforce it. The name Juneteenth is a portmanteau combining the words "June" and "nineteenth."
Why celebrate Juneteenth in Barcelona?
As the Black American and African diasporic communities have grown in Barcelona, the need for a shared cultural moment has grown with it. Juneteenth provides that anchor — a day to ground ourselves, increase our visibility, and become better connected with the broader city.
Given the concerted efforts to erase and repress knowledge of Black history and culture globally, Black Americans — and the broader diaspora community by extension — have a vested interest and responsibility to continue the traditions and remembrances of Juneteenth in their adopted communities.
Our committee of volunteers — representing the United States, Caribbean islands, African countries, and more — organizes with three goals: to connect, to make visible, and to liberate. We recognize Barcelona as an important, functional node in Black history, as opposed to a romanticized symbolic ideal. We also uplift the ideals of liberation and honor the people who fought — and continue to fight — to secure and maintain freedom for everyone.