Thank You for supporting our Juneteenth Celebration.

~From the Miller Family

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Sunday, June 15, 2025
​​12 pm - 6pm

​Please join us at Sharswood Manor Estate for our 4th annual Juneteenth Celebration on Sunday, June 15, 2025, from 12-6 PM. This will be a day of celebration of history with food, family, and live cultural entertainment. ​This free, family-friendly community event is held on private property; therefore, no alcohol, smoking, or weapons of any kind are permitted.

​This year’s event is made possible by the Sharswood Foundation in conjunction with grants from the East Pittsylvania County Community Council and Virginia Humanities.

​We also appreciate our local partners and sponsors, and they are acknowledged below.

Sarah’s Champion Sponsor
​
Sharswood Foundation - Gretna, VA

Heritage Guardian Level Sponsors

Echo Valley Micro-Resort – Dry
​Fork, VA
Callands Coffee - Chatham, VA

Unity Builder Level Sponsors 

LT Travel Connections LLC -
Decatur, GA
14K Diamond Social Club -
​Chatham, VA

Join the Fun

This will be a day of celebration with food, family, and live cultural entertainment.

FOOD
​Just JLicious Kooking & Concessions/Jeff Belton
Lady May’s Cafe/Angel Harston
Las Tapatias Taco Truck
Savor By DaWoods Catering
Not Ya Average Lemonade
Porky’s Snacks
Temeca’s Treats
​Coco’s Treats & More
Baker Girl/Sarah Younger
Steve’s Fried Fish
Nourish your Soul, LLC/Karen Dixon
Desserts By Shelay
Park’s Pies
​Curry’s Southern Caribbean Cuisine & Bar

ART AND CRAFTS

C.T. Woods Artworks
Donald Smith Art
Tamieka Coles Art

RETAIL
​
Ladi Bugg n Company
Living In My Essence - Craft & Jewelry
TOPIARY AND TEA
G.O.A.T Clothing
Aesthetically Natural
Nathalie’s Tees and More Boutique
SHIRTSBYCC - Chantelle Coleman
FanciGeek Clothing

Schedule of Events

• 12:00 pm​​ -  Welcome to Juneteenth at Sharswood
• 12:30​​ pm - Presenting Edith Edmunds - The Underground Railroad/Quilts
• 1:00​​ pm - Band - Phase II
• 1:00​​ pm - House tours will begin
• 1:30 pm - ​​Richmond Dance Troupe - Akoma de Gado
• 2:00 pm - ​​​​Solo - Rho Caldée
• 2:30 pm - ​​​​Edith Edmunds - The Underground Railroad/Quilts
• 3:00​​ pm - ​​Band - Phase II
• 4:00​​ pm - ​​Line Dancers
• 4:00​​ pm - ​​House Tours will end
• 4:30​​ pm - ​​DJ
• 5:00​​ pm - ​​Solo - John F. Henny
• 5:30​​ pm - ​​DJ

*This free, family-friendly community event is held on private property; therefore, no alcohol, smoking, or weapons of any kind are permitted.

What Your Donations During Juneteenth Can Do

We also invite you to join us in continuing the important work in the preservation of history at Sharswood. Please use the donate button on our homepage to sponsor future projects including a memorial walkway, the enslaved persons’ cemetery, and the enslaved persons’ cabin. Thank you for your steadfast support of Sharswood.

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