Saturday June 17, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m | St. Paul Park, Kensington, MD 20895
Kensington’s Juneteenth Celebration is a family friendly event with activities for all ages, that will bring together a multiracial coalition of organizers, historians, re-enactors, civic and faith leaders, local and Black-owned businesses, musicians, and supporters to proudly mark Juneteenth.
Saturday June 17, 2023 | 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m | 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown, MD 20874
Come enjoy a free public event filled with activities for the whole family for the entire day! From dances to films, art exhibits to paint and sips, book talks to a full day of concerts, you won’t want to miss a second of this festival!
Join us as we Acknowledge, Educate, and Celebrate!
Juneteenth Black Business Expo
Sunday June 18, 2023 | 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Veterans Plaza 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring, MD 20910
The gentleman of Extraordinary Investment Group, are proud to invite you to our Third Annual Juneteenth Black Business Expo. We have changed venues this year, as we will be having our event at Veterans Plaza, in Downtown Silver Spring. Please join us as we host over 60 black owned businesses on the plaza.
Diverse Voices: A Juneteenth Celebration
Montgomery County Public Library (MCPL)
Join one of the many events throughout June at MCPL to acknowledge, learn about, and commemorate Juneteenth.
“Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still under Confederate control. As a result, in the westernmost Confederate state of Texas, enslaved people would not be free until much later. Freedom finally came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as “Juneteenth,” by the newly freed people in Texas.” -Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
We hope you enjoy all the Juneteenth Events!
Saturday, June 10:
2-4pm Double Dutch Program – In celebration of Juneteenth at Long Branch Library
Join the DC Retro Jumpers and learn about the history of Double Dutch.