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Juneteenth Celebration

Name: Juneteenth Celebration
Start: 2025-06-19T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-06-19T00:00:00+00:00
Location: The African American Cultural Garden

Presented by The Association of African American Cultural Gardens at The African American Cultural Garden, Shaker Heights OH

Jun 19 2025

Juneteenth Celebration at the African American Garden

Celebrate Juneteenth at the African American Cultural Garden; We learn from our past as we live in the present to secure our future!

Juneteenth commemorates the date—June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation and two months after the end of the Civil War- when thousands of enslaved men and women in Texas learned they had been freed. This was the official beginning of Juneteenth celebrations.

At the African American Garden, Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom. Join us for a day of black joy, with music, featuring Kevin Conwell and his Footprint Band, DJ Chris, drumming, storytelling ... view more »