Guide: Juneteenth events and celebrations throughout Connecticut
Juneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5 years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Juneteenth marks the 1865 emancipation of the last group of enslaved people, who were in Texas, 2.5 years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
On this day General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas informing the last group of enslaved people that they were freed.
Here are events around Connecticut to mark the date:
JUNE 17
West Haven Juneteenth Celebration
Where: Brent Watt Park, West Haven
Time: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
2023 Juneteenth Celebration
Where: Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St., Hartford
Time: 7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Juneteenth Day of Freedom Celebration
Where: Western Connecticut State University, 181 White St., Danbury
Time: 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Greater New Haven Juneteenth Celebration
Where: Stetson Branch Library, 197 Dixwell Ave., New Haven
Time: 10 a.m.
Norwalk Juneteenth Celebration
Where: Norwalk Town Green
Time: 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.
JUNE 19
Juneteenth Thinking and Doing Day
Where: 75 Sterling St., Hartford
Time: 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
