Overview

• Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since June 2021, commemorating Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger’s 1865 General Order No. 3 freeing enslaved people in Texas.
• Metro Phoenix events on June 14 include family festivals, block parties and a paper quilt workshop hosted by local museums and community centers.
• Houston and Galveston are hosting multi-day Culture Fest concerts, parades, museum exhibitions and Freedom Day gatherings culminating in a fireworks finale at Menard Park.
• Chicago offerings range from scholarship and resource fairs at Malcolm X College to R&B music performances at Wintrust Arena and historical programs at the Field Museum.
• Across all locations, celebrations combine live music, dance performances, food vendors and educational workshops to honor the legacy of emancipation.