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Here are the ways the Seattle area is celebrating Juneteenth, from food tours and skate parties to live performances.
Father's Day, celebrated on the third Sunday of June, honors fathers and their influence. Originating in 1909 with Sonora ...
Organizations around Snohomish County are gearing up for Juneteenth celebrations over the next week. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and ...
Jacksonville Farmers Market: 7 a.m.-noon, Pathway Plaza, 1905 W. Morton Ave. | Fresh, locally sourced produce, homemade baked goods, handcrafted items and more. Every Saturday through Oct. 25.
Juneteenth is a national day of celebration, but the holiday is too big for just June 19. Around the D.C. region, events take place on the weekends before and after, as well on Juneteenth itself — the ...
The sale, organized by the Old Greenwich Merchants Association, is from Thursday to Sunday. Visitors can expect live ...
Local events are planned for the June 19 holiday and during the days before and after. Some are free and open to the public, ...
presidential election to a fellow from Illinois named Abraham Lincoln ... Others, like one that flew on a landing craft carrying GIs onto Omaha Beach in France on D-Day, are laden with history ...
Juneteenth celebrations and other events are planned in Bloomington-Normal and throughout Central Illinois this month.
It commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when the last African American slaves learned they were free, 2-1/2 years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
It commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when the last African American slaves learned they were free, 2-1/2 years after President Abraham Lincoln ... plus food and craft vendors.