Celebrate Juneteenth and freedom with festivals, live music, art and community events in streets, parks and venues around the Bay Area.

It was 1863 when President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was enacted marking the official end of slavery in the United States. However, it took nearly two years for the joyful information it included to be communicated to all states. Reportedly it was read for the first time to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, which is why Juneteenth is observed each year on this date. In 2021, the annual holiday was elevated to become an official federal holiday. It falls on a Monday this year, making it a...