City of Elgin
310 North Main St.
P.O. Box 591
Elgin, Texas 78621
Office: (512) 281-5724
Fax: (512) 285-5962

 


12th Annual Juneteenth Festival

June 10th & 11th
2011

This year is the 12th Annual Elgin Juneteenth Celebration. A milestone in history for Elgin. We have many things to celebrate and commemorate and to be thankful. Our town has come a long way to becoming more diversified and working toward being a city of “Unity”. Our Juneteenth mission is “Let’s put Unity back into Community”. Our celebration has many activities and everyone is welcome. Please join us in our celebrations and help us make our Juneteenth Celebration the best in Texas!


The Juneteenth Pageant will be May 20 & 21
and includes three pageant categories –
Miss Juneteenth, Little Miss Juneteenth and Little Miss Princess, ranging in age from 6-22. Each category will have two runners-up and a variety of prizes and trophies will be awarded. There will be plenty of entertainment that you won’t want to miss. Everyone is eligible to participate
Information Contact – Elsie Williams (512) 281-6322) or email
elwms2001@yahoo.com

Juneteenth Pageant

May 20 & 21

Juneteenth Parade & Celebration
June 10th and 11th


Friday night has a street dance on Depot Street with hip hop, blues, R&B, zydeco, and music for all ages. We dance till midnight. Veteran’s park has booths with all types of vendors...BBQ, Fish Fries, T-Shirts, Jewelry, etc.
Saturday morning is our annual parade beginning at Booker T Washington Elementary and ending at Veteran’s Park. We then meet at the gazebo and have opening ceremonies with the last of the Buffalo Soldiers. That starts a day of celebrations and commemoration.
A Car Show with cool, vintage cars will be on display, music in the gazebo, food vendors, bingo/raffles and let’s not forget the kiddy area.
Registration for the parade please contact Bettye Lofton (512) 963-2721 or email bettylofton@prodigy.net
Vendor booth rental or information regarding the “Juneteenth Celebration in the Park” please contact Eloise Wright (512) 281-5838 / Pauline Jackson (512) 281-4978 / Debbie Lundrigan (512) 229-8100 or email ewright23@austin.rr.com rdprose@sbcglobal.net


We are always looking for new members including our youth. The meetings are at 7pm on the 4th Tuesday of every month. They are held at the 1st National Bank conference room, located on US Hwy 290. Everyone is welcome to join and if you don’t want to be a member, we do need volunteers and sponsors. If you would like to become a member, volunteer or sponsor of the Elgin Juneteenth Organization please contact Elaine Joiner (512) 285-6321, zentumbler@aol.com or Coach Bishop Mayes (512) 303-3608.