We Outside! A Brooklyn Juneteenth, Vol. III

651 ARTS and The Soapbox Presents are back again, bringing you our Fifth Annual Juneteenth Celebration! We’re taking to The Plaza at 300 Ashland on Saturday, June 21 for We Outside! A Brooklyn Juneteenth, Vol III.

Vibe to live music, dance, spoken word, and so much more as we celebrate freedom through individual expression. The Plaza will be brought to life to life in full force with our jam-packed event! Join us for a day of culture and community!

THE LINEUP

🥁Young, Gifted and Black celebrates HBCU culture with marching bands, majorette squads and a step show!

🛍️ Made Black features a market filled with Brooklyn’s finest Black artisans and entrepreneurs. Find contemporary fashion, accessories, home goods, handmade jewelry, and more - all Made Black. The Made Black market is curated by Brooklyn Pop-Up.

🎸 Stoop Sessions, Freedom Songs explores our journey through protest music to a party of radical joy.

🪩 The Cypher invites participants to share stories of their cities, countries, and cultures through dance. We’ll explore liberation through movement, traveling around the country, using dance as our vehicle and freedom as our fuel.

✍🏿 Melanated Notes pairs poet with musician for an aural exploration of freedom.

🌮 Food Trucks - You asked, we heard! We received overwhelming feedback on bringing more food options to The Plaza. We're thrilled to announce that this year's We Outside will feature food trucks!

This event is FREE, and all ages are welcome.

We Outside Sponsors

Brooklyn Org

Brooklyn Org is a platform and partner for local philanthropy, bringing together Brooklynites to become champions for change. Each year, our community invests millions of dollars in nonprofits around the borough working across every issue to help our neighbors thrive.

About Downtown Brooklyn Partnership

Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is a not-for-profit local development corporation that serves as the primary champion for Downtown Brooklyn as a world-class business, cultural, educational, residential, and retail destination. Working together with the three business improvement districts (BID) that it manages – the MetroTech BID, Fulton Mall Improvement Association, and Court-Livingston-Schermerhorn BID – the Partnership’s diverse activities include attracting new businesses and improving the environment for existing companies; facilitating the construction of public spaces and streetscapes that promote an active and cohesive community; supporting and promoting Downtown Brooklyn’s cultural assets; and encouraging a unified sense of place and an engaged civic community. For more information, visit www.downtownbrooklyn.com.

About the Plaza at 300 Ashland

The Plaza at 300 Ashland sits at the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District, adjacent to the brownstone Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, and Park Slope. DBP has partnered with premier Brooklyn arts organizations such as BAM, BRIC, Brooklyn Public Library, Mark Morris Dance Group, MoCADA, 651 Arts, and Theatre for a New Audience (TFANA) to offer free, high-quality programming for everyone. Programming at The Plaza at 300 Ashland is made possible by support from Two Trees Management Co.

About 651 ARTS

Founded in Brooklyn, NY in 1988, the mission of 651 ARTS is to deepen awareness of and appreciation for contemporary performing arts and culture of the African Diaspora, and to provide professional and creative opportunities for artists of African descent.

About The Soapbox Presents

THE SOAPBOX PRESENTS is a platform, literally and figuratively, for Black and brown expression. Founded by Marija Abney, in response to the murder of George Floyd, The Soapbox Presents creates a space for us to commune, resist, be rejuvenated and revived in celebration of the brilliance of Black and brown people through the performing arts.

Since 2020, the organization has provided free arts programming to community featuring some of NYC’s most talented artists. From Mahogany L Browne (Lincoln Center’s first poet-in-residence) to Sean Mason (arranger, composer, pianist, and featured guest of the Wynton Marsalis Quintet), The Soapbox Presents gives Black and brown artists the opportunity to give back to their communities and each and every artist featured on the platform is paid.

Missed last year's celebration? Watch this recap to see what to expect this year!

651 ARTS’ Juneteenth Celebration is an annual commemoration of African-American liberation, resilience and self-determination featuring performances and community engagement activities that honor the brilliance and vitality of Black culture.

We Outside! A Brooklyn Juneteenth, Vol. III is presented in partnership with Downtown Brooklyn Partnership. Programming at The Plaza at 300 Ashland was made possible by support from Two Trees Management Co.