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Juneteenth Freedom Fest features Black-owned businesses, more in Detroit
Dozens of Juneteenth events are happening in Metro Detroit this weekend, including Freedom Fest in Eastern Market. The event features fun for the whole family and more than 60 Black-owned businesses.
Juneteenth is Monday, June 19, and the weekend before is packed with events to celebrate the emancipation of slavery.
Here's how you can commemorate the occasion around Metro Detroit:
Thursday, June 15
- OAC Celebrates Juneteenth - 6-8 p.m. at the DNR Outdoor Adventure Center in Detroit
Friday, June 16
- Family Freedom Day Festival - 3-5:30 p.m. at Detroit Public Library at 1221 E. Seven Mile
- Juneteenth Festival - 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Downtown Mt. Clemens
- Beats and BBQ Juneteenth Kickoff - 6:30-10:30 p.m. at Batch Brewing Co. in Detroit
Saturday, June 17
- Juneteenth Heritage Day - noon to 4 p.m. at Nankin Mills Park in Westland
- Juneteenth Jubilee - 4-9 p.m. at Southfield Parks & Recreation
- Juneteenth Jubilee Stroll - noon at the Avenue of Fashion in Detroit
- Juneteenth Festival - 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Downtown Mt. Clemens
- Juneteenth Celebration - 2-6 p.m. at WGPR Museum in Detroit
- Madison Heights Juneteenth Celebration - noon to 6 p.m. at Civic Center Park
- Freedom Day 5K for Health, Wealth, and Literacy - 8 a.m. to noon at Marygrove Conservancy in Detroit
- Ypsilanti’s Annual Juneteenth Celebration - 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in downtown Ypsilanti
- Juneteenth Black Empowerment Pop-Up Shop - noon to 4 p.m. at RSVP Event Studio in Redford
- Detroit Book City's Juneteenth Book Fair - 12:30-5 p.m. at Historic People's Community Church
- Silence the Violence March - 10 a.m. at Church of the Messiah in Detroit
Sunday, June 18
- Freedom Fest - noon to 6 p.m. at Eastern Market's Shed 5 in Detroit
- Juneteenth at EMBC - noon at Eastern Market Brewing Co. in Detroit
Monday, June 19
- Juneteenth Celebration - 3-8 p.m. at Centennial Commons Park in Royal Oak
- Farmington Area Juneteenth Celebration - noon to 4 p.m. at 29887 W Eleven Mile Rd. in Farmington Hills
- 1st Annual Juneteenth Celebration - 5-8 p.m. at Warren City Square
- Juneteenth Jubilee at The Wright - noon to 6 p.m. at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
- Juneteenth 2023 @ Campbell Terrace - 2-6 p.m. at David Campbell Terrace on the Dequindre Cut
- Juneteenth Celebration - 6 p.m. at Ferndale City Hall
- Juneteenth Celebration - noon at Hazel Park City Hall
This calendar will be updated – check back for more events!