Juneteenth Events in Twin Cities Metro

Dancing and double-dutch: the Twin Cities celebrate Juneteenth • Minnesota Reformer

The 160th anniversary of Juneteenth was commemorated Thursday across the Twin Cities with block parties, festivals, concerts and history walks. Juneteenth recognizes the day that enslaved people gained freedom in Texas more than two years after the passage of the Emancipation Proclamation. On June 19, 1865, Union troops in Galveston Bay, Texas announced the decree […]

Dancing and double-dutch: the Twin Cities celebrate Juneteenth

The 160th anniversary of Juneteenth was commemorated Thursday across the Twin Cities with block parties, festivals, concerts and history walks. Juneteenth recognizes the day that enslaved people gained freedom in Texas more than two years after the passage of the…

Twin Cities mark Juneteenth's 160th anniversary with celebrations, reflection

FOX 9 celebrates Juneteenth. It's been 160 years since freedom reached enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas. Marking, June 19, 1865, the day all slaves became free. There were celebrations all over the metro on Thursday.

Juneteenth events in Twin Cities metro

Check out a list of event happening around the metro for Juneteenth.

What’s open, closed in the Twin Cities area this Juneteenth holiday

In the Minneapolis-St. Paul area this Juneteenth holiday, post offices, banks, government offices, libraries and schools will be closed, but retailers will be open.

Where to celebrate Juneteenth in the Twin Cities in 2025