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160th Juneteenth Celebrations Span Philadelphia, Houston and Galveston

From Philadelphia to Galveston communities coordinate parades, festivals, educational events, cultural performances to honor emancipation

Hayward’s Juneteenth celebration is set to include yoga, community booths, live blues music, soul food and more on Saturday, June 21. 
A still from filmmakers Charlyn Griffith-Oro and Jeannine Kayembe-Oro’s “The Aunties,” which is part of the 2025 International Queer Women of Color Film Fest at the Presidio Theatre in San Francisco. 
Hayward’s Juneteenth celebration is set to include yoga, movement workshops, poetry, live blues music, soul food and more on Saturday, June 21. 
Pianist Orrin Evans is one of the scheduled performers at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival’s Juneteenth Celebration on the Plaza scheduled for Saturday, June 14.

Overview

  • Philadelphia area events run June 14–22 and include a Juneteenth Freedom Day in Moorestown, the United We Heal film festival, museum exhibitions and a citywide parade on June 22
  • Houston and Galveston regions are hosting 19 activities from June 13 with free performances at Miller Outdoor Theatre, a Moody Gardens golf tournament and markets showcasing Black-owned businesses
  • Galveston’s June 19 Menard Park celebration features a fireworks display, official recognitions by Council member Sharon Lewis and a parade at Wright Cuney Park
  • Educational programming at Houston Community College, Emancipation Park Conservancy and Children’s Museum Houston offers workshops, historical reenactments and storytelling sessions
  • Most events are free and open to the public with select ticketed concerts and fundraisers supporting community organizations and local Black-owned enterprises