# Event Details - **Event Name**: 24th Annual Blues & Sweet Potato Pie Festival: A Juneteenth Celebration - **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 11:00 am – Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 05:00 pm - **Event Description**: A day of free family fun, live entertainment, art and history includes performances, activities, exhibits and the legendary pie bake-off!About this Event24th Annual Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Festival at Northwest LibraryCelebrate Juneteenth and kick off the Library’s Summer Learning Program with the 24th Annual Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Festival at Northwest Library, held 11AM to 5PM on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Apollo Park, which is adjacent to the Northwest Branch Library, located at 1580 NW 3 Ave., Pompano Beach, FL 33060.This day of free family fun, live entertainment, art and history includes performances, activities, exhibits and the legendary pie-tasting contest to crown the community's best sweet potato pie maker. From children's fun to great music and food, the Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Festival offers a good time for all ages. Festival highlights include: Live Bands including the Cross Family Singers, Blues & Soul Singer: Dottie Kelly, & Julius Sanna & The Positively Africa Experience, Delt the DJ, Ashanti Cultural Arts Performers, dancing, Youth Arts & Crafts, Tribal Face Painting, Delicious food vendors, and more!There will be historic fun with Rhonda B. Walker’s Old Fashioned Games: hoola hoop contest, tug-of-war, watermelon eating contest, sack races, foot races, and more, to honor the memory of Rhonda B. Walker, founder of the Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Festival in 1999 and Northwest Branch Library “Manager of Excellence” for many years.Children, teens and adults can also register for the 2025 Library Summer Learning Program and find out about an action-packed summer of free fun. There will be a sign-up table for library cards and the Broward Supervisor of Elections will have a voter registration table on site and the customers are encouraged to bring ID.Juneteenth, also known as Freedom or Emancipation Day, commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in Texas. A history of the Juneteenth holiday will be part of the program.To be a Vendor, a participant in our Living History Museum, or a contestant in our "Annual Sweet Potato Pie Bake-Off" Please download the forms here and/or call the Northwest Branch Library at 954-357-6599 or e-mail us at nwlibraryfriends@gmail.com.Download forms at the QR Code Below!!! https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/5cc57bc0-2521-11f0-841e-0f1f985a608b-rimg-w572-h740-dc020202-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/5cfc4330-2521-11f0-af34-576991ac671f-rimg-w740-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg Download Forms for Vendors, Sweet potato Pie Contest, and Living History Museum Here - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/pompano-beach/24th-annual-blues-and-sweet-potato-pie-festival-a-juneteenth-celebration/100001332106549549 - **Event Categories**: festivals, juneteenth, art, music, entertainment, sports, performances, fine-arts, kids, holiday - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Pompano Beach - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: 1580 NW 3rd Ave - **lat**: 26.2487909 - **long**: -80.12654550000002 - **full address**: 1580 NW 3rd Ave, 1580 Northwest 3rd Avenue, Pompano Beach, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: 24th Annual Blues & Sweet Potato Pie Festival: A Juneteenth Celebration - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/bcb0a8765dfda15c0ba69de582f151314d424f822676e27cf9a4fadcaf418c11-rimg-w1200-h1553-dc020202-gmir.jpg?v=1746063172 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is 24th Annual Blues & Sweet Potato Pie Festival: A Juneteenth Celebration being held? - **A:** 24th Annual Blues & Sweet Potato Pie Festival: A Juneteenth Celebration takes place on Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 11:00 am to Sat, 14 Jun, 2025 at 05:00 pm at 1580 NW 3rd Ave, 1580 Northwest 3rd Avenue, Pompano Beach, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing 24th Annual Blues & Sweet Potato Pie Festival: A Juneteenth Celebration? - **A:** 24th Annual Blues & Sweet Potato Pie Festival: A Juneteenth Celebration is organized by The Friends of the NW Branch Library, a Non-Profit organization. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** 24th Annual Blues & Sweet Potato Pie Festival: A Juneteenth Celebration is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Pompano Beach, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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