Juneteenth, or Freedom Day, marks the anniversary of the day in 1865 when news of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston, Texas – nearly two years after the proclamation had been issued. The holiday is a celebration of the freedom and liberation of the last of the enslaved people in the United States.
In commemoration of the 158th anniversary of Juneteenth, here is a list of events in and around Oakland County:
Canton
June 15-17: Juneteenth Community Celebration and Liberty Fest
Detroit
June 12-20: Juneteenth at Wayne State
June 16-18: Juneteenth Freedom Weekend
June 17: Juneteenth Community Pancake Breakfast at 9 a.m.
June 17: Juneteenth Freedom at 1 p.m.
June 17-19: Juneteenth Freedom Weekend
June 18-19: Juneteenth Jubilee Freedom Weekend
Farmington and Farmington Hills
June 2-29: Juneteenth Film Festival
June 15-19: Farmington Area Juneteenth Celebration
Ferndale
June 19: Juneteenth Creation of Freedom at 7 p.m.
Madison Heights
June 16: Juneteenth Flag Raising at 9 a.m.
June 17: Madison Heights Juneteenth Celebration at 12 p.m.
Oak Park
June 14: Juneteenth Flag Raising at 6 p.m.
June 18: Juneteenth Community Cookout & Parade at 11 a.m.
Pontiac
June 14: Juneteenth Celebration Honoring the Memory of Elizabeth D. Forth at 11 a.m.
June 17: Juneteenth Freedom Day Event at 12 p.m.
Royal Oak
June 2-29: Juneteenth Film Festival
June 19: Juneteenth Celebration at 3 p.m.
June 15: Juneteenth Freedom Strive at 4 p.m.
Southfield
June 12-21: Southfield Juneteenth Celebration
June 17: Juneteenth Family Reunion at 12 p.m.
West Bloomfield
June 17: Juneteenth in the WB at 10 a.m.
Do you know of any other Juneteenth events taking place in the Oakland County area? Let us know about them; contact us at socialmedia@oakgov.com.
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