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The CookoutA Juneteenth Celebration
Cedar Beach Park · Saturday, June 20, 2026 · 12 – 9PM. A free outdoor festival honoring Juneteenth with the City of Allentown + headlined by AJ McQueen.
AJ McQueen
AJ McQueen is a conscious hip-hop artist whose poetic, introspective music inspires freedom, truth, growth, and purpose through powerful storytelling.
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Cedar Beach Park · 12 PM – 9 PM
- 12:00 PMOpening Vibes — DJ Quiet StormDJ Set
- 1:00 PMChildren's Joy CelebrationPresented by Resurrected Life Children's Academy
- 2:00 PMCommunity Voices ShowcaseCommunity
- 4:00 PMLive Jazz: Crescent City Six ft. Rev. Dr. Gregory EdwardsJazz
- 5:00 PMThe Cookout Party Set — DJ MenaceDJ Set
- 6:00 PMLive R&B: GOE Troupe a VybeR&B
- 7:00 PMSpoken Word: Basement PoetryPoetry
- 8:00 PMHEADLINER — AJ McQueenHeadliner
On Stage
AJ McQueen is a conscious hip-hop artist whose poetic, introspective music inspires freedom, truth, growth, and purpose through powerful storytelling.
G.O.E Troupe A Vybe is a Lehigh Valley collective blending faith, culture, and diverse musical influences to create uplifting, authentic live music experiences.
Rev. Dr. Gregory James Edwards is a pastor, educator, activist, and jazz musician advancing faith, justice, education, and community growth.
Basement Poetry is a nonprofit dedicated to empowering voices through poetry, creativity, self-expression, and community-driven storytelling experiences.
DJ Menace is a five-time award-winning DJ from the Lehigh Valley known for high-energy sets, genre-blending, and elite crowd control.
Coach Ev, owner of Exalt Jiu-Jitsu and DJ E-Mix, is a mentor, martial artist, and DJ known for empowering community through Jiu-Jitsu, music, and leadership.
The Meaning of Juneteenth
President Lincoln declares enslaved people in Confederate states free but the news, and enforcement, would take more than two years to reach everyone.
Union General Gordon Granger arrives in Galveston, Texas with General Order No. 3, finally informing the last enslaved African Americans that they were free.
After generations of celebration in Black communities, Juneteenth becomes the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
Juneteenth known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Emancipation Day is a celebration of the resilience, joy, and culture of Black Americans. It honors the past and reminds us that freedom delayed is still freedom worth celebrating, every single year.
Music · Art · Family · Community · Liberation
One day.
A whole city in rhythm.
Blue Pulse Lounge presents a day of live music honoring Juneteenth alongside the City of Allentown at Cedar Beach Park. From children's programming to jazz, R&B, spoken word, and headline hip-hop — this is more than a show, it's a homecoming.
Win 2 tickets to AJ McQueen's tour + hotel stay.
"Everything That Deeps" Tour
Every RSVP is an automatic entry. The winner gets 2 tickets to AJ McQueen's "Everything That Deeps" tour plus a hotel stay near the concert venue. We'll text the winner directly and send the full lineup, set times, and perks to everyone else.
- 2 tickets to AJ McQueen's 'Everything That Deeps' tour
- Hotel stay near the concert venue
- Lineup & set times drop before the public
- Updates on this and future Blue Pulse shows
No purchase necessary. Winner drawn at random and notified by phone & email. Must be 18+ to enter.
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Cedar Beach Park
2600 Parkway Boulevard · Allentown, PA 18104
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