Celebrate Juneteenth in and around Austin with festivals and events throughout next week!
NEW YORK, USA - JUNE 18: A new Federal Holiday ''Juneteenth'' is celebrated in the heart of Harlem, New York City, United States on June 18, 2021. President Biden signed legislation making June 19, or Juneteenth, a new national holiday. (Photo by TayJuneteenth was first recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, but this celebration of freedom has existed in Texas for centuries.
The holiday marks the arrival of freedom for enslaved people in the Lone Star State - while the Emancipation Proclamation was put into effect in 1863, freedom wouldn't come to Texas until Union troops brought the news on June 19th, 1865. Juneteenth has been celebrated ever since, becoming an official state holiday in Texas in 1980.
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