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Houston Juneteenth Urban Takeover will offer four parties and additional events throughout the weekend to celebrate the holiday.

Beginning on Juneteenth, the sole copy of the federal orders that freed enslaved Black people in Texas will be on display in Fair Park. Historians hope visitors take the time to reflect on what it truly means.

The City of Kilgore celebrated Juneteenth with a parade and cookout on Saturday. The Kilgore Legacy Foundation hosted the event and presented scholarships to their 2025 Juneteenth king and queen for essays they wrote on freedom.

In Denver, for example, more than a dozen companies backed out of supporting the Juneteenth Music Festival, which is one of the city’s biggest celebrations of the holiday, according to Norman Harris, executive director of JMF Corporation, which puts on the event.

In Odessa, the council is hosting its 26th annual Juneteenth celebration. This year’s theme is “Western and Bling,” a nod to both culture and flair and organizers are encouraging attendees to show up in cowboy boots, carry fans and add plenty of sparkle.

Several MetroWest organizations and municipalities honor the holiday, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. In Framingham, there will be a special flag raising ceremony, as well as remarks from city officials and a keynote address from Brandale Randolph, owner of e-bike seller The 1854 Company.

Repeated attempts to make Juneteenth an official state holiday have failed in the Florida Legislature. The last was in 2022. What is Florida's forecast for Juneteenth? For June 18

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