Juneteenth Celebrations Across Central Florida

STAR 94.5 and McCoy Federal Credit Union would like to share with you community events around Central Florida celebrating Juneteenth.

Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.

Friday, June 13th

It Takes A Village Foundation presents Juneteenth Jamboree

The event will take place starting at 7pm at the Eustis Community Center located at 601 Northshore Drive. For more information, click here.

Saturday, June 14th

City of Kissimmee’s Celebration of Freedom

The Juneteenth Festival will take place from 12p-4p at the Kissimmee Civic Center with a block party, food trucks and live entertainment. Join the STAR 94.5 Street Team from 12p-2p. For more information, visit www.kissimmee.gov/juneteenth or click here.

Hannibal Square Heritage Center’s 10th Annual Juneteenth Celebration

This year’s theme is ‘Remembering, Knowing and Shifting the Narrative’ at historic Ward Chapel, across the street from the Heritage Center. The event will take place from 10a-2p. For more info, click here.

It Takes A Village Foundation presents Juneteenth Parade

The parade will start at 10am, and festival at 11am at Southside Umatilla Ball Park. For information on parade and booth applications, click here.

Thursday, June 19th

Orange County’s Freedom Forward

The Juneteenth Celebration will take place from 6p-8p hosted by STAR 94.5’s JoJo. Come out for Freedom Forward and learn about empowerment through fitness, food and fun for the family. Click here for more info.

Thursday, June 19th - Saturday, June 21st

Eatonville’s 1887 Juneteenth Weekend

“Honoring Our History for a Resilient Future” reminds us of the journey from emancipation to empowerment. Eatonville stands as a national symbol of resilience, founded by formerly enslaved individuals who built one of America’s first self-governed Black towns.

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