The red, white and blue of the Juneteenth flag, a familiar color scheme, will be flying alongside the American flag in many places on June 19, symbolizing the end of slavery in Texas. In Houston and its surrounding cities,

There are a number of events to mark Juneteenth across North Texas, including Opal Lee's famed Walk For Freedom.

Because Juneteenth is now classified as a federal holiday, many government offices and services will be closed on Thursday. Here's a breakdown of what's open or closed on Juneteenth. Like with most federal holidays,

Juneteenth Tasting Event, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. Celebrate the cuisine of the market’s Black-owned businesses. $40 for 18 samples, $20 for 8 samples. Findlaymarket.org.

In the four years since Juneteenth became a national holiday, Galveston has embraced its complicated past in a way it never had before. Signs welcoming motorists to the "Birthplac

Several events are scheduled in Abilene to celebrate Juneteenth. June 19 is recognized as a federal holiday and a state holiday in Texas. It is celebrated in observance of the end of slavery in the U.S. Let Us Breathe Abilene is hosting Juneteenth in Stevenson Park, 441 E.N. Seventh St., Wednesday and Thursday.

Does the mail run on Juneteenth 2025? Are banks open? Is the stock market open? Is the MVC open? What is NJ Transit's schedule? The complete guide to Thursday, June 19, 2025

Festivities will kick off with the annual Juneteenth parade at 9 a.m., featuring an array of floats, local dance teams and marching bands. The parade will began at North 14th Street and West Atkinson Avenue, continue for about a mile and a half, and end at West Locust Street and North Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, according to the parade route.

Juneteenth is just around the corner! Here are a few events happening in Philadelphia this week to celebrate this historic holiday.

As communities across the United States mark Juneteenth, food is central to the celebration. The holiday, observed on June 19, honors the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their emancipation,