San Diego has several events to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

Juneteenth is right around the corner -- and San Diego is chock-full of events and ways to celebrate and honor the holiday.

Americans will be celebrating Juneteenth, the federal holiday marking the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. were freed.