Join the community at the Juneteenth Celebrating Freedom Day Event on  Saturday, June 17

Plus- Brooklyn Park Lions Drum Corp, Nick Chirch, DJ Dime, Jackson Hurst, Jandeltha Rae

EMCEE: Maya Marchelle, LIVE PAINTING BY: Kenneth Caldwell

Food, Entertainment, Vendors, and Family Activities!

Date: Saturday, June 17
Time: Noon – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bethune Park – 1304 N. 10th Ave. Mpls, MN 55411.

Parade: 11am-Noon, MPS (1250 W Broadway) to Bethune. Sponsored by Juneteenth Community Board

Juneteenth 2023 Event Flyer [PDF]

Juneteenth History

Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth is one of two freedom celebrations held throughout the United States; the other is the Fourth of July.

It originated in 1865 and is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. It was on June 19 of that year that Major General Gordon Granger and his troops landed at Galveston, Texas, where they announced – and enforced – President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had officially taken effect two and a half years earlier. Find out more about the history and evolution of this celebration at Juneteenth.com.

Juneteenth 2023 organizers include the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board and the Juneteenth Community Board.

We would like to thank our Sponsors and Partners that help make this event possible:

NAACP Minneapolis

Alerus

City of Minneapolis

Phyllis Wheatley Community Center

P.O.C.U.M.

Minneapolis Federation of Teachers & Educational Support Professionals, Local 59 (MFT 59)

Bremer Bank

Tap MPLS

BEW Local 292

 

Vendor Information

The application process has closed for 2023 Juneteenth vendors. Please check back with us next year.

Sponsors

If interested in Juneteenth sponsorship opportunities, please click the following link.