Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. Juneteenth 2024 will occur on Wednesday, June 19.

Looking for ways to celebrate Juneteenth? Mortenson's Black Business Resource Group has compiled a list of celebrations all over the country!

Arizona

• PHX Soul list of events occurring in the valley/metro area of Phoenix, AZ
• Miss Juneteenth Arizona Pageant at Chandler Center
• Tempe, AZ Block Party 
• Eastlake Park Community Center Juneteenth Celebration

Colorado 

• Juneteenth Music Festival hosted in Denver Colorado in Historic Five Points Neighborhood
• Denver Museum of Nature & Science is hosting a SCFD Free Day JuneteentJuneteenth Liberation Day Celebration with Out Boulder County
• Black Pride Happy Hour

Chicago

• Juneteenth Kick-Off Celebration
  Friday, 6/14 
  9 – 11 PM
  3857 S Martin Luther King Dr
  Chicago, IL
• Juneteenth Village Fest 
  Saturday, 6/15
  12 – 6 PM
  Douglass (Anna & Frederick) Park, 1401 S Sacramento Dr
  Chicago, IL
• Juneteenth Fireworks
  Saturday, June 15th
  6:45 – 9:45 PM
  Anita Dee Yacht Charters, 200 N Breakwater Access
  Chicago, IL
• Juneteenth Jump Off!
  Wednesday, June 19th
  10am-8pm
  DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, 740 E 56th Pl
  Chicago, IL

Minneapolis

• Northside Juneteenth Weekend Celebration
  Date: Friday June 14th, Saturday June 15th, Sunday June 16th
  Location: Capri Theatre, Broadway & Aldrich, Ice Cream social
• Minnesota Orchestra
  Date/Time: June 14th
  Location Orchestra hall
• UMN Juneteenth Celebration
  Date/Time: Sat June 15th from  11AM to 5PM
  Location: U of M Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center
• West Broadway Block Party
  Date: June 16th / 10 to 6 PM
  Location: West Broadway

Milwaukee

• America’s Black Holocaust Museum Presents: JUNETEENTH
  Tue, Jun 18 – Sat, Jun 22
  America's Black Holocaust Museum, 401 W North Ave
  Milwaukee, WI

• Milwaukee Juneteenth Photowalk
  Wed, June 19, 7 AM – 2 PM
  The Peace Park & Garden, W Locust St
  Milwaukee, WI

• Juneteenth Community Cookout at the Villa Terrace
  Wed, June 19, 11 AM – 2 PM
  Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, 2220 N Terrace Ave
  Milwaukee, WI

• Comedian D-Rock: Juneteenth Parade
  Wed, June 19, 9 AM – 1 PM
  DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR SCHOOL, 3275 N 3rd St
  Milwaukee, WI

• Milwaukee’s World-Renowned Juneteenth Day Celebration
  Wed, June 19
  King Drive Commons IV, 2707 N Doctor M.L.K. Jr Dr
  Milwaukee, WI

• 2024 Juneteenth Gospel Fest
  Saturday, June 22
  Hart Park, 1190 N 70th St
  Wauwatosa, WI

Portland

• Juneteenth Oregon 2024
  Sat 6/15, 2 – 8 PM
  Lillis Albina Park
  Portland, OR
• Juneteenth Celebration
  Sat 6/15, 2 – 5 PM
  Oregon City Public Library, 606 John Adams St
  Oregon City, OR
• Juneteenth Freedom Celebration
  Sat, 6/15, 10 AM – 5 PM
  Historic Slocum House, 605 Esther St
  Vancouver, WA
• JUNETEENTH Power to The People: Black Panther...
  Sun 6/16, 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM
  Matt Dishman Community Center, 77 NE Knott St
  Portland, OR
• The Miracles Club Juneteenth Celebration at Dawson...
  Tue 6/18, 11 AM – 3 PM
  Dawson Park, 1 N Stanton St
  Portland, OR
• Juneteenth
  Wed 6/19 – Thu 6/20
  Leach Botanical Garden, 6704 SE 122nd Ave
  Portland, OR
• JUNETEENTH AT MIRACLES ❤️💛💚🖤
  Wed 6/19, 12 – 6 PM
  Miracles Club, 4200 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
  Portland, OR
• Word is Bond, Juneteenth In my Shoes 2024...
  Wed 6/19, 10:00 – 11:30 AM
  Black Rose Market, 6732 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
  Portland, OR
• A Juneteenth Artist Talk with Isaka Shamsud-Din
  Wed, 6/19 – Thu, 6/20
  916 NW Flanders St
  Portland, OR

Seattle

• NAAM — NAAM Annual Skate Party: Juneteenth Celebration
  Sat, 6/15 – Sun, 6/16
  2150 S Norman St
  Seattle, WA
• Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom at the Renton...
  Sat 6/15, 10 AM – 4 PM
  Renton Library, 100 Mill Ave S
  Renton, WA
• Juneteenth 2024
  Sat 6/15, 7 – 11 PM
  330 Sumac Dr
  Monroe, WA
• Juneteenth Community Celebration Bellevue
  Sat 6/15, 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM
  Crossroads Park, 999 164th Ave NE
  Bellevue, WA
• REVIVAL Juneteenth Market Pop-Up
  Sun 6/16, 12 – 5 PM
  Midtown Square, 2301 E Union St
  Seattle, WA
• Communities of Opportunity — Juneteenth Celebration
  Wed 6/19, 12 – 8 PM
  Jimi Hendrix Park, 2400 S Massachusetts St
  Seattle, WA
• Juneteenth (Holiday Schedule) — Music Center of...
  Wed 6/19, 12:00 AM – 11:55 PM
  Music Center of the Northwest, 901 N 96th St
  Seattle, WA
• Juneteenth Celebration Tacoma
  Wed 6/19, 11 AM – 5 PM
  Stewart Heights Park, 5715 Reginald Gutierrez Ln
  Tacoma, WA
• Juneteenth Celebration Shoreline
  Wed 6/19, 4 – 8 PM
  Shoreline City Hall, 17500 Midvale Ave N
  Shoreline, WA
• Juneteenth Celebration at Shoreline City Hall
  Wed 6/19, 11 PM
  202 NE 185th St
  Shoreline, WA