Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival organizers have canceled the annual event for this year amid concerns over costs and safety issues.
Citing cost and safety concerns, organizers of the annual Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in South L.A. announced that they are canceling the celebratory event until next year. The announcement was posted Monday on the festival’s website, where organizers said they were unable to raise enough funds to safely host a large-scale celebration.
In the past, the free block party event — which was started by Texas native Jonathan Leonard in 1949 after he moved to Los Angeles, long before Juneteenth became an official holiday in 2021 — included stage performances, food trucks and Black-owned businesses selling their wares including jewelry and clothes. Organizers said in the statement that the event has generated more than $1 million in sales.
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