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 157th anniversary of Juneteenth, here is a list of events in and around Oakland County:
Canton
June 16-18: Juneteenth Community Celebration and Liberty Fest
Dearborn
June 18: Dearborn Juneteenth Mobility Stroll and Roll Parade
June 19: Dearborn Heights Juneteenth Festival
Detroit
June 11-19: Juneteenth Detroit Festival
June 13-16: Juneteenth at Wayne State
June 17-19: Juneteenth Freedom Weekend
June 18-19: Juneteenth Jubilee Freedom Weekend
June 18: Juneteenth Community Pancake Breakfast
June 18: Juneteenth Celebration Community Give Back Party
June 19: Juneteenth Freedom Fest
June 19: Juneteenth/Father’s Day Trilogy Celebration
June 19: Block Party Juneteenth
June 19: The D Loft Juneteenth Celebration
June 19: Juneteenth Freedom
June 19: Juneteenth: Fiber, Art and Culture
June 19: Juneteenth Father’s Day Celebration
Farmington and Farmington Hills
June 3-30: Juneteenth Film Festival
June 17-19: Farmington Area Juneteenth Celebration
Ferndale
June 18: Ferndale/Hazel Park Juneteenth Celebration
June 19: Juneteenth Date Night
Hazel Park
June 18: Ferndale/Hazel Park Juneteenth Celebration
Highland Park
June 18: Juneteenth Family Health & Fun Day
Inkster
June 18: Weslyn Bennett Foundation Juneteenth Celebration
Madison Heights
June 18: Madison Heights Juneteenth Celebration
Oak Park
June 19: Juneteenth Celebration
Pontiac
June 18: Juneteenth Street Festival
June 19: Juneteenth Parade
Romulus
June 18: 3rd Annual Juneteenth Community Celebration
Royal Oak
June 3-30: Juneteenth Film Festival
June 15: Juneteenth Roundtable Discussion
June 19: Juneteenth Celebration
Southfield
June 15-22: Southfield Juneteenth Celebration
June 18: Juneteenth Family Reunion
June 19: My Black is Power Juneteenth Pop-up
West Bloomfield
June 18: Juneteenth In The WB
Virtual Program
June 16: Preserving MI Harvest – Celebrating Juneteenth: African-American Cuisine
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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