ST. LOUIS – The 11th annual Black Wall Street 314 festival is set to take place in St. Louis on Saturday, June 27, 2026. This event focuses on Black economic power, uplifting youth and creating generational wealth.
Organized by Young Voices with Action, the festival provides a significant platform for local organizations, business owners, and entrepreneurs looking to show off their innovations, goods, and services. The event looks to raise funds for business grants, home repairs for seniors and veterans, and aims to raise funds for business grants, home repairs for seniors and veterans and employment opportunities for young people, while also working to revitalize the Wellston Loop corridor.
The festival will run from noon to 7 p.m. on June 27. The parade will kick off at 1330 Aubert Avenue and end at 5949 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis, MO 63112, where the festival activities will be held.
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Farrakhan Shegog, founder of Black Wall Street 314, talked about the event’s broader impact on the community.
“This festival means for us, an investment for home repairs services and assistance for seniors veterans and disabled members of the community,” Shegog said. explained that the event offers additional support, stating, “We have funding opportunities for youth leadership training for young people. We have business facade grants to help businesses maintain their storefronts.”
“We deserve better, we want better and we want to live better and our children deserve better,” an organizer with Young Voices with Action said.
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