Guide: Juneteenth events and celebrations throughout New York City
Juneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5 years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Juneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5 years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
On this day General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas informing the last group of enslaved people that they were freed.
Here are events around New York City to mark the date:
JUNE 16 - 18
Black Creatives and Culture Market Juneteenth
Where: City Point Brooklyn
Time: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Juneteenth NY Festival 2023
Where: Prospect Park West, Brooklyn
JUNE 18 - 19
Juneteenth Food Festival
Where: Weeksville Heritage Center, 158 Buffalo Ave.
Time: 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.
JUNE 16
Juneteenth Flag Raising by Bronx Borough President Vanessa L. Gibson
Where: Bronx Borough Hall 851 Grand Concourse
Time: 12 p.m.
JUNE 17
Ghana Expo and Juneteenth Celebration
Where: Poe Park, Grand Concourse bet. E. 192 St. and, E Kingsbridge Rd, Bronx, NY
Time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Farmhouse Family Day: Juneteenth Celebration
Where: Wyckoff Farmhouse Museum (in Fidler-Wyckoff House Park), Brooklyn
Time: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Juneteenth Family Day
Where: Lawn Area (in Kaiser Park), Brooklyn
Time: 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Soul of Food: A Juneteenth Jubilee
Where: Phoenix Community Garden, Brooklyn
Time: 1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Juneteenth Concert: Dwayne Cook Broadnax: George Gray Jazz Coalition
Where: South Oxford Park Stage Area (in South Oxford Park), Brooklyn
Time: 1 p.m. - 4 p.m.
JUNE 18
Juneteenth Family Day
Where: Pelham Bay Park, Middletown Road and Stadium Avenue
Time: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Juneteenth: History of Sandy Ground
Where: Parking Lot - Bricktown Way Entrance (in Fairview Park), Staten Island
Time: 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Juneteenth: Brooklyn and the Abolitionist Movement
Where: Corner of Furman and Old Fulton Streets (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
Time: 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
JUNE 19
Van Cortlandt Park Juneteenth
Where: Van Cortlandt Park Golf House Deck
Time: 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Juneteenth Vigil
Where: 86th Street & 4th Avenue, Bay Ridget
Time: 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
