Idaho Falls to celebrate Second Annual Juneteenth CommUNITY Heritage Music Festival

Troy’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade June 14  - The Troy Messenger

The Second Annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade in Troy will be held on June 14. Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the U.S. that celebrates the end of slavery in America.  This is the second year for the parade, which was founded by Troy native, and Troy University graduate, Ebony Williams. “What made me want to start the parade was just the fact that we had this day that had been recognized as a federal holiday – and now a state holiday – and …

Idaho Falls to celebrate Second Annual Juneteenth CommUNITY Heritage Music Festival

The City of Idaho Falls is proud to support the Second Annual Juneteenth Community Music Festival, hosted by the Greater Idaho Falls Juneteenth Organizing Committee in partnership with the Eastern Idaho Jazz Society. Juneteenth is a national, state and local holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Similar to Independence Day, it celebrates freedom and the ongoing effort to achieve liberty, equality and justice for all.