The federal holiday Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19, which this year is Thursday. Here’s the holiday plan for offices in the Bay Area: Banks closed. ATMs will be in operation. Stock

Because Juneteenth is now classified as a federal holiday, many government offices and services will be closed on Thursday. Here's a breakdown of what's open or closed on Juneteenth. Like with most federal holidays,

Does the mail run on Juneteenth 2025? Are banks open? Is the stock market open? Is the MVC open? What is NJ Transit's schedule? The complete guide to Thursday, June 19, 2025

Organizer Renee Hawkins-Morris says the June 21 event will now conclude at Morley Plaza, followed by five hours of free festivities open to the public.

Festivities will kick off with the annual Juneteenth parade at 9 a.m., featuring an array of floats, local dance teams and marching bands. The parade will began at North 14th Street and West Atkinson Avenue, continue for about a mile and a half, and end at West Locust Street and North Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, according to the parade route.

A federal and Massachusetts state holiday, Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. The holiday is celebrated on the date when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 and announced that all enslaved people were free.

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the emancipation of enslaved African Americans — over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation that freed all enslaved people in the Confederacy.

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, commemorates the day on June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas and announced that all enslaved people were to be freed.

There is a small chance for a few scattered storms on Tuesday, but most storms may impact the Foothills, Mountains, and parts of the Northern Piedmont before fading late evening. Hot and humid 80s to near 90 degrees will be with us into the weekend as our weather pattern shifts and brings lower rain chances on Friday.