PHOTOS: Scenes from this year’s Warner Robins Juneteenth Festival

Obsidian Hope and the City of Warner Robins celebrated Juneteenth at the North Houston Sports Complex. See photos from this year’s festival.

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June 23, 2025
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Obsidian Hope and the City of Warner Robins celebrated Juneteenth at the North Houston Sports Complex. Various vendors were both inside and outside the building showcasing traditional African items, yummy food and drinks and a museum educating attendees on Houston County’s Black History. The event strived to celebrate freedom in a family friendly environment. Click through below for more photos of this year’s festival.

A woman smiling and sitting down. Behind her are colorful clothing hanged. In from of her is a woman looking at items on the table in front of her.
Vendors were both inside and outside the North Houston Sports Complex. Various vendors were selling traditional African attire like the one pictured above. (Sandra Hernandez/HHJ)
People lining up in front of a white food truck. People are reading signs of what the food truck sells. The signs have pictures of food and red letters of what the food is.
A woman in a pink shirt making a treat. In front of her is a woman with a child waiting for their their order.
Two women looking at jewelry on the table.
A woman in a pink shirt selling items behind a table. She is talking to a customer, a woman in a white shirt standing in front of her.
A man wearing a hat and a woman looking at a display.
A man and a woman facing the camera. Both are looking at a sign and are surrounded by signs.
Three women dancing. Two of them are wearing black shirts and one of them is wearing a bright green shirt.
A woman standing behind a table and smiling at customers. The customers are standing in front of the table speaking with the vendor.
A woman in a colorful dress looking at items on a table. A boy is smiling in the background.
A woman smiling behind a table. Another woman is standing in front of the table looking at items on the table.
White cups with stickers on them. The stickers have different designs including a red and yellow fist. One of the stickers also has a hand doing a peace sign. The hand is green.
Two men making and selling popcorn outside.

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Sandra Hernandez/HHJ Staff Writer

Sandra Hernandez is a Staff Writer for the Houston Home Journal. Although she was born in Perry, she grew up in Warner Robins and is a Houston County native. She graduated from Middle Georgia State University in 2024 with a Bachelor of Arts in New Media and Communication. While in college, she served as Editor-in-Chief for the school’s newspaper The Statement. During her junior year, she started working with the Journal in 2023 and has been informing and connecting with her community since then. When she is not in the newsroom or chasing a story, she enjoys reading, watching movies/shows, listening to music, and spending time with her family and friends. She can be reached at sandra@hhjonline.com.

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