BLACK THEATRE GIRL MAGIC PRESENTS

JUNETEENTH Lunch and Learn

SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 2027 · 9 AM TO 3 PM · ORLANDO FAMILY STAGE · FREE FOR FAMILIES

The 6th annual BTGM Juneteenth Lunch and Learn returns Saturday, June 19, 2027, at Orlando Family Stage, 1001 E. Princeton St., Orlando, FL 32803, after a pause in 2026. Free for families.

Story readings, the play Nothing Rhymes with Juneteenth, face painting, music and voter registration, with a Black business marketplace and a shared community lunch.

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All day, all free

The learning. Juneteenth history told by Black artists and educators, book readings for kids, and free books to take home.
The stage. Live performance and hands-on arts education for children.
The marketplace. A curated Black business marketplace, with a children's section for young entrepreneurs.
The lunch. A free community meal at shared tables, cooked by Black-owned kitchens.

Also on the day: voter registration and a guided reflection, with a commitment each guest takes home.

COME Bring the family. It is free. Please register ahead, because food is limited. Attend VEND Black-owned businesses and young entrepreneurs, apply for a booth. Vendor details SPONSOR Put your name beside children's education, local businesses and a free community meal. Ways to partner GIVE Gifts of any size are welcome. Proceeds support Black Theatre Girl Magic programming. Make a gift

Thanks for celebrating with us

Black Theatre Girl Magic (BTGM) produced Juneteenth events in Orlando every year from 2021 to 2025. Facets of Freedom, our evening arts festival, returns in 2028.

A five-piece band plays under a large Facets of Freedom screen — Facets of Freedom mainstage, 2024. Photo: PIXREC Media

A vocalist in a bright print dress sings in green and gold stage light — Facets of Freedom mainstage, 2024. Photo: PIXREC Media

Dancers in kente wraps reach upward mid-performance — Dance on the mainstage, 2024. Photo: PIXREC Media

Three vocalists in blue perform under green and gold stage light — Facets of Freedom mainstage, 2024. Photo: PIXREC Media

A singer reaches toward the crowd with a band behind her — Facets of Freedom mainstage, 2024. Photo: PIXREC Media

A dancer in white balances on one leg as the audience watches from the seats — Facets of Freedom, 2024. Photo: PIXREC Media

A full audience of all ages watching from the theatre seats — A full house at Orlando Family Stage, 2024. Photo: PIXREC Media

A performer at the edge of the stage sings to a packed, cheering crowd — Facets of Freedom, 2023. Photo: ViewHouse

Three dancers flex in front of a Facets of Freedom banner — Facets of Freedom mainstage, 2023. Photo: ViewHouse

A singer in a vivid patterned outfit opens her arms at the microphone — Facets of Freedom, 2023. Photo: ViewHouse

Two vocalists sing to each other in front of a glowing orange backdrop, with a band behind — Facets of Freedom mainstage, 2022. Photo: ViewHouse

A group of dancers with fists raised in front of an orange backdrop — Facets of Freedom mainstage, 2022. Photo: ViewHouse

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Where we have celebrated

A storyteller reads a picture book aloud at the first Lunch and Learn — 2021

Performers dance across the Facets of Freedom mainstage in purple light — 2022

Four women pose together on stage at the Lunch and Learn — 2023

Performers fill the floor in front of the Facets of Freedom screen — 2024

Photos: PIXREC Media (2021, 2023, 2024) and ViewHouse (2022)

20211st Annual Lunch and Learn, for kids and familiesOrlando Repertory TheatreJune 19, 2021
2021Facets of Freedom: A Celebration of JuneteenthNan's Place, MaitlandJune 19, 2021
20222nd Annual Lunch and Learn, for kids and familiesOrlando Repertory TheatreJune 19, 2022
20222nd Annual Facets of Freedom, with a live band, live mural painting and a pop-up marketDr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, black box theatre and lobbyJune 19, 2022
2023Juneteenth Lunch and LearnOrlando Repertory TheatreJune 18, 2023
20233rd Annual Facets of FreedomRenaissance Theatre CompanyJune 19, 2023
20244th Annual Lunch and LearnOrlando Family StageJune 15, 2024
20244th Annual Facets of FreedomOrlando Family StageJune 19, 2024
20255th Annual Facets of Freedom Juneteenth Festival, the Lunch and Learn and evening show in one dayOrlando Family StageJune 19, 2025

Orlando Repertory Theatre is now Orlando Family Stage. Facets of Freedom, our evening arts festival, returns in 2028.