Events

The 13th Annual Juneteenth NY Festival - one of New York’s biggest and longest-running annual events commemorating America’s newest federal holiday – returns for a three-day celebration, kicking off virtually on Friday, June 17th and then for in-person gatherings in Brooklyn on Saturday, June 18th and Sunday, June 19th. The Juneteenth NY Festival was created in an effort to advance the economic and cultural arts in underserved communities and in support of small, Black-owned businesses. With this year’s theme spotlighting “Unity in the Black Family Unit,” the weekend will feature the best in Black culture and will include an array of live performances, exhibitions, authentic local cuisine, wellness and other family fun activities.

On Friday (June 17), the Festival launches with a day of virtual offerings including a series of panel discussions centered around building up health and wealth within the Black family and in the Black community. Panels will be led by Sun River Health, Liv

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.

The City of Brooklyn Center will be celebrating Juneteenth through two new events:

Juneteenth Golf Tournament

Friday, June 17th at Centerbrook Golf Course.

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Tournament includes 9 holes, shirt, meal, non-alcoholic beverage and chance for $10,000 prize on series putting contest. 

$75 per person. Team shotgun tee times: 12:30pm or 3pm. Individual tee times: 5:30pm.

Juneteenth Celebration

Saturday, June 18th 11am - 7pm at Centennial Park.

Join us for a family friendly day filled with entertainment food, vendors, art activities, power bungee, lawn games, teen activities, Covid-19 vaccines, face painting and more!

1:00 - Reenactment of a Negro League Baseball game

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