Juneteenth Community Celebration
Crossroads Community Park, 999 164th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98008
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on 19 June in the United States. The day commemorates the day in 1865 when Union Army General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that all enslaved people in Texas were free, two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln had signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
The celebration of Juneteenth has roots in African American communities and has been observed since the late 1800s. It is a day to remember and honor the struggles and sacrifices of African Americans in their continued fight for freedom and equality. In 2021, President Joe Biden declared it a federal holiday in the US.
This year Eton School is honored to host the second annual Juneteenth Community Celebration designed to center, celebrate, and support Black voices and businesses.
The Juneteenth Community Celebration sponsored by Eton School is included in the city calendar because a special event permit has been issued.