Juneteenth Festival returns to West Pullman with live music, food, family fun on June 19th

The nonprofit Far South Community Development Corporation (Far South CDC)—an organization that provides strategic community-building and planning services to benefit residents and businesses across the Far South Side, Chicago region and statewide—is excited to announce its annual Juneteenth Festival in West Pullman on Friday, June 19 from 1-6 p.m. The festival will be held in the shopping plaza parking lot at 821 W. 115th Street at the southwest corner of Halsted Street and 115th Street, across from Far South CDC’s forthcoming Morgan Park Commons mixed-use housing development. 

This free all-ages event celebrates the Juneteenth holiday by inviting Far South Side communities together for an afternoon of family fun, live music, food from local Black-owned restaurants, and a resource vendor fair including social service, housing and government agencies. Featured restaurants include Whadda Jerk, Harold's Chicken, That's a Burger, Kona Ice, and Rainbow Cone. Food will be offered to festival attendees for free on a first come, first served basis. 

For more information on Far South CDC’s Juneteenth Festival on Friday, June 19 in West Pullman, visit farsouthcdc.org/festivals. Free advance registration is encouraged. 

Far South CDC is currently working to redevelop the shopping plaza at Halsted Street and 115th Street, including the former Aldi and Walgreens sites, with plans to bring in a new health center and grocery store. The plaza and adjacent Morgan Park Commons mixed-use housing development are part of Far South CDC’s bold Bringing Communities Back Initiative to generate $1 billion in economic investment, equity, jobs and contract opportunities over the next decade, increasing residential, commercial and recreation density for municipalities in the Chicago region and across Illinois.

The 2026 Juneteenth Festival is presented by Far South CDC in partnership with Phalanx Family Services and Special Service Area #45, with additional support from 21st Ward Alderman Ronnie Mosley, Illinois State Senator Emil Jones III and Illinois State Representative Justin Slaughter.

About Far South Community Development Corporation

Far South Community Development Corporation (Far South CDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides strategic community-building and planning services to catalyze economic development and benefit local residents and businesses. As one of the largest comprehensive community development nonprofits in Illinois, Far South CDC serves neighborhoods and municipalities across Chicago’s Far South Side, the Chicagoland area, and statewide. The organization is a voice and advocate for economic, environmental, and social justice for the region. Since its inception in 1977, Far South CDC has raised more than $150 million in funding for planning and development projects that invest in communities. For more information, visit farsouthcdc.org.