There are 5 article(s) tagged Memphis Juneteenth Festival:

• June 2025

  • Here’s a guide to Memphis Juneteenth events 2025

    This year’s Memphis Juneteenth events include concerts, festivals, parades, film screenings, dance, theater and spoken word. 

    By Elle Perry June 19, 2025

  • For some, Juneteenth a reminder of painful past

    Each year, the two-day Memphis festival celebrates June 19, 1865, when enslaved Texans learned of the Emancipation Proclamation.

    By Jody Callahan June 07, 2025

  • Pride parade and festival canceled, Juneteenth event delayed

    Saturday morning’s thunderstorms that brought lightning and 1-2 inches of rain have disrupted several outdoor events planned for the day.

    By Jody Callahan June 07, 2025

• June 2022

  • Here’s how Memphis organizations are celebrating Juneteenth

    A variety of events will celebrate Juneteenth in Memphis, many returning to live events this year for the first time since the pandemic began. 

    By Kofi Whitehead June 08, 2022

• June 2021

  • Juneteenth festivities celebrate and reflect on progress

    Hundreds gathered at Health Sciences Park for the second day of the weekend-long celebration. Juneteenth events were also scheduled at Fourth Bluff Park, Orange Mound Tower and LeMoyne-Owen College.

    By Omer Yusuf June 20, 2021