2023 Juneteenth Texas Events Roundup

2023 Juneteenth Texas Events Roundup

June 8, 2023

On June 19, 1865, two years after the emancipation of enslaved Africans in America, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas with news of freedom. More than 250,000 African Americans claimed their freedom that day on what would become known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day.

Texas Book Festival has gathered a list of 2023 Juneteenth events around Texas.

Location	Date	Event
Austin	June 12 – 19	Stay Black and Live: Austin Juneteenth Festival
Austin	June 17	2023 Historical Juneteenth Parade
Austin	June 17	Juneteenth Park Festival
Austin	June 17	Juneteenth Black Makers Market
Austin	June 17	Freedom Fest 2023
Austin	June 17	Juneteenth – Family Fun at the Carver Library
Austin	June 18	Black History Social Bike Ride
Austin	June 18	Juneteenth Celebration at the Neil-Cochran House Museum
Austin	June 20	Carrying the Torch by Torch Literary
Buda	June 18	Juneteenth Celebration
Corpus Christi	June 16 – June 18	10 Days of Juneteenth Jubilee Celebrations
Corpus Christi	June 17	6th Annual Juneteenth Fest in the Park
Dallas	June 17	Juneteenth 4K Freedom Walk and Festival
Dallas	June 18	Dallas Juneteenth Festival
El Paso	June 17	2023 Juneteenth El Paso Celebration
El Paso	June 17	Juneteenth & Jams
Fort Worth	June 18	Fort Worth Juneteenth Event Line-Up
Galveston	Through July 13	Juneteenth and Beyond Guided Tours
Galveston	June 17	Juneteenth Emancipation Block Party and Reenacent March
Galveston	June 19	Clear Lake AME Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Georgetown	June 17	Juneteenth Program & Festival
Houston	Several Days	158th Juneteenth Houston 2023
Houston	June 14 – July 17	2nd Annual Juneteenth HBCU Fest
Houston	June 16	Juneteenth Kickback by Project Row Houses
Houston	June 17	17th Juneteenth Freedom Ride
Houston	June 17	Juneteenth Speaker Series Program
Houston	June 17	A Juneteenth Journey Through Fort Bend County
Houston	June 17	Juneteenth Concert at Emancipation Park
Houston	June 17	The Generation Park Juneteenth Celebration at Redemption Square
Houston	June 17	Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church
Houston	June 17	Juneteenth Celebration at Children’s Museum
Hutto	June 17	Juneteenth Freedom March and Festival
Kyle	June 16	Dialogue for Peace and Progress 2023 – Celebrating Juneteenth
League City	June 19	Juneteenth Open Mic (Music, Poetry, Hip Hop, Jazz)
Midland	June 18	Juneteenth ’23 Brunch and Day Party
Midland	June 19	Juneteenth Open Mic
Odessa	June 14 – June 18	Annual Juneteenth Celebration
Pflugerville	June 19	Amazon’s Juneteenth Family Day
Rio Grande Valley	NA	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Library Juneteenth Reads
Round Rock	June 17	Juneteenth Festival
Round Rock	June 17	Poetry in Motion: Juneteenth Edition
San Antonio	June 16	Juneteenth Farmers Market
San Antonio	June 17	Juneteenth Block Party: Celebrating Community & Health
San Antonio	June 17	2023 San Antonio Juneteenth Block Party & Fair
San Antonio	June 17	2023 City of San Antonio Juneteenth Health & Wellness Fair
San Antonio	June 17	Juneteenth Market Pop-Up Shop hosted by MAAT Market
San Antonio	June 19	A Gospel Celebration of Juneteenth
San Antonio	June 19	2023 Annual Juneteenth Golf Tournament
San Marcos	June 17	Dunbar Heritage Association’s Juneteenth Celebration
San Marcos	June 17	Juneteenth Freedom Run

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