Celebrate Freedom

Your Galveston Guide to Commemorating Juneteenth Year-Round

Take a self-guided tour, check out the Absolute Equality mural, visit the African American museum, and more.

06/18/2024 By Houstonia Staff

Celebrating Freedom

POST HTX's First Juneteenth Celebration Marked with Music, Food and Cars

Post HTX's Black Is Primary festival was a celebration of heritage.

06/22/2022 By Shelby Stewart Photography by Marco Torres

Celebrating Culinary Community

Kendra Scott and Feed the Soul Foundation Partner on Student Fundraiser

Pop into a Houston-based Kendra Scott this Saturday to try delectable treats from Black-owned businesses and support a good cause.

06/17/2022 By Danielle Wright

EDITOR’S PICKS

How to Celebrate Juneteenth This Month

Festivals, concerts, markets, and more in Houston and Galveston

06/10/2022 By Amarie Gipson

Juneteenth Edition

5 Things to Do in Houston This Weekend, June 18–20

The 155th anniversary of Emancipation Day is finally a federal holiday, so celebrate in style.

06/18/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Hidden Figures

Looking Deeper at the Massive New Juneteenth Mural in Galveston

Who and what will you find in Reginald Adams's Absolute Equality?

06/18/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Freedom On The Strand

How Galveston Is Honoring Its Role as the Birthplace of Juneteenth

The Juneteenth Legacy Project pays homage to June 19, 1865, with the new Absolute Equality mural.

06/18/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Texas Ties

Annette Gordon-Reed Talks Home, History, and Growing up Black in Texas

The renowned author’s new book, On Juneteenth, takes center stage at a special, free Inprint event on June 21.

06/17/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Juneteenth

Celebrate Juneteenth with Emancipation Park All Week Long

Houston’s oldest public park is commemorating history with a series of virtual events.

06/14/2021 By Shivani Parmar

"On Juneteenth"

Annette Gordon-Reed to Headline a Surprise Inprint Event

The renowned Texas-born historian will talk about her memoir, On Juneteenth, on June 21.

06/04/2021 By Emma Schkloven

Pick A Cause, Any Cause

5 Things You Must Do in Houston This Weekend, June 19-21

We've got a weekend of events connected to Black Lives Matter, Pride, and Juneteenth.

06/19/2020 By Emma Schkloven

Dad day

5 Things You Must Do This Weekend, June 14–16

Lots of outdoor movies and outdoor concerts, but also indoor options, too.

06/14/2019 By Morgan Kinney

Ice House

What Happens When You Change a Street Name?

Dowling Street recently became Emancipation Avenue—but what exactly does that process entail?

07/18/2017 By Morgan Kinney

On Your To-Do List

Five Things You Must Do This Weekend: June 16–18

Celebrate Emancipation Park, get chased by aliens, and jam out to the Fab Four.

06/16/2017 By Arman Badrei, Kara Fields, and Spencer Vogel

Rooted in History

Houston's Oldest Park Debuts Its $33.6 Million Renovation

Although Emancipation Park informally opened at the beginning of the year, the Juneteenth Festival will mark its grand reopening.

05/25/2017 By Jeanne Lyons Davis

Juneteenth

Freedom in Progress: A Brief History of Juneteenth

The weeklong celebration commemorating the end of slavery kicks off this month in Emancipation Park.

05/31/2015 By Michael Hardy

occasion

Top Eight Summer Solstice Parties

Celebrate the longest day of the year with everything from a mixer at the Museum of Natural Science to Taiko drumming at the Rothko Chapel.

06/20/2014 By Shy Hardiman

Picks

Top Things To Do This Weekend: June 13–15

Where to go, who to see, and what to do

06/11/2014 By Michael Hardy