(COLORADO SPRINGS) — After a loss of funding in 2025 forced the Southern Colorado Juneteenth Festival to move locations, the 2026 festival is already on the books for a new location that will bring multiple advantages for attendees and vendors alike.
The 2026 Juneteenth Festival will be held at the Norris Penrose Indoor Event Center on June 20 and 21. In 2025, the festival was forced to change locations from its usual spot in America the Beautiful Park to the Citadel Mall parking lot.
The event’s funding comes from the Lodgers and Automobile Rental Tax (LART) fund. In 2024, the City collected about $10 million, but requests far outpaced that amount. As a result, the City said it had to slash funding from numerous events in 2025…