Juneteenth JoyFest Omaha

Introducing the 6th Annual Juneteenth JoyFest presented by @thejoyambition , returning Saturday, June 20th at The Union for Contemporary Art. The revered, legendary Mick Jenkins is our 2026 headliner. This year’s theme is Movement & Migration, honoring the Black Arts Movement and the role of Black Art as activism and a tool for change. Full line-up 🎶 : Mick Jenkins - @mickjenkins ParisJane - @theparisjane Keiria Marsha - @keiriamarsha DEATHGOD - @theycrydeath SOL! & The MisRebels - @misrebelisme & @thebendomaha OGI Kidd - @ogi_kidd Allen Stevenson - @allenstevensonpoetry Sharieff Clark - @madleb3 Noni - @nonihasknees Riz The DJ - @itstheriz AFROBADDIE - @afrobaddie.bpm Destruction DrillTeam - @destructiondrillteam Jayde Dorsey 
See you this summer on north 24th street 🙌🏾 Reserve your spot Friday, April 3rd! Stay tuned for artist deep dives and so much more! Make sure to sign up on our website in our bio for any updates. Huge shoutout to our Presenting Sponsors @theunionomaha , @thenorthomahatrail @sparkcdiomaha , & @omahasteaks for making this possible. flyer design by @omega_marcusus

Vendor applications are officially open for the 6th Annual Juneteenth JoyFest. 💜 We’re bringing together Black-owned businesses, creatives, and organizations to honor culture, build community, and create space for connection. We’re also accepting community partners who are looking to show up, engage, and make an impact alongside us. If you’ve been wanting to share your work or represent your mission, this is your moment. Applications can be found in our bio ✨ Open now through May 6th.

You asked, and we delivered for the 6th time... tickets are now live, use the link in our bio to secure your ticket!

Year six. 🖤 A day in the life with our Executive Director, Alajia McKizia, as we continue building toward this year’s Juneteenth JoyFest, celebrating the Black Arts Movement, community, culture, and the impact art continues to have across generations. From the music to the art, the food, and the people, every part of JoyFest is rooted in connection, resilience, and showing up for the culture. June 20th. See you there.

Calling all amazing humans ready to give back and be part of the magic behind JoyFest. 🤎 We’re looking for volunteers who want to support the community, celebrate culture, and experience JoyFest in real time as it comes to life. Come be part of the joy. Application closes May 29th ✨

Vendor & Community Partner applications have been extended through May 15th. 🖤 Last year was full of connection, community, and people showing up for the culture in the best way possible. If you’ve been thinking about applying, this is your sign to stop thinking about it, and do it. See you at JoyFest 06.20.26. Link in bio.

This is the only way to end it. 😎 Juneteenth JoyFest headliner: Mick Jenkins. Chicago-raised artist known for intentional, thoughtful hip-hop. Everything he does is rooted in truth, reflection, and lived experience. From The Water[s] to The Patience, his work has always carried depth. Jazz, soul, and hip-hop all show up in the sound. He’s said what needs to be said, for who needs to hear it, no matter the subject.

We’re still going. 💛 More artists joining Juneteenth JoyFest: DEATHGOD—Omaha-born, self-produced and engineered. His sound pulls from hip-hop, R&B, indie, and drum and bass, focused on capturing real moments and feeling. Omaha Entertainment Award winner for Best New Artist. Keiria Marsha—artist, creative, and community leader. Her work moves through music, storytelling, and impact, bringing a sound and presence that’s rooted in something real. SOL!—North Omaha artist blending rap, R&B, and alternative sounds. His work is honest, personal, and built around connection, on stage and in the community. Ogi Kidd—Omaha-based artist with a style rooted in independent hip-hop. Known for showing up, performing, and continuing to build with intention. This is the lineup. One more to come! 😎

Every photo feels a little different, and that’s really what JoyFest is. There’s no one way to show up.
No one way to experience it. So which one feels like you this year? 
And what vibe are you bringing? 🖤 If you’re ready to feel one of these moments for yourself, tickets are live in our bio.

this one’s for the fashion girlies, gays, and theys. as a poet, I am inspired by allllll art forms and I never thought to try to map out my inspirations. I hope this makes sense! JoyFest is an incredible experience EVERY year and I’m honored to be included on the stage for this one ☝🏿 y’all got your tickets yet??

The lineup that just keeps on getting better. 🎶 More voices joining Juneteenth JoyFest: Noni Williams—North Omaha poet, teaching artist, and creative whose work moves across disciplines. Recognized as both a Ten Outstanding Young Omahan and American, their voice has been featured across spaces like Juneteenth JoyFest, AfroFest, and Joslyn Art Museum. Their work blends poetry with mathematical perspective, bringing a different kind of depth to how we experience the world around us. Destruction Drill Team—a youth-based group in the Omaha metro made up of drummers and dancers ages 4–18. With over 12 years of marching, they’ve grown into a nationally recognized program rooted in discipline, culture, and youth expression. Sharieff Clark—Omaha’s own, bringing poetry straight from the heart, mind, and soul. From his early days with Louder Than A Bomb to his current work, his approach stays honest and grounded. He’s currently working on a poetry chapter book, Urban Lamentations, while continuing to explore music and photography Allen Stevenson—Omaha-based poet with over 20 years in the craft. His work shows up through performance, community, and consistency. Nominated multiple times for Outstanding Performance Poet and Nebraska State Poet, he also released his spoken word album Experience Points in 2025 and continues to co-host Writes Of Passage, an Omaha open mic that keeps poetry active in the city.

We’re still bringing the heat 🔥 Your Juneteenth JoyFest host, DJs, and youth performer: ADG will lead the stage—an Omaha creative rooted in movement, history, and purpose. As a dancer, choreographer, and educator, his work is grounded in honoring the past while pushing expression forward, creating space for artists to grow and be seen. On the music— Riz the DJ, Omaha-born, brings sound that’s all about energy and connection. From soulful grooves to bass-heavy moments, every set is meant to move you. AFROBADDIE, a duo of Midwest-based Black women DJs, bring an afro-diasporic sound, from Afrobeats and Amapiano to House and R&B, creating spaces where community and culture stay at the center. And representing the next generation— Jayde Dorsey, 13, Omaha’s very own, is bringing a Neo Gospel sound that speaks for itself
 This is JoyFest 2026.