Juneteenth is on Friday 19th June in 2026.
Juneteenth National Independence Day Holiday
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) is usually celebrated in June and commemorates the end of slavery. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States.
On June 15, 2021, the Senate unanimously passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act,[86] establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States
Juneteenth Celebrations
New York
Each year features a theme that educates the Black community on its history while creatively changing the narrative of the devastating impact of slavery.
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Boston
June 19th is celebrated and commemorated in the United States as the anniversary of when enslaved persons in parts of Texas first learned of their liberation in 1865. Juneteenth, as this annual event is named, is observed in Boston and all over our nation in a festive and poignant way with food, art, music, dance and remembrance of the history of slavery and freedom.
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“Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States. … On June 15, 2021, the Senate unanimously passed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday; it subsequently passed through the House of Representatives by a 415–14 vote on June 16.”
