Guide: Juneteenth events and celebrations throughout New Jersey
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 Jersey to mark the date:
JUNE 10
Juneteenth at Capital City Farm
Where: Capital City Farm, 301 North Clinton Ave., Trenton
Time: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Juneteenth ‘Freedom Day’ Festival - NAACP MEAB Branch
Where: Papaianni Park, 100 Municipal Blvd., Edison
Time: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
JUNE 17
2023 Juneteenth Festival at Mill Creek Park
Where: Mill Creek Park, 300 Beverly Rancocas Road, Willingboro
Time: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.
2023 Juneteenth Event
Where: Di Domenico Park (16th Street), Bayonne, NJ
Time: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
JUNE 18
Juneteenth Celebration - Domino Handbuilding Workshop
Where: The Turquoise Cup - 325 High Street, Burlington
Time: 4 - 6 p.m.
Red Bank Juneteenth Celebration
Where: Johnny Jazz Park, Red Bank
Time: 1 - 4 p.m.
