This weekend kicks off celebrations for a pivotal moment in our history. Here's your guide to Juneteenth events in and around Houston.
Learn more about the history of Juneteenth and what it represents for the descendants of enslaved people and others in the United States.Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021 and a state holiday in 1980. But here in the Gulf Coast region, locals have been celebrating since 1865. The cherished day marks the day Union soldiers arrived in Galveston and declared to the slaves there that they had been freed.
Here in Houston and Galveston, a host of Juneteenth-themed events abound. Venues all around the Greater Houston area and beyond will toast the day with concerts, food, festivals, movies, and more. New for this year, a vivid mural by artist Chris Robinson at Bagby Park celebrates Juneteenth by highlighting Houston's historically Black neighborhoods: Freedman's Town , Fifth Ward, Independence Heights, Acres Homes, Sunnyside, South Park, and Third Ward. Each letter of the word "Midtown" represents one of the neighborhoods. The mural will be up through July 7.
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