Photographer Bret Redman went to two celebrations on Saturday—the 13th annual parade in a former freedman’s town —the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood—and the Morney Berry Farm, which has hosted its 30 years of Juneteenth celebrations on land that was originally purchased by the formerly enslaved James and Kathy Morney with several bales of cotton and six years of savings in 1876. (Their descendants own it today.) On Sunday, he visited the brand-new Juneteenth Block Party in Deep Ellum that featured local artists, vendors, and an appearance by the R&B group Dru Hill.

Head to the gallery for images over the weekend.

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Former Topgolf COO Zach Shor has plans to tap into the experience economy with his new concept GoodSurf, which will combine wave pool surfing with a Pan-American restaurant and beer garden. With plans to open in Deep Ellum in March 2024, Shor says the startup has already attained $100 million in debt commitments, which will allow it to expand to upwards of 25 venues by 2030.

“EPR Properties is our debt partner—Topgolf’s main debt partner—and they have committed $6 million of debt for the Deep Ellum project and another $100 million for future projects on a deal by deal basis,” Shor said. “We’re still in the middle of a capital raise, but in the bank, we’ve raised between $7 million to $7.5 million. Over the next 60 days, we hope to wrap up our capital raise.”

Shor is aiming to cap the capital raise with $11.5 million. “That is enough for the first two GoodSurf venues,” he said. “We have signed a lease for the second location.” He was quiet around where that location might be, but he did say it will be outside of Texas.

“We’re underwriting between 20 to 25 locations [within the next seven years]. Given our size needs, which is anywhere from 15,000 square feet, to what we’re doing with Deep Ellum, which is two acres, I think that is pretty conservative—we can go faster. But we don’t want to spend 90 percent of our time growing organically and not enough of our time improving the existing business.”

GoodSurf is the first venue under holding company Urban Entertainment Concepts, which boasts five partners including Shor. Each of the recent investors will be added as formal partners once GoodSurf closes its latest funding round. In May, UEC acquired Citywave, a producer of surf wave machines, to power GoodSurf’s surfing wave pools. Citywave has 17 surfing pools installed worldwide. Shor says UEC plans to continue to deploy the Citywave surfing pools in third-party, noncompetitive venues in addition to Good Surf venues.

Citywave’s technology cycles 280,000 gallons of water per minute to create the wave, and its product works in a variety of venue formats. GoodSurf has a prototype venue—the Deep Ellum mock ups are roughly 80 percent of the prototype—but if the company wants to put a Citywave pool 20 feet in the air on scaffolding, it’s possible. “And if we want to pop a wave pool up in the air with a container bar, we can rock and roll,” Shor said.

The Deep Ellum GoodSurf, which is 35,000 square feet, will replace the recently closed Sand Bar. It will boast a 30-foot long wave pool with 5-foot deep water. GoodSurf intends to keep four of the volleyball courts on the south edge of the property and build the wave pool and restaurant on the north side. The dining area will increase from 3,500 square feet to just under 6,000. GoodSurf also received permits to increase the total number of parking spots to between 80 and 90. Dallas-based Coevál Studio, the design team behind The Rustic, Harwood District’s Happiest Hour, and more is the architect on the project.

Patrons can expect main dishes to range between $15–$25. “It’s going to be Pan-American food,” Shor said. “It’ll be the stuff you expect, but with an island twist. The burger might have some pineapple on it; we’ve got a really killer pineapple carpaccio we’re working on; and you might see Hawaiian dish loco moco on the menu.”

Groups of six can reserve the wave pool for 30 minutes. “It’s 12 people per hour,” Shor said. “We really don’t think more than 15 or 20 percent of people going are going to surf. The concept is really about the theater of the wave.” Other draws to the venue will include ancillary activities such as cornhole, Spikeball, Jenga, washers, shuffleboard, bocci ball, and more.

“We want it to be a place where you can bring your kids on a Saturday afternoon, then have a date night Saturday evening—or even a place to come get a surf in Thursday morning before you go to work,” Shor said.

For now, GoodSurf is focused on expanding into southern U.S. markets and believes landlocked regions to be equally as compelling as costal destinations. “We see Texas, Georgia, Florida, Arizona, and all these landlocked states that have great weather being the place to be for us.” But Shor knows the company can’t cut its market opportunity in half. “So, we are actively designing an indoor GoodSurf concept to go to those northern markets.”

GoodSurf is just the beginning for UEC, which also invests in Home Run Dugout—but doesn’t hold the baseball entertainment concept. “We are actively looking to acquire more concepts,” Shor said. “For the next seven to ten years, hopefully we’ll have four or five concepts in the portfolio—all at different stages of their growth—with the theory being that we can recycle cash flow into those different concepts.”

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On Friday, June 16, the Kessler Theater is bringing the Video Bar back to life for one night. They will be playing “era-specific music videos all night,” which will include the full-length version of Nine Inch Nails performing at The Video Bar in 1990.

And the music videos aren’t the only thing returning to Dallas: members of the team who worked at the Video Bar will also be in attendance.

Bart Weiss, who will be hosting the reunion with Video Bar regular Helen Stark, was involved with both On the Air and The Video Bar. His job was to program the videos they would play each night. While it seems like a dream job for the man who would eventually co-found Dallas VideoFest, he wasn’t initially sold on the medium.

“During that era, I was a film guy,” says Weiss. “I taught filmmaking. And to me the video stuff looked really… I don’t know, it just didn’t look that great.” 

However, Weiss was instrumental in getting On the Air off the ground. He mentioned an idea for a bar in Dallas that showed music videos while he was out one night. It didn’t take long before he was contacted by someone who had purchased a space in Lower Greenville. The buyer said he was open to making the property either a gym, or working with Weiss to create his music video bar. Weiss decided to take the opportunity.

“To understand On the Air, you [have] to understand why music videos were important at that time. And they were culturally significant because…people watched MTV and saw music they couldn’t see. But then we showed things that MTV wasn’t playing,” says Weiss.

Sometimes On the Air showed music videos from bands that were not in MTV’s lineup. Other times, though, Weiss screened alternate versions of videos that were in circulation—ones that wouldn’t have been appropriate for a television audience.

“So, like, there is a Duran Duran video for “Girls on Film,” [and] the club version is much more interesting than the one they could show on MTV,” says Weiss, laughing. He also recalls a version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s “Relax” that was “definitely not airable,” but a perfect fit for On the Air. (“Girls on Film” was actually created for clubs like the Video Bar, where there was no limit to the content they could show.)

While the music was integral to On the Air, the videos had another important role: they brought audiences into the world of the artists. “People used to…care about what they looked like in a different kind of way,” remembers Weiss. “Like, my hair was asymmetrical and I never wore jeans… But the thing is, the people in the music videos dressed well, so when you were in the club, sitting there or dancing to what was on the screen, it’s like [you were]…visually part of that world.”

On the Air ultimately closed down due to mismanagement. “He didn’t pay the rent. And he didn’t tell anybody that he didn’t pay the rent,” Weiss says of the owner. “So, literally, April Fool’s Day, we go there, and there’s a lock on the door, and the club is closed.”

The staff got together and ultimately decided to start The Video Bar in Deep Ellum. The core idea remained the same, to start a club showcasing the intersection of music and video. Weiss spent several years working as the artistic director for the bar before moving on. 

“After I left, they got much more involved with live music,” says Weiss. “And my version was, it’s all about the video. But that’s fine. It worked well. And there was a very famous Nine Inch Nails show that was…a really big cultural moment.”

Even as the venue began focusing more on live shows, Weiss says other VJs came in and continued the work the club was built on. The Video Bar was making other changes, however. One was the introduction of “Sadistic Sundays,” which brought videos with heavier S&M themes into rotation.

“We had sexual material that we showed, but it wasn’t the highlight, [it was just] a little spicier…to round out other things. But that was…the aesthetic direction as [The Video Bar] moved on,” says Weiss. The venue eventually closed.

After leaving the Video Bar, Weiss continued working as an educator and writing about video. On the Air and The Video Bar were an important part of his life, but they were behind him—until recently.

“Jeff Liles, who runs the Kessler…thought it would be a really good idea to bring this all back,” says Weiss. 

Liles reached out to Ron Stanley, who worked as a VJ at The Video Bar and took on more responsibilities after Weiss left. They also involved Helen Stark, who was a regular at the venue and runs a Facebook page dedicated to On the Air and The Video Bar.

Stanley will VJ the “Video Bar Reunion,” an opportunity for former attendees to reminisce, while also bringing the music videos of the period to newer generations.

As much as the event will be about recreating the experience of The Video Bar, it’s also a throwback to a different era of Dallas, when someone could casually toss off an idea for a bar that showed music videos, have someone else take the idea seriously, and turn it into a staple of Dallas culture for the better part of a decade.

“It was a moment when anything could happen,” says Weiss. “And there were people and artists, musicians, in all kinds of areas, [and] we all kind of knew each other, and we worked on stuff together, and…forged this interesting time. It was a wonderful time to be here.”

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June 16, 6 p.m.| Dallas Arts District

The Dallas Arts District will host a Pride Block Party from 6 p.m. to midnight, encompassing the three museums in the district: Crow Museum of Asian Art, the Dallas Museum of Art, and the Nasher Sculpture Center. Expect artists, food, a community mural, family-friendly activities, and programming in each museum that includes art (of course), concerts, films, and guided tours. Get tickets.

(Go here to see a full list of Pride events this weekend and beyond.)

Cliburn International Junior Piano Competition and Festival: Final Round Concert and Awards Ceremony

June 17, 2:30 p.m.| Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

The best 13-to-17-year-old pianists from around the world have been competing in Dallas since last weekend through four rounds of competition. The final round is Saturday afternoon, an opportunity to see up-and-coming artists as they become some of the world’s best pianists. Get tickets.

Garbage and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

June 17, 7 p.m.| Dos Equis Pavilion 

Late 90s and early 2000s fans, rejoice: Garbage and Noel Gallagher will visit North Texas this weekend. Gallagher and his High Flying Birds are in North America for the first time since their 2019 tour with Smashing Pumpkins. It’s the first time Garbage has been in North America since 2021. The former lead guitarist and main songwriter for Oasis formed High Flying Birds in 2011. Garbage has been together since 1995, during which time Shirley Manson, Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig amassed plenty of hits and seven Grammy nods. Get tickets 

Walker Hayes

June 17, 6:30 p.m.| Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving

In 2021, you couldn’t turn on the radio without hearing Walker Hayes’ ode to Applebee’s, “Fancy Like.” Hayes’ family-friendly country genre got a huge boost thanks to TikTok viral stardom before seeing “Fancy Like” hitting country charts and the U.S. BillBoard Hot 100 in 2021, followed by “U Gurl” and “AA.” He’ll hit Irving Saturday night in support of his 2022 release, Country Stuff the Album. Get tickets 

Lea Salonga

June 17, 8 p.m.| Winspear Opera House

In her lengthy career, Lea Salonga has picked up a Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theater World awards for her performances in Miss Saigon and Les Misérables on Broadway. You may also recognize her voice in Aladdin and Mulan, where she portrayed Princess Jasmine and Fa Mulan, respectively. She’ll bring her impressive catalog to the Arts District Saturday night. Get tickets

Patti LaBelle and Gladys Knight

June 18, 6:30 p.m.| Texas Trust Credit Union Theatre, Grand Prairie

Sunday night is an opportunity to see two legends—Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle—as they make a stop in Grand Prairie on their summer tour. The two award-winning singers have led their own groups—Knight with the Pips and LaBelle with the group LaBelle, and have plenty of hits to pull from for their setlists. Get tickets

Juneteenth Block Party

June 19, Noon| Deep Ellum

The Deep Ellum Foundation will take over Main Street for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party. There will be 30 vendor booths up and down Main and onto Pryor, and there will be musicians and DJs playing all afternoon. Ei8th Notes Band and Jess Garland will take the stage first, while R&B group Dru Hill, celebrating its golden anniversary this year, will headline at 5 p.m. General admission is free. Get details

(Go here to see a full list of Juneteenth events this weekend.)

Also check out:

The Ballroom Thieves with Emily James, June 16, 7 p.m., Dada. Get tickets

Thomas Csorba and the Longhorn Ballroom Players, June 16, 7 p.m., Longhorn Ballroom. Get tickets

Zac Harmon w/ Wanda King and Junior Boy Jones, June 16, 7 p.m., Audubon Park, Garland. Get details

Ava Max, June 16, 7 p.m., Echo Lounge & Music Hall. Get tickets

Angela Aguilar, June 16, 8 p.m., The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Irving. Get tickets

Logic, June 16, 8 p.m., South Side Ballroom. Get tickets

Sue Foley, June 16, 8:30 p.m., Levitt Pavilion, Arlington. Get details

Billy Currington, June 16, 10 p.m., Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth. Get tickets

Anna Weber Music, June 17, 6:30 p.m., Ruins. Get tickets

Blaque Dynamite, June 17, 7 p.m., Deep Ellum Art Company. Get tickets

Drain, June 17, 7 p.m., The Studio at the Factory. Get tickets

Alex Lahey, June 17, 7 p.m., Dada. Get tickets

Cory Morrow, June 17, 10 p.m., Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth. Get tickets

Sunday Supper Concert Series: Nathan Mongol Wells, June 18, 6:30 p.m., Cafe Momentum. Get tickets

Ax and the Hatchetmen, June 18, 7 p.m., Dada. Get tickets

To see what concerts are coming to North Texas this year, go here.

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Historically Black neighborhoods and freedman’s towns in North Texas have longstanding celebrations commemorating the day that enslaved people in Galveston were told that President Abraham Lincoln had freed them. Not familiar with the holiday? We recommend reading this profile of Lee from last year, and this discussion with Remembering Black Dallas’ Dr. Deborah Hopes about what Juneteenth means to Dallas in particular.

Below, we have compiled a list of events to help you learn more and celebrate the holiday, starting this weekend.

Ongoing

The African American Museum is offering several exhibitions, including If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future, which explores themes like apartheid, colonialism, and everyday life and includes artists like Zanele Muholi, Vivien Kohler, Anastasia Pather, and Portia Zvavahera. Frank Frazier—The Visionary, The Advocate, the Artist explores the 60-year career of Dallas-based artist Frank Frazier. The Color of Freedom highlights the diversity of women of color in the nation’s defense. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 10

The African American Museum will hold its annual preservation workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop helps participants preserve family and local history and tell those stories. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

The Dallas Police Department and community partners will host the 2023 CommUNITY Juneteenth Celebration at William Blair Jr. Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They promise family fun, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, food, and vendors. FREE. 3000 Rochester St.

Take a bus tour highlighting Dallas’ Black history, and enjoy soul food with the Soul of DFW Food and Black History Bus Tour that will take a look at the city’s Juneteenth connections. Organizers say the tour will include a private viewing of the original Order No. 3, which is known as the “Juneteenth document,” as well as never-before-seen artifacts from one of the original Dallas freedman’s towns. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., will include a visit to a 19th century Black-owned farm for a tour and lunch. Tickets are $75. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 11

Learn about the History of Juneteenth from Richard Fleming, a North Texas resident whose ancestors were enslaved before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, at the Cozy Public Library in Coppell. The event is free and starts at 2 p.m. 177 N. Heartz Dr., Coppell.

June 12

Preservation Dallas, Remembering Black Dallas, and the Dallas County Pioneer Association are hosting a two-and-a-half hour program at Old City Park entitled “The Meaning of Juneteenth: Emancipation in Texas.” Speakers include Donald Payton and Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney. The program will also include a visit to the Millermore Mansion and the Gano Farmestead, which are sites where enslaved Texans became free. It will be preceded by a dinner catered by Chef Cassy Jones. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., and is $20 per person. 1515 S. Harwood St.

June 14

The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce and the Lone Star Film Society will screen the documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom at Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theater from 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The film, which is directed by Ya’Ke Smith, tracks one Black man as he travels through Texas and discovers Juneteenth “reveals the faith” that let formerly enslaved people and their descendants fight for freedom. Tickets are $5 to $10. 2401 N. Main St., Fort Worth.

June 15

Dallas College’s Mountain View campus will host its second annual “How We Got Over: Dallas Black Hidden Figures” event beginning at 11:30 a.m. The program will feature keynote speaker Haley Taylor Schlitz, the youngest Black person to graduate from law school, as well as performances of African dance and spoken word. The event will be open to the public and will be live-streamed as well. FREE. 4849 W. Illinois Ave.

Project Unity and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra have joined to offer Together We Sing as part of National Black Music Month, and only days before Juneteenth. The program will feature Grammy winning artist Erica Campbell and a hip-hop tribute featuring Spinderella, along with the 200-member Unity choir and a full orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The night will also include the organizations Together We Awards, which recognizes companies, organizations, individuals and faith communities who work to confront and dismantle racism. Tickets start at $49. 2301 Flora St.

The National Juneteenth Museum will present its first Uniting Voices speaker series event with Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson’s memoir about his work to combat social injustices in criminal law inspired the movie Just Mercy, where he was played by Michael B. Jordan. The event, which is moderated by Leah Frazier, will begin at 7 p.m. at the I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and Visual Performing Arts in Fort Worth. Tickets are $25 to $100. 1411 I.M. Terrell Circle South, Fort Worth.

The Orchestra of New Spain will perform a range of music and songs from Black composers for Celebrating Juneteenth: Music of Black Composers. Music will include songs from Quinn Mason, Scott Joplin, Ulysses Kay, and more. Tickets are $15 each and $5 for students. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville.

June 15-17

The African American Museum will offer a series of gallery talks and a book discussion by Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Gerald Leavell, and Dr. Josh Myer. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

June 16

Grand Prairie’s Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the city of Grand Prairie are hosting a Juneteenth Celebration Kick Off at the Dalworth Recreation Center starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will be “cookout” style with entertainment for all ages. 2012 Spikes St., Grand Prairie.

The NETwork DFW will host a Juneteenth Charity Ball at the African American Museum in Fair Park from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The group says it has created a program for the evening that includes a three-course dinner; performances from DJ She Real, Bandon Koro African Dance Ensemble, and Kevin Williams; speakers, and more. Proceeds will go to a scholarship program. Tickets start at $90. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The South Dallas Cultural Center, along with UNT Black Alumni and LOFE, will host a Juneteenth trivia night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be art exhibitions, a live DJ, and trivia that emphasizes arts and Black culture. FREE, but an RSVP is encouraged. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 

June 16-17

The two-day Denton Juneteenth Celebration will start Friday with a festival featuring live music performances and family-friendly entertainment. On Saturday the day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade that will lead to more festivities at Fred Moore Park. FREE. 500 S. Bradshaw St., Denton.

June 16-18

Dallas Southern Pride’s Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration, which combines both Juneteenth and Pride in one event. The event promises a pool party and Unity Festival, a brunch named after the late DSP leader Kirk Myers-Hill, and a Climax Close-Out party. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the free health and wellness programs of its partner agencies. Event tickets range from free to $1,000, depending on the packages and the individual event. 1015 Elm St.

June 17

The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will host its 2023 Juneteenth 4K Walk and Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will begin with a 4K Freedom Walk and end with a free community festival with live entertainment, vendors, and family-friendly activities. The festivities will also include a special unveiling and dedication to the center from SMU, with a replica of the university’s historical marker commemorating King’s 1966 visit to Dallas, as well as a special mural of Dr. King by The Walls Project. Performers include Arinze Oji and Bria Washington. FREE. 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The city of Grand Prairie will host a Juneteenth Parade and Celebration at its City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The parade will start at city hall and finish at Tyre Park. There will be free barbecue, vendors, activities, and more. 300 W. Main St., Grand Prairie.

The historically Black Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood will host its 13th annual Juneteenth Celebration from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a parade at 10 a.m. The event, which will be held at the K.B. Polk Recreation Center, will feature live music, food, and family fun. FREE. 6801 Roper St.

The Blair Foundation is encouraging people to join its annual Juneteenth March, which will begin at 10 a.m. Participants will line up at 9 a.m. at James Madison High School, and end up at William Blair Jr. Park, a little more than a three-mile walk. FREE.  3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Little Elm Juneteenth will host a Freedom Walk starting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The walk is free and includes access to live music from Don Diego, speakers, food trucks, and more. Attendees can also register for a shirt and participate in a mimosa toast. 701 W. Eldorado Pkwy., Little Elm.

Wylie will host its annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olde City Park. The event will have a DJ, live music, free food and concessions, bounce houses, games, health and wellness opportunities, historical elements, food trucks, and local vendors. The Juneteenth Pageant will make its debut this year, too. FREE. 112 S. Ballard Ave., Wylie.

For Oak Cliff and Dare To Live Right will host a Juneteenth festival and farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The family-friendly event will offer free food, bounce houses, a water slide, art and STEM activities, face painting, games, a live DJ, and voter registration opportunities. FREE with RSVP. 907 E. Ledbetter Dr.

The South Central Civic League is hosting Juneteenth in Joppa-Joppee from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Central Park. The Smoke Squad BBQ will fire up the pit, and there will also be music, kayaking, vendors, games, and a screening of the film 150 Years of Resiliency: A Joppa Documentary. FREE. 4753 Fellows Ln.

The Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, along with the Dallas Historical Society and Yellow Rose Junior Cotillion, will host a Juneteenth celebration at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the theme “Celebrating Resilience: We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams,” the event will feature a community forum featuring outgoing Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas, Delores Shaw, Roland Parrish, and Lady Jade, with Nicole Baker moderating. An awards ceremony will honor individuals and organizations that have engaged in public advocacy and volunteerism. FREE. 3939 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library will host Juneteenth events throughout the day, beginning at 11 a.m. Hear Donald Payton talk about the historic freedman’s town of Tenth Street, listen to Stanley Glenn perform the music of T-Bone Walker, watch the performance of “A Free Man Cries for the Future,” make remembrance stones with the Nasher Sculpture Center, and create Juneteenth buttons. In addition, Rayo Planning will offer a fun and interactive activity combining memories and values with building the ideal neighborhood. You can also visit the Tenth Street and The Bottom exhibit on the seventh floor. FREE. 1515 Young St.

The historic Morney Berry Farm will host a Juneteenth celebration from noon to 6 p.m. The farm sits on land purchased by the formerly enslaved James and Kathy Morney with several bales of cotton and six years of savings in 1876. Their descendants own it today, and have been celebrating Juneteenth on that property for more than 30 years. Saturday’s event will offer food, games, live music, and vendors. FREE, but donations are encouraged. 9455 Lancaster Hutchins Rd.

Arlington’s Cravens Park will be the site of the city’s Juneteenth celebration, which will feature an outdoor pop-up market full of products from Black-owned businesses for purchasing, food trucks, face painting, and snow cones. FREE. 400 Cravens Dr., Arlington.

Head over to Cowtown for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. Established almost 40 years ago to celebrate Black cowboys, the event is the country’s longest-running Black rodeo. Tickets start at $15, and there are shows at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Cowtown Coliseum, 121 East Exchange Ave., Fort Worth

The cities that make up the Best Southwest region of North Texas—Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, and Lancaster—will host a Juneteenth Celebration from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will offer four hours of live music, a Black author’s expo, a wellness expo, a cultural expo, vendor booths, and bounce houses. FREE. Armstrong Park, Duncanville.

The Dallas Cowboys will host its second annual Juneteenth celebration at AT&T Stadium from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will offer live entertainment from Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue, Makenzi Jackson, Black Ceasar, DJ SC, and La Bell, as well as lawn games, and shopping with local Black-owned businesses. FREE. One AT&T Way, Arlington.

Forney will host its Juneteenth Festival from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Spellman Amphitheater at Forney Community Park. The event will feature live music and other programming. FREE. 241 FM 548, Forney.

The city of Garland will host its annual Juneteenth event from 5 to 8 p.m. Singer Rueben Leal will speak about the importance of celebrating the holiday, and jazz band The Rob Holbert Group will perform. There will be plenty of food trucks to purchase dinner or snacks, a children’s activity area, and an area for reflecting on the historical significance of the day. FREE. Audubon Park, Garland.

Galleria Dallas will be handing out free Juneteenth T-shirts, designed by local artist Sam Lao, beginning at 10 a.m. June 17. Lao will be there for the first hour, but if you miss her, you can check out her art installation near Bachendorf’s on the first floor. 13350 Dallas Pkwy.

June 18

Organizers for the North Texas Juneteenth Celebration are planning an event they hope will be an “opportunity to further the dialogue of justice and freedom in our communities.” Starting at 10 a.m., expect music, guest speakers, and a special performance. FREE. William Blair Jr. Park, 3000 Municipal St.

Lofty Spaces will host a family-friendly celebration presented by the Elite Experience Events Cultural Organization from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can enjoy music, food, performances, scholarship announcements, and more. Tickets are $5. 816 Montgomery St.

The Deep Ellum Foundation will take over Main Street for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party. From noon to 6 p.m., there will be 30 vendor booths up and down Main and onto Pryor, and there will be musicians and DJs playing all afternoon. Think artists like Ei8th Notes Band and Jess Garland, and R&B group Dru Hill, celebrating its golden anniversary this year, will headline at 5 p.m. General admission is free. 2646 Main St.

Head to Jefferson Boulevard, where daily® Streetwear and Barber Shop will host Kinfolk, an event it says will be a community-focused block party that offers immersive experiences, activities featuring Black art and the opportunity to create art, games, a marketplace, and the opportunity to honor the history of Juneteenth. Music will be provided by DJ Ade, DJ Rocket, and DJ Endolena. The event starts at 2 p.m. and will end at 10 p.m. Tickets are free to $50. 216 Jefferson Blvd.

The Mesquite NAACP is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival at Paschall Park, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will offer shopping with vendors, food, kids activities, and live music, including headliner Fat Daddy I Got the Blues. FREE. 10001 New Market Rd., Mesquite

From 3 to 6 p.m., the 23rd Annual City Men Cook competition will recognize both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, which fall on the same weekend. The annual event offers cooking competitions between local chefs, food tastings, music, and dancing, and is often billed as the “largest Sunday dinner in North Texas.” The event begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for children and $20 for adults. The African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Sunny South Dallas’ weekly Food Park After Dark will offer a special Juneteenth edition at the Urban Arts Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The evening will offer food and drink from local vendors, live music, and activities that highlight technology, arts, and culture. Artists performing include UGX, MQ the Mxfit, Shotty HD, Sydie, and The Rebel Prince. FREE. 919 Morrell Ave.

Head to Legacy Hall’s Lexus Box Garden for Legacy West’s annual Juneteenth Fashion Show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the one-hour show will feature Black designers, like House of Dasha, Annia Louisa, and more. Radio personality Lady Jade and Project Runway alum Venny Etienne will host, and there’s an after party when the show concludes. General admission is free, but VIP and balcony seating range $10–$350. Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Ave., Plano

June 19

Grab three friends and tee off at 9 a.m. with the Juneteenth Golf Classic hosted by the Golf Club of Dallas. The event will help raise money for Black-owned businesses in Dallas through micro-grants. A single-player registration costs $155, while a team of four is $600. Registration includes happy hour, a polo shirt, breakfast, and more. 2200 W. Red Bird Ln.

From vendors to history discussions and performances by musicians, The African American Museum will offer a full day of Juneteenth programming. At 1 p.m., Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney and Donald Cox will speak about the history of the holiday, followed by a panel discussion on Parallels: American Slavery and South Africa Apartheid. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Every Juneteenth, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee walks 2.5 miles to recognize the 2.5 years it took for Texas slaves to hear about their emancipation. Lee has spent years working to turn Juneteenth into a federal holiday. In 2016, she walked 1,600 miles to Washington, D.C. Last year, she was nominated for a Nobel Prize. Now 96, Lee is walking 2.5 miles again in the Opal’s Walk for Freedom to the new National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Register to walk with her in-person or virtually here. 1050 Evans Ave., Fort Worth

Dallas InnerCity Growers (DIG) and Joppy Momma’s Farm will host the Joppa Juneteenth Festival at South Central Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers say the event is “rooted in Black food sovereignty” and will include music, games, farm tours, food, and fellowship. Chefs Amber Williams and Terance Jenkins will be on hand, and Freddie Jones and Alphonso Sanders will provide music. FREE. 4818 Fellows Ln.

The Rooftop Cinema Club in downtown Fort Worth will have a screening showcase with movies from Black filmmakers and actors, including Love & Basketball and Candyman. Tickets start at $16.50. 235 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth.

The South Dallas Culture Center will unveil a Juneteenth mural, created by artist JD Moore, as part of its Juneteenth celebration. The unveiling will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  FREE. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave.

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Historically Black neighborhoods and freedman’s towns in North Texas have longstanding celebrations commemorating the day that enslaved people in Galveston were told that President Abraham Lincoln had freed them. Not familiar with the holiday? We recommend reading this profile of Lee from last year, and this discussion with Remembering Black Dallas’ Dr. Deborah Hopes about what Juneteenth means to Dallas in particular.

Below, we have compiled a list of events to help you learn more and celebrate the holiday, starting this weekend.

Ongoing

The African American Museum is offering several exhibitions, including If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future, which explores themes like apartheid, colonialism, and everyday life and includes artists like Zanele Muholi, Vivien Kohler, Anastasia Pather, and Portia Zvavahera. Frank Frazier—The Visionary, The Advocate, the Artist explores the 60-year career of Dallas-based artist Frank Frazier. The Color of Freedom highlights the diversity of women of color in the nation’s defense. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 10

The African American Museum will hold its annual preservation workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop helps participants preserve family and local history and tell those stories. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

The Dallas Police Department and community partners will host the 2023 CommUNITY Juneteenth Celebration at William Blair Jr. Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They promise family fun, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, food, and vendors. FREE. 3000 Rochester St.

Take a bus tour highlighting Dallas’ Black history, and enjoy soul food with the Soul of DFW Food and Black History Bus Tour that will take a look at the city’s Juneteenth connections. Organizers say the tour will include a private viewing of the original Order No. 3, which is known as the “Juneteenth document,” as well as never-before-seen artifacts from one of the original Dallas freedman’s towns. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., will include a visit to a 19th century Black-owned farm for a tour and lunch. Tickets are $75. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 11

Learn about the History of Juneteenth from Richard Fleming, a North Texas resident whose ancestors were enslaved before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, at the Cozy Public Library in Coppell. The event is free and starts at 2 p.m. 177 N. Heartz Dr., Coppell.

June 12

Preservation Dallas, Remembering Black Dallas, and the Dallas County Pioneer Association are hosting a two-and-a-half hour program at Old City Park entitled “The Meaning of Juneteenth: Emancipation in Texas.” Speakers include Donald Payton and Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney. The program will also include a visit to the Millermore Mansion and the Gano Farmestead, which are sites where enslaved Texans became free. It will be preceded by a dinner catered by Chef Cassy Jones. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., and is $20 per person. 1515 S. Harwood St.

June 14

The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce and the Lone Star Film Society will screen the documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom at Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theater from 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The film, which is directed by Ya’Ke Smith, tracks one Black man as he travels through Texas and discovers Juneteenth “reveals the faith” that let formerly enslaved people and their descendants fight for freedom. Tickets are $5 to $10. 2401 N. Main St., Fort Worth.

June 15

Dallas College’s Mountain View campus will host its second annual “How We Got Over: Dallas Black Hidden Figures” event beginning at 11:30 a.m. The program will feature keynote speaker Haley Taylor Schlitz, the youngest Black person to graduate from law school, as well as performances of African dance and spoken word. The event will be open to the public and will be live-streamed as well. FREE. 4849 W. Illinois Ave.

Project Unity and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra have joined to offer Together We Sing as part of National Black Music Month, and only days before Juneteenth. The program will feature Grammy winning artist Erica Campbell and a hip-hop tribute featuring Spinderella, along with the 200-member Unity choir and a full orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The night will also include the organizations Together We Awards, which recognizes companies, organizations, individuals and faith communities who work to confront and dismantle racism. Tickets start at $49. 2301 Flora St.

The National Juneteenth Museum will present its first Uniting Voices speaker series event with Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson’s memoir about his work to combat social injustices in criminal law inspired the movie Just Mercy, where he was played by Michael B. Jordan. The event, which is moderated by Leah Frazier, will begin at 7 p.m. at the I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and Visual Performing Arts in Fort Worth. Tickets are $25 to $100. 1411 I.M. Terrell Circle South, Fort Worth.

The Orchestra of New Spain will perform a range of music and songs from Black composers for Celebrating Juneteenth: Music of Black Composers. Music will include songs from Quinn Mason, Scott Joplin, Ulysses Kay, and more. Tickets are $15 each and $5 for students. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville.

June 15-17

The African American Museum will offer a series of gallery talks and a book discussion by Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Gerald Leavell, and Dr. Josh Myer. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

June 16

Grand Prairie’s Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the city of Grand Prairie are hosting a Juneteenth Celebration Kick Off at the Dalworth Recreation Center starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will be “cookout” style with entertainment for all ages. 2012 Spikes St., Grand Prairie.

The NETwork DFW will host a Juneteenth Charity Ball at the African American Museum in Fair Park from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The group says it has created a program for the evening that includes a three-course dinner; performances from DJ She Real, Bandon Koro African Dance Ensemble, and Kevin Williams; speakers, and more. Proceeds will go to a scholarship program. Tickets start at $90. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The South Dallas Cultural Center, along with UNT Black Alumni and LOFE, will host a Juneteenth trivia night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be art exhibitions, a live DJ, and trivia that emphasizes arts and Black culture. FREE, but an RSVP is encouraged. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 

June 16-17

The two-day Denton Juneteenth Celebration will start Friday with a festival featuring live music performances and family-friendly entertainment. On Saturday the day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade that will lead to more festivities at Fred Moore Park. FREE. 500 S. Bradshaw St., Denton.

June 16-18

Dallas Southern Pride’s Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration, which combines both Juneteenth and Pride in one event. The event promises a pool party and Unity Festival, a brunch named after the late DSP leader Kirk Myers-Hill, and a Climax Close-Out party. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the free health and wellness programs of its partner agencies. Event tickets range from free to $1,000, depending on the packages and the individual event. 1015 Elm St.

June 17

The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will host its 2023 Juneteenth 4K Walk and Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will begin with a 4K Freedom Walk and end with a free community festival with live entertainment, vendors, and family-friendly activities. The festivities will also include a special unveiling and dedication to the center from SMU, with a replica of the university’s historical marker commemorating King’s 1966 visit to Dallas, as well as a special mural of Dr. King by The Walls Project. Performers include Arinze Oji and Bria Washington. FREE. 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The city of Grand Prairie will host a Juneteenth Parade and Celebration at its City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The parade will start at city hall and finish at Tyre Park. There will be free barbecue, vendors, activities, and more. 300 W. Main St., Grand Prairie.

The historically Black Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood will host its 13th annual Juneteenth Celebration from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a parade at 10 a.m. The event, which will be held at the K.B. Polk Recreation Center, will feature live music, food, and family fun. FREE. 6801 Roper St.

The Blair Foundation is encouraging people to join its annual Juneteenth March, which will begin at 10 a.m. Participants will line up at 9 a.m. at James Madison High School, and end up at William Blair Jr. Park, a little more than a three-mile walk. FREE.  3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Little Elm Juneteenth will host a Freedom Walk starting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The walk is free and includes access to live music from Don Diego, speakers, food trucks, and more. Attendees can also register for a shirt and participate in a mimosa toast. 701 W. Eldorado Pkwy., Little Elm.

Wylie will host its annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olde City Park. The event will have a DJ, live music, free food and concessions, bounce houses, games, health and wellness opportunities, historical elements, food trucks, and local vendors. The Juneteenth Pageant will make its debut this year, too. FREE. 112 S. Ballard Ave., Wylie.

For Oak Cliff and Dare To Live Right will host a Juneteenth festival and farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The family-friendly event will offer free food, bounce houses, a water slide, art and STEM activities, face painting, games, a live DJ, and voter registration opportunities. FREE with RSVP. 907 E. Ledbetter Dr.

The South Central Civic League is hosting Juneteenth in Joppa-Joppee from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Central Park. The Smoke Squad BBQ will fire up the pit, and there will also be music, kayaking, vendors, games, and a screening of the film 150 Years of Resiliency: A Joppa Documentary. FREE. 4753 Fellows Ln.

The Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, along with the Dallas Historical Society and Yellow Rose Junior Cotillion, will host a Juneteenth celebration at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the theme “Celebrating Resilience: We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams,” the event will feature a community forum featuring outgoing Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas, Delores Shaw, Roland Parrish, and Lady Jade, with Nicole Baker moderating. An awards ceremony will honor individuals and organizations that have engaged in public advocacy and volunteerism. FREE. 3939 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library will host Juneteenth events throughout the day, beginning at 11 a.m. Hear Donald Payton talk about the historic freedman’s town of Tenth Street, listen to Stanley Glenn perform the music of T-Bone Walker, watch the performance of “A Free Man Cries for the Future,” make remembrance stones with the Nasher Sculpture Center, and create Juneteenth buttons. In addition, Rayo Planning will offer a fun and interactive activity combining memories and values with building the ideal neighborhood. You can also visit the Tenth Street and The Bottom exhibit on the seventh floor. FREE. 1515 Young St.

The historic Morney Berry Farm will host a Juneteenth celebration from noon to 6 p.m. The farm sits on land purchased by the formerly enslaved James and Kathy Morney with several bales of cotton and six years of savings in 1876. Their descendants own it today, and have been celebrating Juneteenth on that property for more than 30 years. Saturday’s event will offer food, games, live music, and vendors. FREE, but donations are encouraged. 9455 Lancaster Hutchins Rd.

Arlington’s Cravens Park will be the site of the city’s Juneteenth celebration, which will feature an outdoor pop-up market full of products from Black-owned businesses for purchasing, food trucks, face painting, and snow cones. FREE. 400 Cravens Dr., Arlington.

Head over to Cowtown for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. Established almost 40 years ago to celebrate Black cowboys, the event is the country’s longest-running Black rodeo. Tickets start at $15, and there are shows at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Cowtown Coliseum, 121 East Exchange Ave., Fort Worth

The cities that make up the Best Southwest region of North Texas—Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, and Lancaster—will host a Juneteenth Celebration from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will offer four hours of live music, a Black author’s expo, a wellness expo, a cultural expo, vendor booths, and bounce houses. FREE. Armstrong Park, Duncanville.

The Dallas Cowboys will host its second annual Juneteenth celebration at AT&T Stadium from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will offer live entertainment from Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue, Makenzi Jackson, Black Ceasar, DJ SC, and La Bell, as well as lawn games, and shopping with local Black-owned businesses. FREE. One AT&T Way, Arlington.

Forney will host its Juneteenth Festival from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Spellman Amphitheater at Forney Community Park. The event will feature live music and other programming. FREE. 241 FM 548, Forney.

The city of Garland will host its annual Juneteenth event from 5 to 8 p.m. Singer Rueben Leal will speak about the importance of celebrating the holiday, and jazz band The Rob Holbert Group will perform. There will be plenty of food trucks to purchase dinner or snacks, a children’s activity area, and an area for reflecting on the historical significance of the day. FREE. Audubon Park, Garland.

Galleria Dallas will be handing out free Juneteenth T-shirts, designed by local artist Sam Lao, beginning at 10 a.m. June 17. Lao will be there for the first hour, but if you miss her, you can check out her art installation near Bachendorf’s on the first floor. 13350 Dallas Pkwy.

June 18

Organizers for the North Texas Juneteenth Celebration are planning an event they hope will be an “opportunity to further the dialogue of justice and freedom in our communities.” Starting at 10 a.m., expect music, guest speakers, and a special performance. FREE. William Blair Jr. Park, 3000 Municipal St.

Lofty Spaces will host a family-friendly celebration presented by the Elite Experience Events Cultural Organization from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can enjoy music, food, performances, scholarship announcements, and more. Tickets are $5. 816 Montgomery St.

The Deep Ellum Foundation will take over Main Street for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party. From noon to 6 p.m., there will be 30 vendor booths up and down Main and onto Pryor, and there will be musicians and DJs playing all afternoon. Think artists like Ei8th Notes Band and Jess Garland, and R&B group Dru Hill, celebrating its golden anniversary this year, will headline at 5 p.m. General admission is free. 2646 Main St.

Head to Jefferson Boulevard, where daily® Streetwear and Barber Shop will host Kinfolk, an event it says will be a community-focused block party that offers immersive experiences, activities featuring Black art and the opportunity to create art, games, a marketplace, and the opportunity to honor the history of Juneteenth. Music will be provided by DJ Ade, DJ Rocket, and DJ Endolena. The event starts at 2 p.m. and will end at 10 p.m. Tickets are free to $50. 216 Jefferson Blvd.

The Mesquite NAACP is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival at Paschall Park, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will offer shopping with vendors, food, kids activities, and live music, including headliner Fat Daddy I Got the Blues. FREE. 10001 New Market Rd., Mesquite

From 3 to 6 p.m., the 23rd Annual City Men Cook competition will recognize both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, which fall on the same weekend. The annual event offers cooking competitions between local chefs, food tastings, music, and dancing, and is often billed as the “largest Sunday dinner in North Texas.” The event begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for children and $20 for adults. The African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Sunny South Dallas’ weekly Food Park After Dark will offer a special Juneteenth edition at the Urban Arts Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The evening will offer food and drink from local vendors, live music, and activities that highlight technology, arts, and culture. Artists performing include UGX, MQ the Mxfit, Shotty HD, Sydie, and The Rebel Prince. FREE. 919 Morrell Ave.

Head to Legacy Hall’s Lexus Box Garden for Legacy West’s annual Juneteenth Fashion Show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the one-hour show will feature Black designers, like House of Dasha, Annia Louisa, and more. Radio personality Lady Jade and Project Runway alum Venny Etienne will host, and there’s an after party when the show concludes. General admission is free, but VIP and balcony seating range $10–$350. Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Ave., Plano

June 19

Grab three friends and tee off at 9 a.m. with the Juneteenth Golf Classic hosted by the Golf Club of Dallas. The event will help raise money for Black-owned businesses in Dallas through micro-grants. A single-player registration costs $155, while a team of four is $600. Registration includes happy hour, a polo shirt, breakfast, and more. 2200 W. Red Bird Ln.

From vendors to history discussions and performances by musicians, The African American Museum will offer a full day of Juneteenth programming. At 1 p.m., Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney and Donald Cox will speak about the history of the holiday, followed by a panel discussion on Parallels: American Slavery and South Africa Apartheid. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Every Juneteenth, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee walks 2.5 miles to recognize the 2.5 years it took for Texas slaves to hear about their emancipation. Lee has spent years working to turn Juneteenth into a federal holiday. In 2016, she walked 1,600 miles to Washington, D.C. Last year, she was nominated for a Nobel Prize. Now 96, Lee is walking 2.5 miles again in the Opal’s Walk for Freedom to the new National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Register to walk with her in-person or virtually here. 1050 Evans Ave., Fort Worth

Dallas InnerCity Growers (DIG) and Joppy Momma’s Farm will host the Joppa Juneteenth Festival at South Central Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers say the event is “rooted in Black food sovereignty” and will include music, games, farm tours, food, and fellowship. Chefs Amber Williams and Terance Jenkins will be on hand, and Freddie Jones and Alphonso Sanders will provide music. FREE. 4818 Fellows Ln.

The Rooftop Cinema Club in downtown Fort Worth will have a screening showcase with movies from Black filmmakers and actors, including Love & Basketball and Candyman. Tickets start at $16.50. 235 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth.

The South Dallas Culture Center will unveil a Juneteenth mural, created by artist JD Moore, as part of its Juneteenth celebration. The unveiling will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  FREE. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave.

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It’s the third anniversary of Juneteenth’s inclusion in the roster of 11 federal holidays, thanks in large part to the efforts of the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” Opal Lee. Lee famously (and repeatedly) laced up her sneakers starting in 2016 to walk all the way to Washington D.C. to ask that her country officially recognize the holiday celebrated by so many descendants of enslaved persons. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed the bill that made that so.

Historically Black neighborhoods and freedman’s towns in North Texas have longstanding celebrations commemorating the day that enslaved people in Galveston were told that President Abraham Lincoln had freed them. Not familiar with the holiday? We recommend reading this profile of Lee from last year, and this discussion with Remembering Black Dallas’ Dr. Deborah Hopes about what Juneteenth means to Dallas in particular.

Below, we have compiled a list of events to help you learn more and celebrate the holiday, starting this weekend.

Ongoing

The African American Museum is offering several exhibitions, including If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future, which explores themes like apartheid, colonialism, and everyday life and includes artists like Zanele Muholi, Vivien Kohler, Anastasia Pather, and Portia Zvavahera. Frank Frazier—The Visionary, The Advocate, the Artist explores the 60-year career of Dallas-based artist Frank Frazier. The Color of Freedom highlights the diversity of women of color in the nation’s defense. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 10

The African American Museum will hold its annual preservation workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop helps participants preserve family and local history and tell those stories. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

The Dallas Police Department and community partners will host the 2023 CommUNITY Juneteenth Celebration at William Blair Jr. Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They promise family fun, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, food, and vendors. FREE. 3000 Rochester St.

Take a bus tour highlighting Dallas’ Black history, and enjoy soul food with the Soul of DFW Food and Black History Bus Tour that will take a look at the city’s Juneteenth connections. Organizers say the tour will include a private viewing of the original Order No. 3, which is known as the “Juneteenth document,” as well as never-before-seen artifacts from one of the original Dallas freedman’s towns. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., will include a visit to a 19th century Black-owned farm for a tour and lunch. Tickets are $75. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 11

Learn about the History of Juneteenth from Richard Fleming, a North Texas resident whose ancestors were enslaved before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, at the Cozy Public Library in Coppell. The event is free and starts at 2 p.m. 177 N. Heartz Dr., Coppell.

June 12

Preservation Dallas, Remembering Black Dallas, and the Dallas County Pioneer Association are hosting a two-and-a-half hour program at Old City Park entitled “The Meaning of Juneteenth: Emancipation in Texas.” Speakers include Donald Payton and Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney. The program will also include a visit to the Millermore Mansion and the Gano Farmestead, which are sites where enslaved Texans became free. It will be preceded by a dinner catered by Chef Cassy Jones. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., and is $20 per person. 1515 S. Harwood St.

June 14

The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce and the Lone Star Film Society will screen the documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom at Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theater from 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The film, which is directed by Ya’Ke Smith, tracks one Black man as he travels through Texas and discovers Juneteenth “reveals the faith” that let formerly enslaved people and their descendants fight for freedom. Tickets are $5 to $10. 2401 N. Main St., Fort Worth.

June 15

Dallas College’s Mountain View campus will host its second annual “How We Got Over: Dallas Black Hidden Figures” event beginning at 11:30 a.m. The program will feature keynote speaker Haley Taylor Schlitz, the youngest Black person to graduate from law school, as well as performances of African dance and spoken word. The event will be open to the public and will be live-streamed as well. FREE. 4849 W. Illinois Ave.

Project Unity and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra have joined to offer Together We Sing as part of National Black Music Month, and only days before Juneteenth. The program will feature Grammy winning artist Erica Campbell and a hip-hop tribute featuring Spinderella, along with the 200-member Unity choir and a full orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The night will also include the organizations Together We Awards, which recognizes companies, organizations, individuals and faith communities who work to confront and dismantle racism. Tickets start at $49. 2301 Flora St.

The National Juneteenth Museum will present its first Uniting Voices speaker series event with Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson’s memoir about his work to combat social injustices in criminal law inspired the movie Just Mercy, where he was played by Michael B. Jordan. The event, which is moderated by Leah Frazier, will begin at 7 p.m. at the I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and Visual Performing Arts in Fort Worth. Tickets are $25 to $100. 1411 I.M. Terrell Circle South, Fort Worth.

The Orchestra of New Spain will perform a range of music and songs from Black composers for Celebrating Juneteenth: Music of Black Composers. Music will include songs from Quinn Mason, Scott Joplin, Ulysses Kay, and more. Tickets are $15 each and $5 for students. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville.

June 15-17

The African American Museum will offer a series of gallery talks and a book discussion by Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Gerald Leavell, and Dr. Josh Myer. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

June 16

Grand Prairie’s Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the city of Grand Prairie are hosting a Juneteenth Celebration Kick Off at the Dalworth Recreation Center starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will be “cookout” style with entertainment for all ages. 2012 Spikes St., Grand Prairie.

The NETwork DFW will host a Juneteenth Charity Ball at the African American Museum in Fair Park from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The group says it has created a program for the evening that includes a three-course dinner; performances from DJ She Real, Bandon Koro African Dance Ensemble, and Kevin Williams; speakers, and more. Proceeds will go to a scholarship program. Tickets start at $90. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The South Dallas Cultural Center, along with UNT Black Alumni and LOFE, will host a Juneteenth trivia night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be art exhibitions, a live DJ, and trivia that emphasizes arts and Black culture. FREE, but an RSVP is encouraged. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 

June 16-17

The two-day Denton Juneteenth Celebration will start Friday with a festival featuring live music performances and family-friendly entertainment. On Saturday the day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade that will lead to more festivities at Fred Moore Park. FREE. 500 S. Bradshaw St., Denton.

June 16-18

Dallas Southern Pride’s Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration, which combines both Juneteenth and Pride in one event. The event promises a pool party and Unity Festival, a brunch named after the late DSP leader Kirk Myers-Hill, and a Climax Close-Out party. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the free health and wellness programs of its partner agencies. Event tickets range from free to $1,000, depending on the packages and the individual event. 1015 Elm St.

June 17

The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will host its 2023 Juneteenth 4K Walk and Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will begin with a 4K Freedom Walk and end with a free community festival with live entertainment, vendors, and family-friendly activities. The festivities will also include a special unveiling and dedication to the center from SMU, with a replica of the university’s historical marker commemorating King’s 1966 visit to Dallas, as well as a special mural of Dr. King by The Walls Project. Performers include Arinze Oji and Bria Washington. FREE. 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The city of Grand Prairie will host a Juneteenth Parade and Celebration at its City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The parade will start at city hall and finish at Tyre Park. There will be free barbecue, vendors, activities, and more. 300 W. Main St., Grand Prairie.

The historically Black Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood will host its 13th annual Juneteenth Celebration from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a parade at 10 a.m. The event, which will be held at the K.B. Polk Recreation Center, will feature live music, food, and family fun. FREE. 6801 Roper St.

The Blair Foundation is encouraging people to join its annual Juneteenth March, which will begin at 10 a.m. Participants will line up at 9 a.m. at James Madison High School, and end up at William Blair Jr. Park, a little more than a three-mile walk. FREE.  3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Little Elm Juneteenth will host a Freedom Walk starting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The walk is free and includes access to live music from Don Diego, speakers, food trucks, and more. Attendees can also register for a shirt and participate in a mimosa toast. 701 W. Eldorado Pkwy., Little Elm.

Wylie will host its annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olde City Park. The event will have a DJ, live music, free food and concessions, bounce houses, games, health and wellness opportunities, historical elements, food trucks, and local vendors. The Juneteenth Pageant will make its debut this year, too. FREE. 112 S. Ballard Ave., Wylie.

For Oak Cliff and Dare To Live Right will host a Juneteenth festival and farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The family-friendly event will offer free food, bounce houses, a water slide, art and STEM activities, face painting, games, a live DJ, and voter registration opportunities. FREE with RSVP. 907 E. Ledbetter Dr.

The South Central Civic League is hosting Juneteenth in Joppa-Joppee from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Central Park. The Smoke Squad BBQ will fire up the pit, and there will also be music, kayaking, vendors, games, and a screening of the film 150 Years of Resiliency: A Joppa Documentary. FREE. 4753 Fellows Ln.

The Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, along with the Dallas Historical Society and Yellow Rose Junior Cotillion, will host a Juneteenth celebration at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the theme “Celebrating Resilience: We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams,” the event will feature a community forum featuring outgoing Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas, Delores Shaw, Roland Parrish, and Lady Jade, with Nicole Baker moderating. An awards ceremony will honor individuals and organizations that have engaged in public advocacy and volunteerism. FREE. 3939 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library will host Juneteenth events throughout the day, beginning at 11 a.m. Hear Donald Payton talk about the historic freedman’s town of Tenth Street, listen to Stanley Glenn perform the music of T-Bone Walker, watch the performance of “A Free Man Cries for the Future,” make remembrance stones with the Nasher Sculpture Center, and create Juneteenth buttons. In addition, Rayo Planning will offer a fun and interactive activity combining memories and values with building the ideal neighborhood. You can also visit the Tenth Street and The Bottom exhibit on the seventh floor. FREE. 1515 Young St.

The historic Morney Berry Farm will host a Juneteenth celebration from noon to 6 p.m. The farm sits on land purchased by the formerly enslaved James and Kathy Morney with several bales of cotton and six years of savings in 1876. Their descendants own it today, and have been celebrating Juneteenth on that property for more than 30 years. Saturday’s event will offer food, games, live music, and vendors. FREE, but donations are encouraged. 9455 Lancaster Hutchins Rd.

Arlington’s Cravens Park will be the site of the city’s Juneteenth celebration, which will feature an outdoor pop-up market full of products from Black-owned businesses for purchasing, food trucks, face painting, and snow cones. FREE. 400 Cravens Dr., Arlington.

Head over to Cowtown for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. Established almost 40 years ago to celebrate Black cowboys, the event is the country’s longest-running Black rodeo. Tickets start at $15, and there are shows at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Cowtown Coliseum, 121 East Exchange Ave., Fort Worth

The cities that make up the Best Southwest region of North Texas—Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, and Lancaster—will host a Juneteenth Celebration from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will offer four hours of live music, a Black author’s expo, a wellness expo, a cultural expo, vendor booths, and bounce houses. FREE. Armstrong Park, Duncanville.

The Dallas Cowboys will host its second annual Juneteenth celebration at AT&T Stadium from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will offer live entertainment from Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue, Makenzi Jackson, Black Ceasar, DJ SC, and La Bell, as well as lawn games, and shopping with local Black-owned businesses. FREE. One AT&T Way, Arlington.

Forney will host its Juneteenth Festival from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Spellman Amphitheater at Forney Community Park. The event will feature live music and other programming. FREE. 241 FM 548, Forney.

The city of Garland will host its annual Juneteenth event from 5 to 8 p.m. Singer Rueben Leal will speak about the importance of celebrating the holiday, and jazz band The Rob Holbert Group will perform. There will be plenty of food trucks to purchase dinner or snacks, a children’s activity area, and an area for reflecting on the historical significance of the day. FREE. Audubon Park, Garland.

Galleria Dallas will be handing out free Juneteenth T-shirts, designed by local artist Sam Lao, beginning at 10 a.m. June 17. Lao will be there for the first hour, but if you miss her, you can check out her art installation near Bachendorf’s on the first floor. 13350 Dallas Pkwy.

June 18

Organizers for the North Texas Juneteenth Celebration are planning an event they hope will be an “opportunity to further the dialogue of justice and freedom in our communities.” Starting at 10 a.m., expect music, guest speakers, and a special performance. FREE. William Blair Jr. Park, 3000 Municipal St.

Lofty Spaces will host a family-friendly celebration presented by the Elite Experience Events Cultural Organization from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can enjoy music, food, performances, scholarship announcements, and more. Tickets are $5. 816 Montgomery St.

The Deep Ellum Foundation will take over Main Street for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party. From noon to 6 p.m., there will be 30 vendor booths up and down Main and onto Pryor, and there will be musicians and DJs playing all afternoon. Think artists like Ei8th Notes Band and Jess Garland, and R&B group Dru Hill, celebrating its golden anniversary this year, will headline at 5 p.m. General admission is free. 2646 Main St.

Head to Jefferson Boulevard, where daily® Streetwear and Barber Shop will host Kinfolk, an event it says will be a community-focused block party that offers immersive experiences, activities featuring Black art and the opportunity to create art, games, a marketplace, and the opportunity to honor the history of Juneteenth. Music will be provided by DJ Ade, DJ Rocket, and DJ Endolena. The event starts at 2 p.m. and will end at 10 p.m. Tickets are free to $50. 216 Jefferson Blvd.

The Mesquite NAACP is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival at Paschall Park, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will offer shopping with vendors, food, kids activities, and live music, including headliner Fat Daddy I Got the Blues. FREE. 10001 New Market Rd., Mesquite

From 3 to 6 p.m., the 23rd Annual City Men Cook competition will recognize both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, which fall on the same weekend. The annual event offers cooking competitions between local chefs, food tastings, music, and dancing, and is often billed as the “largest Sunday dinner in North Texas.” The event begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for children and $20 for adults. The African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Sunny South Dallas’ weekly Food Park After Dark will offer a special Juneteenth edition at the Urban Arts Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The evening will offer food and drink from local vendors, live music, and activities that highlight technology, arts, and culture. Artists performing include UGX, MQ the Mxfit, Shotty HD, Sydie, and The Rebel Prince. FREE. 919 Morrell Ave.

Head to Legacy Hall’s Lexus Box Garden for Legacy West’s annual Juneteenth Fashion Show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the one-hour show will feature Black designers, like House of Dasha, Annia Louisa, and more. Radio personality Lady Jade and Project Runway alum Venny Etienne will host, and there’s an after party when the show concludes. General admission is free, but VIP and balcony seating range $10–$350. Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Ave., Plano

June 19

Grab three friends and tee off at 9 a.m. with the Juneteenth Golf Classic hosted by the Golf Club of Dallas. The event will help raise money for Black-owned businesses in Dallas through micro-grants. A single-player registration costs $155, while a team of four is $600. Registration includes happy hour, a polo shirt, breakfast, and more. 2200 W. Red Bird Ln.

From vendors to history discussions and performances by musicians, The African American Museum will offer a full day of Juneteenth programming. At 1 p.m., Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney and Donald Cox will speak about the history of the holiday, followed by a panel discussion on Parallels: American Slavery and South Africa Apartheid. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Every Juneteenth, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee walks 2.5 miles to recognize the 2.5 years it took for Texas slaves to hear about their emancipation. Lee has spent years working to turn Juneteenth into a federal holiday. In 2016, she walked 1,600 miles to Washington, D.C. Last year, she was nominated for a Nobel Prize. Now 96, Lee is walking 2.5 miles again in the Opal’s Walk for Freedom to the new National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Register to walk with her in-person or virtually here. 1050 Evans Ave., Fort Worth

Dallas InnerCity Growers (DIG) and Joppy Momma’s Farm will host the Joppa Juneteenth Festival at South Central Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers say the event is “rooted in Black food sovereignty” and will include music, games, farm tours, food, and fellowship. Chefs Amber Williams and Terance Jenkins will be on hand, and Freddie Jones and Alphonso Sanders will provide music. FREE. 4818 Fellows Ln.

The Rooftop Cinema Club in downtown Fort Worth will have a screening showcase with movies from Black filmmakers and actors, including Love & Basketball and Candyman. Tickets start at $16.50. 235 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth.

The South Dallas Culture Center will unveil a Juneteenth mural, created by artist JD Moore, as part of its Juneteenth celebration. The unveiling will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  FREE. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave.

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Historically Black neighborhoods and freedman’s towns in North Texas have longstanding celebrations commemorating the day that enslaved people in Galveston were told that President Abraham Lincoln had freed them. Not familiar with the holiday? We recommend reading this profile of Lee from last year, and this discussion with Remembering Black Dallas’ Dr. Deborah Hopes about what Juneteenth means to Dallas in particular.

Below, we have compiled a list of events to help you learn more and celebrate the holiday, starting this weekend.

Ongoing

The African American Museum is offering several exhibitions, including If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future, which explores themes like apartheid, colonialism, and everyday life and includes artists like Zanele Muholi, Vivien Kohler, Anastasia Pather, and Portia Zvavahera. Frank Frazier—The Visionary, The Advocate, the Artist explores the 60-year career of Dallas-based artist Frank Frazier. The Color of Freedom highlights the diversity of women of color in the nation’s defense. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 10

The African American Museum will hold its annual preservation workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop helps participants preserve family and local history and tell those stories. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

The Dallas Police Department and community partners will host the 2023 CommUNITY Juneteenth Celebration at William Blair Jr. Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They promise family fun, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, food, and vendors. FREE. 3000 Rochester St.

Take a bus tour highlighting Dallas’ Black history, and enjoy soul food with the Soul of DFW Food and Black History Bus Tour that will take a look at the city’s Juneteenth connections. Organizers say the tour will include a private viewing of the original Order No. 3, which is known as the “Juneteenth document,” as well as never-before-seen artifacts from one of the original Dallas freedman’s towns. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., will include a visit to a 19th century Black-owned farm for a tour and lunch. Tickets are $75. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 11

Learn about the History of Juneteenth from Richard Fleming, a North Texas resident whose ancestors were enslaved before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, at the Cozy Public Library in Coppell. The event is free and starts at 2 p.m. 177 N. Heartz Dr., Coppell.

June 12

Preservation Dallas, Remembering Black Dallas, and the Dallas County Pioneer Association are hosting a two-and-a-half hour program at Old City Park entitled “The Meaning of Juneteenth: Emancipation in Texas.” Speakers include Donald Payton and Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney. The program will also include a visit to the Millermore Mansion and the Gano Farmestead, which are sites where enslaved Texans became free. It will be preceded by a dinner catered by Chef Cassy Jones. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., and is $20 per person. 1515 S. Harwood St.

June 14

The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce and the Lone Star Film Society will screen the documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom at Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theater from 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The film, which is directed by Ya’Ke Smith, tracks one Black man as he travels through Texas and discovers Juneteenth “reveals the faith” that let formerly enslaved people and their descendants fight for freedom. Tickets are $5 to $10. 2401 N. Main St., Fort Worth.

June 15

Dallas College’s Mountain View campus will host its second annual “How We Got Over: Dallas Black Hidden Figures” event beginning at 11:30 a.m. The program will feature keynote speaker Haley Taylor Schlitz, the youngest Black person to graduate from law school, as well as performances of African dance and spoken word. The event will be open to the public and will be live-streamed as well. FREE. 4849 W. Illinois Ave.

Project Unity and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra have joined to offer Together We Sing as part of National Black Music Month, and only days before Juneteenth. The program will feature Grammy winning artist Erica Campbell and a hip-hop tribute featuring Spinderella, along with the 200-member Unity choir and a full orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The night will also include the organizations Together We Awards, which recognizes companies, organizations, individuals and faith communities who work to confront and dismantle racism. Tickets start at $49. 2301 Flora St.

The National Juneteenth Museum will present its first Uniting Voices speaker series event with Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson’s memoir about his work to combat social injustices in criminal law inspired the movie Just Mercy, where he was played by Michael B. Jordan. The event, which is moderated by Leah Frazier, will begin at 7 p.m. at the I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and Visual Performing Arts in Fort Worth. Tickets are $25 to $100. 1411 I.M. Terrell Circle South, Fort Worth.

The Orchestra of New Spain will perform a range of music and songs from Black composers for Celebrating Juneteenth: Music of Black Composers. Music will include songs from Quinn Mason, Scott Joplin, Ulysses Kay, and more. Tickets are $15 each and $5 for students. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville.

June 15-17

The African American Museum will offer a series of gallery talks and a book discussion by Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Gerald Leavell, and Dr. Josh Myer. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

June 16

Grand Prairie’s Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the city of Grand Prairie are hosting a Juneteenth Celebration Kick Off at the Dalworth Recreation Center starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will be “cookout” style with entertainment for all ages. 2012 Spikes St., Grand Prairie.

The NETwork DFW will host a Juneteenth Charity Ball at the African American Museum in Fair Park from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The group says it has created a program for the evening that includes a three-course dinner; performances from DJ She Real, Bandon Koro African Dance Ensemble, and Kevin Williams; speakers, and more. Proceeds will go to a scholarship program. Tickets start at $90. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The South Dallas Cultural Center, along with UNT Black Alumni and LOFE, will host a Juneteenth trivia night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be art exhibitions, a live DJ, and trivia that emphasizes arts and Black culture. FREE, but an RSVP is encouraged. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 

June 16-17

The two-day Denton Juneteenth Celebration will start Friday with a festival featuring live music performances and family-friendly entertainment. On Saturday the day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade that will lead to more festivities at Fred Moore Park. FREE. 500 S. Bradshaw St., Denton.

June 16-18

Dallas Southern Pride’s Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration, which combines both Juneteenth and Pride in one event. The event promises a pool party and Unity Festival, a brunch named after the late DSP leader Kirk Myers-Hill, and a Climax Close-Out party. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the free health and wellness programs of its partner agencies. Event tickets range from free to $1,000, depending on the packages and the individual event. 1015 Elm St.

June 17

The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will host its 2023 Juneteenth 4K Walk and Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will begin with a 4K Freedom Walk and end with a free community festival with live entertainment, vendors, and family-friendly activities. The festivities will also include a special unveiling and dedication to the center from SMU, with a replica of the university’s historical marker commemorating King’s 1966 visit to Dallas, as well as a special mural of Dr. King by The Walls Project. Performers include Arinze Oji and Bria Washington. FREE. 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The city of Grand Prairie will host a Juneteenth Parade and Celebration at its City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The parade will start at city hall and finish at Tyre Park. There will be free barbecue, vendors, activities, and more. 300 W. Main St., Grand Prairie.

The historically Black Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood will host its 13th annual Juneteenth Celebration from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a parade at 10 a.m. The event, which will be held at the K.B. Polk Recreation Center, will feature live music, food, and family fun. FREE. 6801 Roper St.

The Blair Foundation is encouraging people to join its annual Juneteenth March, which will begin at 10 a.m. Participants will line up at 9 a.m. at James Madison High School, and end up at William Blair Jr. Park, a little more than a three-mile walk. FREE.  3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Little Elm Juneteenth will host a Freedom Walk starting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The walk is free and includes access to live music from Don Diego, speakers, food trucks, and more. Attendees can also register for a shirt and participate in a mimosa toast. 701 W. Eldorado Pkwy., Little Elm.

Wylie will host its annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olde City Park. The event will have a DJ, live music, free food and concessions, bounce houses, games, health and wellness opportunities, historical elements, food trucks, and local vendors. The Juneteenth Pageant will make its debut this year, too. FREE. 112 S. Ballard Ave., Wylie.

For Oak Cliff and Dare To Live Right will host a Juneteenth festival and farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The family-friendly event will offer free food, bounce houses, a water slide, art and STEM activities, face painting, games, a live DJ, and voter registration opportunities. FREE with RSVP. 907 E. Ledbetter Dr.

The South Central Civic League is hosting Juneteenth in Joppa-Joppee from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Central Park. The Smoke Squad BBQ will fire up the pit, and there will also be music, kayaking, vendors, games, and a screening of the film 150 Years of Resiliency: A Joppa Documentary. FREE. 4753 Fellows Ln.

The Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, along with the Dallas Historical Society and Yellow Rose Junior Cotillion, will host a Juneteenth celebration at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the theme “Celebrating Resilience: We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams,” the event will feature a community forum featuring outgoing Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas, Delores Shaw, Roland Parrish, and Lady Jade, with Nicole Baker moderating. An awards ceremony will honor individuals and organizations that have engaged in public advocacy and volunteerism. FREE. 3939 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library will host Juneteenth events throughout the day, beginning at 11 a.m. Hear Donald Payton talk about the historic freedman’s town of Tenth Street, listen to Stanley Glenn perform the music of T-Bone Walker, watch the performance of “A Free Man Cries for the Future,” make remembrance stones with the Nasher Sculpture Center, and create Juneteenth buttons. In addition, Rayo Planning will offer a fun and interactive activity combining memories and values with building the ideal neighborhood. You can also visit the Tenth Street and The Bottom exhibit on the seventh floor. FREE. 1515 Young St.

The historic Morney Berry Farm will host a Juneteenth celebration from noon to 6 p.m. The farm sits on land purchased by the formerly enslaved James and Kathy Morney with several bales of cotton and six years of savings in 1876. Their descendants own it today, and have been celebrating Juneteenth on that property for more than 30 years. Saturday’s event will offer food, games, live music, and vendors. FREE, but donations are encouraged. 9455 Lancaster Hutchins Rd.

Arlington’s Cravens Park will be the site of the city’s Juneteenth celebration, which will feature an outdoor pop-up market full of products from Black-owned businesses for purchasing, food trucks, face painting, and snow cones. FREE. 400 Cravens Dr., Arlington.

Head over to Cowtown for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. Established almost 40 years ago to celebrate Black cowboys, the event is the country’s longest-running Black rodeo. Tickets start at $15, and there are shows at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Cowtown Coliseum, 121 East Exchange Ave., Fort Worth

The cities that make up the Best Southwest region of North Texas—Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, and Lancaster—will host a Juneteenth Celebration from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will offer four hours of live music, a Black author’s expo, a wellness expo, a cultural expo, vendor booths, and bounce houses. FREE. Armstrong Park, Duncanville.

The Dallas Cowboys will host its second annual Juneteenth celebration at AT&T Stadium from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will offer live entertainment from Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue, Makenzi Jackson, Black Ceasar, DJ SC, and La Bell, as well as lawn games, and shopping with local Black-owned businesses. FREE. One AT&T Way, Arlington.

Forney will host its Juneteenth Festival from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Spellman Amphitheater at Forney Community Park. The event will feature live music and other programming. FREE. 241 FM 548, Forney.

The city of Garland will host its annual Juneteenth event from 5 to 8 p.m. Singer Rueben Leal will speak about the importance of celebrating the holiday, and jazz band The Rob Holbert Group will perform. There will be plenty of food trucks to purchase dinner or snacks, a children’s activity area, and an area for reflecting on the historical significance of the day. FREE. Audubon Park, Garland.

Galleria Dallas will be handing out free Juneteenth T-shirts, designed by local artist Sam Lao, beginning at 10 a.m. June 17. Lao will be there for the first hour, but if you miss her, you can check out her art installation near Bachendorf’s on the first floor. 13350 Dallas Pkwy.

June 18

Organizers for the North Texas Juneteenth Celebration are planning an event they hope will be an “opportunity to further the dialogue of justice and freedom in our communities.” Starting at 10 a.m., expect music, guest speakers, and a special performance. FREE. William Blair Jr. Park, 3000 Municipal St.

Lofty Spaces will host a family-friendly celebration presented by the Elite Experience Events Cultural Organization from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can enjoy music, food, performances, scholarship announcements, and more. Tickets are $5. 816 Montgomery St.

The Deep Ellum Foundation will take over Main Street for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party. From noon to 6 p.m., there will be 30 vendor booths up and down Main and onto Pryor, and there will be musicians and DJs playing all afternoon. Think artists like Ei8th Notes Band and Jess Garland, and R&B group Dru Hill, celebrating its golden anniversary this year, will headline at 5 p.m. General admission is free. 2646 Main St.

Head to Jefferson Boulevard, where daily® Streetwear and Barber Shop will host Kinfolk, an event it says will be a community-focused block party that offers immersive experiences, activities featuring Black art and the opportunity to create art, games, a marketplace, and the opportunity to honor the history of Juneteenth. Music will be provided by DJ Ade, DJ Rocket, and DJ Endolena. The event starts at 2 p.m. and will end at 10 p.m. Tickets are free to $50. 216 Jefferson Blvd.

The Mesquite NAACP is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival at Paschall Park, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will offer shopping with vendors, food, kids activities, and live music, including headliner Fat Daddy I Got the Blues. FREE. 10001 New Market Rd., Mesquite

From 3 to 6 p.m., the 23rd Annual City Men Cook competition will recognize both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, which fall on the same weekend. The annual event offers cooking competitions between local chefs, food tastings, music, and dancing, and is often billed as the “largest Sunday dinner in North Texas.” The event begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for children and $20 for adults. The African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Sunny South Dallas’ weekly Food Park After Dark will offer a special Juneteenth edition at the Urban Arts Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The evening will offer food and drink from local vendors, live music, and activities that highlight technology, arts, and culture. Artists performing include UGX, MQ the Mxfit, Shotty HD, Sydie, and The Rebel Prince. FREE. 919 Morrell Ave.

Head to Legacy Hall’s Lexus Box Garden for Legacy West’s annual Juneteenth Fashion Show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the one-hour show will feature Black designers, like House of Dasha, Annia Louisa, and more. Radio personality Lady Jade and Project Runway alum Venny Etienne will host, and there’s an after party when the show concludes. General admission is free, but VIP and balcony seating range $10–$350. Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Ave., Plano

June 19

Grab three friends and tee off at 9 a.m. with the Juneteenth Golf Classic hosted by the Golf Club of Dallas. The event will help raise money for Black-owned businesses in Dallas through micro-grants. A single-player registration costs $155, while a team of four is $600. Registration includes happy hour, a polo shirt, breakfast, and more. 2200 W. Red Bird Ln.

From vendors to history discussions and performances by musicians, The African American Museum will offer a full day of Juneteenth programming. At 1 p.m., Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney and Donald Cox will speak about the history of the holiday, followed by a panel discussion on Parallels: American Slavery and South Africa Apartheid. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Every Juneteenth, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee walks 2.5 miles to recognize the 2.5 years it took for Texas slaves to hear about their emancipation. Lee has spent years working to turn Juneteenth into a federal holiday. In 2016, she walked 1,600 miles to Washington, D.C. Last year, she was nominated for a Nobel Prize. Now 96, Lee is walking 2.5 miles again in the Opal’s Walk for Freedom to the new National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Register to walk with her in-person or virtually here. 1050 Evans Ave., Fort Worth

Dallas InnerCity Growers (DIG) and Joppy Momma’s Farm will host the Joppa Juneteenth Festival at South Central Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers say the event is “rooted in Black food sovereignty” and will include music, games, farm tours, food, and fellowship. Chefs Amber Williams and Terance Jenkins will be on hand, and Freddie Jones and Alphonso Sanders will provide music. FREE. 4818 Fellows Ln.

The Rooftop Cinema Club in downtown Fort Worth will have a screening showcase with movies from Black filmmakers and actors, including Love & Basketball and Candyman. Tickets start at $16.50. 235 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth.

The South Dallas Culture Center will unveil a Juneteenth mural, created by artist JD Moore, as part of its Juneteenth celebration. The unveiling will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  FREE. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave.

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Historically Black neighborhoods and freedman’s towns in North Texas have longstanding celebrations commemorating the day that enslaved people in Galveston were told that President Abraham Lincoln had freed them. Not familiar with the holiday? We recommend reading this profile of Lee from last year, and this discussion with Remembering Black Dallas’ Dr. Deborah Hopes about what Juneteenth means to Dallas in particular.

Below, we have compiled a list of events to help you learn more and celebrate the holiday, starting this weekend.

Ongoing

The African American Museum is offering several exhibitions, including If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future, which explores themes like apartheid, colonialism, and everyday life and includes artists like Zanele Muholi, Vivien Kohler, Anastasia Pather, and Portia Zvavahera. Frank Frazier—The Visionary, The Advocate, the Artist explores the 60-year career of Dallas-based artist Frank Frazier. The Color of Freedom highlights the diversity of women of color in the nation’s defense. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 10

The African American Museum will hold its annual preservation workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop helps participants preserve family and local history and tell those stories. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

The Dallas Police Department and community partners will host the 2023 CommUNITY Juneteenth Celebration at William Blair Jr. Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They promise family fun, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, food, and vendors. FREE. 3000 Rochester St.

Take a bus tour highlighting Dallas’ Black history, and enjoy soul food with the Soul of DFW Food and Black History Bus Tour that will take a look at the city’s Juneteenth connections. Organizers say the tour will include a private viewing of the original Order No. 3, which is known as the “Juneteenth document,” as well as never-before-seen artifacts from one of the original Dallas freedman’s towns. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., will include a visit to a 19th century Black-owned farm for a tour and lunch. Tickets are $75. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 11

Learn about the History of Juneteenth from Richard Fleming, a North Texas resident whose ancestors were enslaved before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, at the Cozy Public Library in Coppell. The event is free and starts at 2 p.m. 177 N. Heartz Dr., Coppell.

June 12

Preservation Dallas, Remembering Black Dallas, and the Dallas County Pioneer Association are hosting a two-and-a-half hour program at Old City Park entitled “The Meaning of Juneteenth: Emancipation in Texas.” Speakers include Donald Payton and Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney. The program will also include a visit to the Millermore Mansion and the Gano Farmestead, which are sites where enslaved Texans became free. It will be preceded by a dinner catered by Chef Cassy Jones. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., and is $20 per person. 1515 S. Harwood St.

June 14

The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce and the Lone Star Film Society will screen the documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom at Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theater from 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The film, which is directed by Ya’Ke Smith, tracks one Black man as he travels through Texas and discovers Juneteenth “reveals the faith” that let formerly enslaved people and their descendants fight for freedom. Tickets are $5 to $10. 2401 N. Main St., Fort Worth.

June 15

Dallas College’s Mountain View campus will host its second annual “How We Got Over: Dallas Black Hidden Figures” event beginning at 11:30 a.m. The program will feature keynote speaker Haley Taylor Schlitz, the youngest Black person to graduate from law school, as well as performances of African dance and spoken word. The event will be open to the public and will be live-streamed as well. FREE. 4849 W. Illinois Ave.

Project Unity and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra have joined to offer Together We Sing as part of National Black Music Month, and only days before Juneteenth. The program will feature Grammy winning artist Erica Campbell and a hip-hop tribute featuring Spinderella, along with the 200-member Unity choir and a full orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The night will also include the organizations Together We Awards, which recognizes companies, organizations, individuals and faith communities who work to confront and dismantle racism. Tickets start at $49. 2301 Flora St.

The National Juneteenth Museum will present its first Uniting Voices speaker series event with Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson’s memoir about his work to combat social injustices in criminal law inspired the movie Just Mercy, where he was played by Michael B. Jordan. The event, which is moderated by Leah Frazier, will begin at 7 p.m. at the I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and Visual Performing Arts in Fort Worth. Tickets are $25 to $100. 1411 I.M. Terrell Circle South, Fort Worth.

The Orchestra of New Spain will perform a range of music and songs from Black composers for Celebrating Juneteenth: Music of Black Composers. Music will include songs from Quinn Mason, Scott Joplin, Ulysses Kay, and more. Tickets are $15 each and $5 for students. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville.

June 15-17

The African American Museum will offer a series of gallery talks and a book discussion by Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Gerald Leavell, and Dr. Josh Myer. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

June 16

Grand Prairie’s Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the city of Grand Prairie are hosting a Juneteenth Celebration Kick Off at the Dalworth Recreation Center starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will be “cookout” style with entertainment for all ages. 2012 Spikes St., Grand Prairie.

The NETwork DFW will host a Juneteenth Charity Ball at the African American Museum in Fair Park from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The group says it has created a program for the evening that includes a three-course dinner; performances from DJ She Real, Bandon Koro African Dance Ensemble, and Kevin Williams; speakers, and more. Proceeds will go to a scholarship program. Tickets start at $90. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The South Dallas Cultural Center, along with UNT Black Alumni and LOFE, will host a Juneteenth trivia night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be art exhibitions, a live DJ, and trivia that emphasizes arts and Black culture. FREE, but an RSVP is encouraged. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 

June 16-17

The two-day Denton Juneteenth Celebration will start Friday with a festival featuring live music performances and family-friendly entertainment. On Saturday the day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade that will lead to more festivities at Fred Moore Park. FREE. 500 S. Bradshaw St., Denton.

June 16-18

Dallas Southern Pride’s Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration, which combines both Juneteenth and Pride in one event. The event promises a pool party and Unity Festival, a brunch named after the late DSP leader Kirk Myers-Hill, and a Climax Close-Out party. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the free health and wellness programs of its partner agencies. Event tickets range from free to $1,000, depending on the packages and the individual event. 1015 Elm St.

June 17

The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will host its 2023 Juneteenth 4K Walk and Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will begin with a 4K Freedom Walk and end with a free community festival with live entertainment, vendors, and family-friendly activities. The festivities will also include a special unveiling and dedication to the center from SMU, with a replica of the university’s historical marker commemorating King’s 1966 visit to Dallas, as well as a special mural of Dr. King by The Walls Project. Performers include Arinze Oji and Bria Washington. FREE. 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The city of Grand Prairie will host a Juneteenth Parade and Celebration at its City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The parade will start at city hall and finish at Tyre Park. There will be free barbecue, vendors, activities, and more. 300 W. Main St., Grand Prairie.

The historically Black Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood will host its 13th annual Juneteenth Celebration from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a parade at 10 a.m. The event, which will be held at the K.B. Polk Recreation Center, will feature live music, food, and family fun. FREE. 6801 Roper St.

The Blair Foundation is encouraging people to join its annual Juneteenth March, which will begin at 10 a.m. Participants will line up at 9 a.m. at James Madison High School, and end up at William Blair Jr. Park, a little more than a three-mile walk. FREE.  3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Little Elm Juneteenth will host a Freedom Walk starting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The walk is free and includes access to live music from Don Diego, speakers, food trucks, and more. Attendees can also register for a shirt and participate in a mimosa toast. 701 W. Eldorado Pkwy., Little Elm.

Wylie will host its annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olde City Park. The event will have a DJ, live music, free food and concessions, bounce houses, games, health and wellness opportunities, historical elements, food trucks, and local vendors. The Juneteenth Pageant will make its debut this year, too. FREE. 112 S. Ballard Ave., Wylie.

For Oak Cliff and Dare To Live Right will host a Juneteenth festival and farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The family-friendly event will offer free food, bounce houses, a water slide, art and STEM activities, face painting, games, a live DJ, and voter registration opportunities. FREE with RSVP. 907 E. Ledbetter Dr.

The South Central Civic League is hosting Juneteenth in Joppa-Joppee from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Central Park. The Smoke Squad BBQ will fire up the pit, and there will also be music, kayaking, vendors, games, and a screening of the film 150 Years of Resiliency: A Joppa Documentary. FREE. 4753 Fellows Ln.

The Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, along with the Dallas Historical Society and Yellow Rose Junior Cotillion, will host a Juneteenth celebration at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the theme “Celebrating Resilience: We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams,” the event will feature a community forum featuring outgoing Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas, Delores Shaw, Roland Parrish, and Lady Jade, with Nicole Baker moderating. An awards ceremony will honor individuals and organizations that have engaged in public advocacy and volunteerism. FREE. 3939 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library will host Juneteenth events throughout the day, beginning at 11 a.m. Hear Donald Payton talk about the historic freedman’s town of Tenth Street, listen to Stanley Glenn perform the music of T-Bone Walker, watch the performance of “A Free Man Cries for the Future,” make remembrance stones with the Nasher Sculpture Center, and create Juneteenth buttons. In addition, Rayo Planning will offer a fun and interactive activity combining memories and values with building the ideal neighborhood. You can also visit the Tenth Street and The Bottom exhibit on the seventh floor. FREE. 1515 Young St.

The historic Morney Berry Farm will host a Juneteenth celebration from noon to 6 p.m. The farm sits on land purchased by the formerly enslaved James and Kathy Morney with several bales of cotton and six years of savings in 1876. Their descendants own it today, and have been celebrating Juneteenth on that property for more than 30 years. Saturday’s event will offer food, games, live music, and vendors. FREE, but donations are encouraged. 9455 Lancaster Hutchins Rd.

Arlington’s Cravens Park will be the site of the city’s Juneteenth celebration, which will feature an outdoor pop-up market full of products from Black-owned businesses for purchasing, food trucks, face painting, and snow cones. FREE. 400 Cravens Dr., Arlington.

Head over to Cowtown for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. Established almost 40 years ago to celebrate Black cowboys, the event is the country’s longest-running Black rodeo. Tickets start at $15, and there are shows at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Cowtown Coliseum, 121 East Exchange Ave., Fort Worth

The cities that make up the Best Southwest region of North Texas—Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, and Lancaster—will host a Juneteenth Celebration from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will offer four hours of live music, a Black author’s expo, a wellness expo, a cultural expo, vendor booths, and bounce houses. FREE. Armstrong Park, Duncanville.

The Dallas Cowboys will host its second annual Juneteenth celebration at AT&T Stadium from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will offer live entertainment from Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue, Makenzi Jackson, Black Ceasar, DJ SC, and La Bell, as well as lawn games, and shopping with local Black-owned businesses. FREE. One AT&T Way, Arlington.

Forney will host its Juneteenth Festival from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Spellman Amphitheater at Forney Community Park. The event will feature live music and other programming. FREE. 241 FM 548, Forney.

The city of Garland will host its annual Juneteenth event from 5 to 8 p.m. Singer Rueben Leal will speak about the importance of celebrating the holiday, and jazz band The Rob Holbert Group will perform. There will be plenty of food trucks to purchase dinner or snacks, a children’s activity area, and an area for reflecting on the historical significance of the day. FREE. Audubon Park, Garland.

Galleria Dallas will be handing out free Juneteenth T-shirts, designed by local artist Sam Lao, beginning at 10 a.m. June 17. Lao will be there for the first hour, but if you miss her, you can check out her art installation near Bachendorf’s on the first floor. 13350 Dallas Pkwy.

June 18

Organizers for the North Texas Juneteenth Celebration are planning an event they hope will be an “opportunity to further the dialogue of justice and freedom in our communities.” Starting at 10 a.m., expect music, guest speakers, and a special performance. FREE. William Blair Jr. Park, 3000 Municipal St.

Lofty Spaces will host a family-friendly celebration presented by the Elite Experience Events Cultural Organization from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can enjoy music, food, performances, scholarship announcements, and more. Tickets are $5. 816 Montgomery St.

The Deep Ellum Foundation will take over Main Street for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party. From noon to 6 p.m., there will be 30 vendor booths up and down Main and onto Pryor, and there will be musicians and DJs playing all afternoon. Think artists like Ei8th Notes Band and Jess Garland, and R&B group Dru Hill, celebrating its golden anniversary this year, will headline at 5 p.m. General admission is free. 2646 Main St.

Head to Jefferson Boulevard, where daily® Streetwear and Barber Shop will host Kinfolk, an event it says will be a community-focused block party that offers immersive experiences, activities featuring Black art and the opportunity to create art, games, a marketplace, and the opportunity to honor the history of Juneteenth. Music will be provided by DJ Ade, DJ Rocket, and DJ Endolena. The event starts at 2 p.m. and will end at 10 p.m. Tickets are free to $50. 216 Jefferson Blvd.

The Mesquite NAACP is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival at Paschall Park, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will offer shopping with vendors, food, kids activities, and live music, including headliner Fat Daddy I Got the Blues. FREE. 10001 New Market Rd., Mesquite

From 3 to 6 p.m., the 23rd Annual City Men Cook competition will recognize both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, which fall on the same weekend. The annual event offers cooking competitions between local chefs, food tastings, music, and dancing, and is often billed as the “largest Sunday dinner in North Texas.” The event begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for children and $20 for adults. The African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Sunny South Dallas’ weekly Food Park After Dark will offer a special Juneteenth edition at the Urban Arts Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The evening will offer food and drink from local vendors, live music, and activities that highlight technology, arts, and culture. Artists performing include UGX, MQ the Mxfit, Shotty HD, Sydie, and The Rebel Prince. FREE. 919 Morrell Ave.

Head to Legacy Hall’s Lexus Box Garden for Legacy West’s annual Juneteenth Fashion Show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the one-hour show will feature Black designers, like House of Dasha, Annia Louisa, and more. Radio personality Lady Jade and Project Runway alum Venny Etienne will host, and there’s an after party when the show concludes. General admission is free, but VIP and balcony seating range $10–$350. Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Ave., Plano

June 19

Grab three friends and tee off at 9 a.m. with the Juneteenth Golf Classic hosted by the Golf Club of Dallas. The event will help raise money for Black-owned businesses in Dallas through micro-grants. A single-player registration costs $155, while a team of four is $600. Registration includes happy hour, a polo shirt, breakfast, and more. 2200 W. Red Bird Ln.

From vendors to history discussions and performances by musicians, The African American Museum will offer a full day of Juneteenth programming. At 1 p.m., Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney and Donald Cox will speak about the history of the holiday, followed by a panel discussion on Parallels: American Slavery and South Africa Apartheid. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Every Juneteenth, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee walks 2.5 miles to recognize the 2.5 years it took for Texas slaves to hear about their emancipation. Lee has spent years working to turn Juneteenth into a federal holiday. In 2016, she walked 1,600 miles to Washington, D.C. Last year, she was nominated for a Nobel Prize. Now 96, Lee is walking 2.5 miles again in the Opal’s Walk for Freedom to the new National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Register to walk with her in-person or virtually here. 1050 Evans Ave., Fort Worth

Dallas InnerCity Growers (DIG) and Joppy Momma’s Farm will host the Joppa Juneteenth Festival at South Central Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers say the event is “rooted in Black food sovereignty” and will include music, games, farm tours, food, and fellowship. Chefs Amber Williams and Terance Jenkins will be on hand, and Freddie Jones and Alphonso Sanders will provide music. FREE. 4818 Fellows Ln.

The Rooftop Cinema Club in downtown Fort Worth will have a screening showcase with movies from Black filmmakers and actors, including Love & Basketball and Candyman. Tickets start at $16.50. 235 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth.

The South Dallas Culture Center will unveil a Juneteenth mural, created by artist JD Moore, as part of its Juneteenth celebration. The unveiling will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  FREE. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave.

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Historically Black neighborhoods and freedman’s towns in North Texas have longstanding celebrations commemorating the day that enslaved people in Galveston were told that President Abraham Lincoln had freed them. Not familiar with the holiday? We recommend reading this profile of Lee from last year, and this discussion with Remembering Black Dallas’ Dr. Deborah Hopes about what Juneteenth means to Dallas in particular.

Below, we have compiled a list of events to help you learn more and celebrate the holiday, starting this weekend.

Ongoing

The African American Museum is offering several exhibitions, including If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future, which explores themes like apartheid, colonialism, and everyday life and includes artists like Zanele Muholi, Vivien Kohler, Anastasia Pather, and Portia Zvavahera. Frank Frazier—The Visionary, The Advocate, the Artist explores the 60-year career of Dallas-based artist Frank Frazier. The Color of Freedom highlights the diversity of women of color in the nation’s defense. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 10

The African American Museum will hold its annual preservation workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop helps participants preserve family and local history and tell those stories. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

The Dallas Police Department and community partners will host the 2023 CommUNITY Juneteenth Celebration at William Blair Jr. Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They promise family fun, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, food, and vendors. FREE. 3000 Rochester St.

Take a bus tour highlighting Dallas’ Black history, and enjoy soul food with the Soul of DFW Food and Black History Bus Tour that will take a look at the city’s Juneteenth connections. Organizers say the tour will include a private viewing of the original Order No. 3, which is known as the “Juneteenth document,” as well as never-before-seen artifacts from one of the original Dallas freedman’s towns. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., will include a visit to a 19th century Black-owned farm for a tour and lunch. Tickets are $75. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 11

Learn about the History of Juneteenth from Richard Fleming, a North Texas resident whose ancestors were enslaved before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, at the Cozy Public Library in Coppell. The event is free and starts at 2 p.m. 177 N. Heartz Dr., Coppell.

June 12

Preservation Dallas, Remembering Black Dallas, and the Dallas County Pioneer Association are hosting a two-and-a-half hour program at Old City Park entitled “The Meaning of Juneteenth: Emancipation in Texas.” Speakers include Donald Payton and Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney. The program will also include a visit to the Millermore Mansion and the Gano Farmestead, which are sites where enslaved Texans became free. It will be preceded by a dinner catered by Chef Cassy Jones. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., and is $20 per person. 1515 S. Harwood St.

June 14

The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce and the Lone Star Film Society will screen the documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom at Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theater from 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The film, which is directed by Ya’Ke Smith, tracks one Black man as he travels through Texas and discovers Juneteenth “reveals the faith” that let formerly enslaved people and their descendants fight for freedom. Tickets are $5 to $10. 2401 N. Main St., Fort Worth.

June 15

Dallas College’s Mountain View campus will host its second annual “How We Got Over: Dallas Black Hidden Figures” event beginning at 11:30 a.m. The program will feature keynote speaker Haley Taylor Schlitz, the youngest Black person to graduate from law school, as well as performances of African dance and spoken word. The event will be open to the public and will be live-streamed as well. FREE. 4849 W. Illinois Ave.

Project Unity and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra have joined to offer Together We Sing as part of National Black Music Month, and only days before Juneteenth. The program will feature Grammy winning artist Erica Campbell and a hip-hop tribute featuring Spinderella, along with the 200-member Unity choir and a full orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The night will also include the organizations Together We Awards, which recognizes companies, organizations, individuals and faith communities who work to confront and dismantle racism. Tickets start at $49. 2301 Flora St.

The National Juneteenth Museum will present its first Uniting Voices speaker series event with Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson’s memoir about his work to combat social injustices in criminal law inspired the movie Just Mercy, where he was played by Michael B. Jordan. The event, which is moderated by Leah Frazier, will begin at 7 p.m. at the I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and Visual Performing Arts in Fort Worth. Tickets are $25 to $100. 1411 I.M. Terrell Circle South, Fort Worth.

The Orchestra of New Spain will perform a range of music and songs from Black composers for Celebrating Juneteenth: Music of Black Composers. Music will include songs from Quinn Mason, Scott Joplin, Ulysses Kay, and more. Tickets are $15 each and $5 for students. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville.

June 15-17

The African American Museum will offer a series of gallery talks and a book discussion by Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Gerald Leavell, and Dr. Josh Myer. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

June 16

Grand Prairie’s Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the city of Grand Prairie are hosting a Juneteenth Celebration Kick Off at the Dalworth Recreation Center starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will be “cookout” style with entertainment for all ages. 2012 Spikes St., Grand Prairie.

The NETwork DFW will host a Juneteenth Charity Ball at the African American Museum in Fair Park from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The group says it has created a program for the evening that includes a three-course dinner; performances from DJ She Real, Bandon Koro African Dance Ensemble, and Kevin Williams; speakers, and more. Proceeds will go to a scholarship program. Tickets start at $90. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The South Dallas Cultural Center, along with UNT Black Alumni and LOFE, will host a Juneteenth trivia night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be art exhibitions, a live DJ, and trivia that emphasizes arts and Black culture. FREE, but an RSVP is encouraged. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 

June 16-17

The two-day Denton Juneteenth Celebration will start Friday with a festival featuring live music performances and family-friendly entertainment. On Saturday the day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade that will lead to more festivities at Fred Moore Park. FREE. 500 S. Bradshaw St., Denton.

June 16-18

Dallas Southern Pride’s Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration, which combines both Juneteenth and Pride in one event. The event promises a pool party and Unity Festival, a brunch named after the late DSP leader Kirk Myers-Hill, and a Climax Close-Out party. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the free health and wellness programs of its partner agencies. Event tickets range from free to $1,000, depending on the packages and the individual event. 1015 Elm St.

June 17

The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will host its 2023 Juneteenth 4K Walk and Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will begin with a 4K Freedom Walk and end with a free community festival with live entertainment, vendors, and family-friendly activities. The festivities will also include a special unveiling and dedication to the center from SMU, with a replica of the university’s historical marker commemorating King’s 1966 visit to Dallas, as well as a special mural of Dr. King by The Walls Project. Performers include Arinze Oji and Bria Washington. FREE. 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The city of Grand Prairie will host a Juneteenth Parade and Celebration at its City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The parade will start at city hall and finish at Tyre Park. There will be free barbecue, vendors, activities, and more. 300 W. Main St., Grand Prairie.

The historically Black Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood will host its 13th annual Juneteenth Celebration from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a parade at 10 a.m. The event, which will be held at the K.B. Polk Recreation Center, will feature live music, food, and family fun. FREE. 6801 Roper St.

The Blair Foundation is encouraging people to join its annual Juneteenth March, which will begin at 10 a.m. Participants will line up at 9 a.m. at James Madison High School, and end up at William Blair Jr. Park, a little more than a three-mile walk. FREE.  3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Little Elm Juneteenth will host a Freedom Walk starting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The walk is free and includes access to live music from Don Diego, speakers, food trucks, and more. Attendees can also register for a shirt and participate in a mimosa toast. 701 W. Eldorado Pkwy., Little Elm.

Wylie will host its annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olde City Park. The event will have a DJ, live music, free food and concessions, bounce houses, games, health and wellness opportunities, historical elements, food trucks, and local vendors. The Juneteenth Pageant will make its debut this year, too. FREE. 112 S. Ballard Ave., Wylie.

For Oak Cliff and Dare To Live Right will host a Juneteenth festival and farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The family-friendly event will offer free food, bounce houses, a water slide, art and STEM activities, face painting, games, a live DJ, and voter registration opportunities. FREE with RSVP. 907 E. Ledbetter Dr.

The South Central Civic League is hosting Juneteenth in Joppa-Joppee from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Central Park. The Smoke Squad BBQ will fire up the pit, and there will also be music, kayaking, vendors, games, and a screening of the film 150 Years of Resiliency: A Joppa Documentary. FREE. 4753 Fellows Ln.

The Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, along with the Dallas Historical Society and Yellow Rose Junior Cotillion, will host a Juneteenth celebration at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the theme “Celebrating Resilience: We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams,” the event will feature a community forum featuring outgoing Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas, Delores Shaw, Roland Parrish, and Lady Jade, with Nicole Baker moderating. An awards ceremony will honor individuals and organizations that have engaged in public advocacy and volunteerism. FREE. 3939 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library will host Juneteenth events throughout the day, beginning at 11 a.m. Hear Donald Payton talk about the historic freedman’s town of Tenth Street, listen to Stanley Glenn perform the music of T-Bone Walker, watch the performance of “A Free Man Cries for the Future,” make remembrance stones with the Nasher Sculpture Center, and create Juneteenth buttons. In addition, Rayo Planning will offer a fun and interactive activity combining memories and values with building the ideal neighborhood. You can also visit the Tenth Street and The Bottom exhibit on the seventh floor. FREE. 1515 Young St.

The historic Morney Berry Farm will host a Juneteenth celebration from noon to 6 p.m. The farm sits on land purchased by the formerly enslaved James and Kathy Morney with several bales of cotton and six years of savings in 1876. Their descendants own it today, and have been celebrating Juneteenth on that property for more than 30 years. Saturday’s event will offer food, games, live music, and vendors. FREE, but donations are encouraged. 9455 Lancaster Hutchins Rd.

Arlington’s Cravens Park will be the site of the city’s Juneteenth celebration, which will feature an outdoor pop-up market full of products from Black-owned businesses for purchasing, food trucks, face painting, and snow cones. FREE. 400 Cravens Dr., Arlington.

Head over to Cowtown for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. Established almost 40 years ago to celebrate Black cowboys, the event is the country’s longest-running Black rodeo. Tickets start at $15, and there are shows at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Cowtown Coliseum, 121 East Exchange Ave., Fort Worth

The cities that make up the Best Southwest region of North Texas—Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, and Lancaster—will host a Juneteenth Celebration from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will offer four hours of live music, a Black author’s expo, a wellness expo, a cultural expo, vendor booths, and bounce houses. FREE. Armstrong Park, Duncanville.

The Dallas Cowboys will host its second annual Juneteenth celebration at AT&T Stadium from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will offer live entertainment from Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue, Makenzi Jackson, Black Ceasar, DJ SC, and La Bell, as well as lawn games, and shopping with local Black-owned businesses. FREE. One AT&T Way, Arlington.

Forney will host its Juneteenth Festival from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Spellman Amphitheater at Forney Community Park. The event will feature live music and other programming. FREE. 241 FM 548, Forney.

The city of Garland will host its annual Juneteenth event from 5 to 8 p.m. Singer Rueben Leal will speak about the importance of celebrating the holiday, and jazz band The Rob Holbert Group will perform. There will be plenty of food trucks to purchase dinner or snacks, a children’s activity area, and an area for reflecting on the historical significance of the day. FREE. Audubon Park, Garland.

Galleria Dallas will be handing out free Juneteenth T-shirts, designed by local artist Sam Lao, beginning at 10 a.m. June 17. Lao will be there for the first hour, but if you miss her, you can check out her art installation near Bachendorf’s on the first floor. 13350 Dallas Pkwy.

June 18

Organizers for the North Texas Juneteenth Celebration are planning an event they hope will be an “opportunity to further the dialogue of justice and freedom in our communities.” Starting at 10 a.m., expect music, guest speakers, and a special performance. FREE. William Blair Jr. Park, 3000 Municipal St.

Lofty Spaces will host a family-friendly celebration presented by the Elite Experience Events Cultural Organization from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can enjoy music, food, performances, scholarship announcements, and more. Tickets are $5. 816 Montgomery St.

The Deep Ellum Foundation will take over Main Street for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party. From noon to 6 p.m., there will be 30 vendor booths up and down Main and onto Pryor, and there will be musicians and DJs playing all afternoon. Think artists like Ei8th Notes Band and Jess Garland, and R&B group Dru Hill, celebrating its golden anniversary this year, will headline at 5 p.m. General admission is free. 2646 Main St.

Head to Jefferson Boulevard, where daily® Streetwear and Barber Shop will host Kinfolk, an event it says will be a community-focused block party that offers immersive experiences, activities featuring Black art and the opportunity to create art, games, a marketplace, and the opportunity to honor the history of Juneteenth. Music will be provided by DJ Ade, DJ Rocket, and DJ Endolena. The event starts at 2 p.m. and will end at 10 p.m. Tickets are free to $50. 216 Jefferson Blvd.

The Mesquite NAACP is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival at Paschall Park, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will offer shopping with vendors, food, kids activities, and live music, including headliner Fat Daddy I Got the Blues. FREE. 10001 New Market Rd., Mesquite

From 3 to 6 p.m., the 23rd Annual City Men Cook competition will recognize both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, which fall on the same weekend. The annual event offers cooking competitions between local chefs, food tastings, music, and dancing, and is often billed as the “largest Sunday dinner in North Texas.” The event begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for children and $20 for adults. The African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Sunny South Dallas’ weekly Food Park After Dark will offer a special Juneteenth edition at the Urban Arts Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The evening will offer food and drink from local vendors, live music, and activities that highlight technology, arts, and culture. Artists performing include UGX, MQ the Mxfit, Shotty HD, Sydie, and The Rebel Prince. FREE. 919 Morrell Ave.

Head to Legacy Hall’s Lexus Box Garden for Legacy West’s annual Juneteenth Fashion Show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the one-hour show will feature Black designers, like House of Dasha, Annia Louisa, and more. Radio personality Lady Jade and Project Runway alum Venny Etienne will host, and there’s an after party when the show concludes. General admission is free, but VIP and balcony seating range $10–$350. Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Ave., Plano

June 19

Grab three friends and tee off at 9 a.m. with the Juneteenth Golf Classic hosted by the Golf Club of Dallas. The event will help raise money for Black-owned businesses in Dallas through micro-grants. A single-player registration costs $155, while a team of four is $600. Registration includes happy hour, a polo shirt, breakfast, and more. 2200 W. Red Bird Ln.

From vendors to history discussions and performances by musicians, The African American Museum will offer a full day of Juneteenth programming. At 1 p.m., Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney and Donald Cox will speak about the history of the holiday, followed by a panel discussion on Parallels: American Slavery and South Africa Apartheid. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Every Juneteenth, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee walks 2.5 miles to recognize the 2.5 years it took for Texas slaves to hear about their emancipation. Lee has spent years working to turn Juneteenth into a federal holiday. In 2016, she walked 1,600 miles to Washington, D.C. Last year, she was nominated for a Nobel Prize. Now 96, Lee is walking 2.5 miles again in the Opal’s Walk for Freedom to the new National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Register to walk with her in-person or virtually here. 1050 Evans Ave., Fort Worth

Dallas InnerCity Growers (DIG) and Joppy Momma’s Farm will host the Joppa Juneteenth Festival at South Central Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers say the event is “rooted in Black food sovereignty” and will include music, games, farm tours, food, and fellowship. Chefs Amber Williams and Terance Jenkins will be on hand, and Freddie Jones and Alphonso Sanders will provide music. FREE. 4818 Fellows Ln.

The Rooftop Cinema Club in downtown Fort Worth will have a screening showcase with movies from Black filmmakers and actors, including Love & Basketball and Candyman. Tickets start at $16.50. 235 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth.

The South Dallas Culture Center will unveil a Juneteenth mural, created by artist JD Moore, as part of its Juneteenth celebration. The unveiling will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  FREE. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave.

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Historically Black neighborhoods and freedman’s towns in North Texas have longstanding celebrations commemorating the day that enslaved people in Galveston were told that President Abraham Lincoln had freed them. Not familiar with the holiday? We recommend reading this profile of Lee from last year, and this discussion with Remembering Black Dallas’ Dr. Deborah Hopes about what Juneteenth means to Dallas in particular.

Below, we have compiled a list of events to help you learn more and celebrate the holiday, starting this weekend.

Ongoing

The African American Museum is offering several exhibitions, including If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future, which explores themes like apartheid, colonialism, and everyday life and includes artists like Zanele Muholi, Vivien Kohler, Anastasia Pather, and Portia Zvavahera. Frank Frazier—The Visionary, The Advocate, the Artist explores the 60-year career of Dallas-based artist Frank Frazier. The Color of Freedom highlights the diversity of women of color in the nation’s defense. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 10

The African American Museum will hold its annual preservation workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop helps participants preserve family and local history and tell those stories. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

The Dallas Police Department and community partners will host the 2023 CommUNITY Juneteenth Celebration at William Blair Jr. Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They promise family fun, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, food, and vendors. FREE. 3000 Rochester St.

Take a bus tour highlighting Dallas’ Black history, and enjoy soul food with the Soul of DFW Food and Black History Bus Tour that will take a look at the city’s Juneteenth connections. Organizers say the tour will include a private viewing of the original Order No. 3, which is known as the “Juneteenth document,” as well as never-before-seen artifacts from one of the original Dallas freedman’s towns. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., will include a visit to a 19th century Black-owned farm for a tour and lunch. Tickets are $75. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 11

Learn about the History of Juneteenth from Richard Fleming, a North Texas resident whose ancestors were enslaved before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, at the Cozy Public Library in Coppell. The event is free and starts at 2 p.m. 177 N. Heartz Dr., Coppell.

June 12

Preservation Dallas, Remembering Black Dallas, and the Dallas County Pioneer Association are hosting a two-and-a-half hour program at Old City Park entitled “The Meaning of Juneteenth: Emancipation in Texas.” Speakers include Donald Payton and Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney. The program will also include a visit to the Millermore Mansion and the Gano Farmestead, which are sites where enslaved Texans became free. It will be preceded by a dinner catered by Chef Cassy Jones. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., and is $20 per person. 1515 S. Harwood St.

June 14

The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce and the Lone Star Film Society will screen the documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom at Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theater from 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The film, which is directed by Ya’Ke Smith, tracks one Black man as he travels through Texas and discovers Juneteenth “reveals the faith” that let formerly enslaved people and their descendants fight for freedom. Tickets are $5 to $10. 2401 N. Main St., Fort Worth.

June 15

Dallas College’s Mountain View campus will host its second annual “How We Got Over: Dallas Black Hidden Figures” event beginning at 11:30 a.m. The program will feature keynote speaker Haley Taylor Schlitz, the youngest Black person to graduate from law school, as well as performances of African dance and spoken word. The event will be open to the public and will be live-streamed as well. FREE. 4849 W. Illinois Ave.

Project Unity and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra have joined to offer Together We Sing as part of National Black Music Month, and only days before Juneteenth. The program will feature Grammy winning artist Erica Campbell and a hip-hop tribute featuring Spinderella, along with the 200-member Unity choir and a full orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The night will also include the organizations Together We Awards, which recognizes companies, organizations, individuals and faith communities who work to confront and dismantle racism. Tickets start at $49. 2301 Flora St.

The National Juneteenth Museum will present its first Uniting Voices speaker series event with Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson’s memoir about his work to combat social injustices in criminal law inspired the movie Just Mercy, where he was played by Michael B. Jordan. The event, which is moderated by Leah Frazier, will begin at 7 p.m. at the I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and Visual Performing Arts in Fort Worth. Tickets are $25 to $100. 1411 I.M. Terrell Circle South, Fort Worth.

The Orchestra of New Spain will perform a range of music and songs from Black composers for Celebrating Juneteenth: Music of Black Composers. Music will include songs from Quinn Mason, Scott Joplin, Ulysses Kay, and more. Tickets are $15 each and $5 for students. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville.

June 15-17

The African American Museum will offer a series of gallery talks and a book discussion by Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Gerald Leavell, and Dr. Josh Myer. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

June 16

Grand Prairie’s Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the city of Grand Prairie are hosting a Juneteenth Celebration Kick Off at the Dalworth Recreation Center starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will be “cookout” style with entertainment for all ages. 2012 Spikes St., Grand Prairie.

The NETwork DFW will host a Juneteenth Charity Ball at the African American Museum in Fair Park from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The group says it has created a program for the evening that includes a three-course dinner; performances from DJ She Real, Bandon Koro African Dance Ensemble, and Kevin Williams; speakers, and more. Proceeds will go to a scholarship program. Tickets start at $90. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The South Dallas Cultural Center, along with UNT Black Alumni and LOFE, will host a Juneteenth trivia night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be art exhibitions, a live DJ, and trivia that emphasizes arts and Black culture. FREE, but an RSVP is encouraged. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 

June 16-17

The two-day Denton Juneteenth Celebration will start Friday with a festival featuring live music performances and family-friendly entertainment. On Saturday the day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade that will lead to more festivities at Fred Moore Park. FREE. 500 S. Bradshaw St., Denton.

June 16-18

Dallas Southern Pride’s Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration, which combines both Juneteenth and Pride in one event. The event promises a pool party and Unity Festival, a brunch named after the late DSP leader Kirk Myers-Hill, and a Climax Close-Out party. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the free health and wellness programs of its partner agencies. Event tickets range from free to $1,000, depending on the packages and the individual event. 1015 Elm St.

June 17

The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will host its 2023 Juneteenth 4K Walk and Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will begin with a 4K Freedom Walk and end with a free community festival with live entertainment, vendors, and family-friendly activities. The festivities will also include a special unveiling and dedication to the center from SMU, with a replica of the university’s historical marker commemorating King’s 1966 visit to Dallas, as well as a special mural of Dr. King by The Walls Project. Performers include Arinze Oji and Bria Washington. FREE. 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The city of Grand Prairie will host a Juneteenth Parade and Celebration at its City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The parade will start at city hall and finish at Tyre Park. There will be free barbecue, vendors, activities, and more. 300 W. Main St., Grand Prairie.

The historically Black Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood will host its 13th annual Juneteenth Celebration from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a parade at 10 a.m. The event, which will be held at the K.B. Polk Recreation Center, will feature live music, food, and family fun. FREE. 6801 Roper St.

The Blair Foundation is encouraging people to join its annual Juneteenth March, which will begin at 10 a.m. Participants will line up at 9 a.m. at James Madison High School, and end up at William Blair Jr. Park, a little more than a three-mile walk. FREE.  3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Little Elm Juneteenth will host a Freedom Walk starting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The walk is free and includes access to live music from Don Diego, speakers, food trucks, and more. Attendees can also register for a shirt and participate in a mimosa toast. 701 W. Eldorado Pkwy., Little Elm.

Wylie will host its annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olde City Park. The event will have a DJ, live music, free food and concessions, bounce houses, games, health and wellness opportunities, historical elements, food trucks, and local vendors. The Juneteenth Pageant will make its debut this year, too. FREE. 112 S. Ballard Ave., Wylie.

For Oak Cliff and Dare To Live Right will host a Juneteenth festival and farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The family-friendly event will offer free food, bounce houses, a water slide, art and STEM activities, face painting, games, a live DJ, and voter registration opportunities. FREE with RSVP. 907 E. Ledbetter Dr.

The South Central Civic League is hosting Juneteenth in Joppa-Joppee from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Central Park. The Smoke Squad BBQ will fire up the pit, and there will also be music, kayaking, vendors, games, and a screening of the film 150 Years of Resiliency: A Joppa Documentary. FREE. 4753 Fellows Ln.

The Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, along with the Dallas Historical Society and Yellow Rose Junior Cotillion, will host a Juneteenth celebration at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the theme “Celebrating Resilience: We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams,” the event will feature a community forum featuring outgoing Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas, Delores Shaw, Roland Parrish, and Lady Jade, with Nicole Baker moderating. An awards ceremony will honor individuals and organizations that have engaged in public advocacy and volunteerism. FREE. 3939 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library will host Juneteenth events throughout the day, beginning at 11 a.m. Hear Donald Payton talk about the historic freedman’s town of Tenth Street, listen to Stanley Glenn perform the music of T-Bone Walker, watch the performance of “A Free Man Cries for the Future,” make remembrance stones with the Nasher Sculpture Center, and create Juneteenth buttons. In addition, Rayo Planning will offer a fun and interactive activity combining memories and values with building the ideal neighborhood. You can also visit the Tenth Street and The Bottom exhibit on the seventh floor. FREE. 1515 Young St.

The historic Morney Berry Farm will host a Juneteenth celebration from noon to 6 p.m. The farm sits on land purchased by the formerly enslaved James and Kathy Morney with several bales of cotton and six years of savings in 1876. Their descendants own it today, and have been celebrating Juneteenth on that property for more than 30 years. Saturday’s event will offer food, games, live music, and vendors. FREE, but donations are encouraged. 9455 Lancaster Hutchins Rd.

Arlington’s Cravens Park will be the site of the city’s Juneteenth celebration, which will feature an outdoor pop-up market full of products from Black-owned businesses for purchasing, food trucks, face painting, and snow cones. FREE. 400 Cravens Dr., Arlington.

Head over to Cowtown for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. Established almost 40 years ago to celebrate Black cowboys, the event is the country’s longest-running Black rodeo. Tickets start at $15, and there are shows at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Cowtown Coliseum, 121 East Exchange Ave., Fort Worth

The cities that make up the Best Southwest region of North Texas—Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, and Lancaster—will host a Juneteenth Celebration from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will offer four hours of live music, a Black author’s expo, a wellness expo, a cultural expo, vendor booths, and bounce houses. FREE. Armstrong Park, Duncanville.

The Dallas Cowboys will host its second annual Juneteenth celebration at AT&T Stadium from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will offer live entertainment from Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue, Makenzi Jackson, Black Ceasar, DJ SC, and La Bell, as well as lawn games, and shopping with local Black-owned businesses. FREE. One AT&T Way, Arlington.

Forney will host its Juneteenth Festival from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Spellman Amphitheater at Forney Community Park. The event will feature live music and other programming. FREE. 241 FM 548, Forney.

The city of Garland will host its annual Juneteenth event from 5 to 8 p.m. Singer Rueben Leal will speak about the importance of celebrating the holiday, and jazz band The Rob Holbert Group will perform. There will be plenty of food trucks to purchase dinner or snacks, a children’s activity area, and an area for reflecting on the historical significance of the day. FREE. Audubon Park, Garland.

Galleria Dallas will be handing out free Juneteenth T-shirts, designed by local artist Sam Lao, beginning at 10 a.m. June 17. Lao will be there for the first hour, but if you miss her, you can check out her art installation near Bachendorf’s on the first floor. 13350 Dallas Pkwy.

June 18

Organizers for the North Texas Juneteenth Celebration are planning an event they hope will be an “opportunity to further the dialogue of justice and freedom in our communities.” Starting at 10 a.m., expect music, guest speakers, and a special performance. FREE. William Blair Jr. Park, 3000 Municipal St.

Lofty Spaces will host a family-friendly celebration presented by the Elite Experience Events Cultural Organization from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can enjoy music, food, performances, scholarship announcements, and more. Tickets are $5. 816 Montgomery St.

The Deep Ellum Foundation will take over Main Street for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party. From noon to 6 p.m., there will be 30 vendor booths up and down Main and onto Pryor, and there will be musicians and DJs playing all afternoon. Think artists like Ei8th Notes Band and Jess Garland, and R&B group Dru Hill, celebrating its golden anniversary this year, will headline at 5 p.m. General admission is free. 2646 Main St.

Head to Jefferson Boulevard, where daily® Streetwear and Barber Shop will host Kinfolk, an event it says will be a community-focused block party that offers immersive experiences, activities featuring Black art and the opportunity to create art, games, a marketplace, and the opportunity to honor the history of Juneteenth. Music will be provided by DJ Ade, DJ Rocket, and DJ Endolena. The event starts at 2 p.m. and will end at 10 p.m. Tickets are free to $50. 216 Jefferson Blvd.

The Mesquite NAACP is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival at Paschall Park, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will offer shopping with vendors, food, kids activities, and live music, including headliner Fat Daddy I Got the Blues. FREE. 10001 New Market Rd., Mesquite

From 3 to 6 p.m., the 23rd Annual City Men Cook competition will recognize both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, which fall on the same weekend. The annual event offers cooking competitions between local chefs, food tastings, music, and dancing, and is often billed as the “largest Sunday dinner in North Texas.” The event begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for children and $20 for adults. The African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Sunny South Dallas’ weekly Food Park After Dark will offer a special Juneteenth edition at the Urban Arts Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The evening will offer food and drink from local vendors, live music, and activities that highlight technology, arts, and culture. Artists performing include UGX, MQ the Mxfit, Shotty HD, Sydie, and The Rebel Prince. FREE. 919 Morrell Ave.

Head to Legacy Hall’s Lexus Box Garden for Legacy West’s annual Juneteenth Fashion Show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the one-hour show will feature Black designers, like House of Dasha, Annia Louisa, and more. Radio personality Lady Jade and Project Runway alum Venny Etienne will host, and there’s an after party when the show concludes. General admission is free, but VIP and balcony seating range $10–$350. Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Ave., Plano

June 19

Grab three friends and tee off at 9 a.m. with the Juneteenth Golf Classic hosted by the Golf Club of Dallas. The event will help raise money for Black-owned businesses in Dallas through micro-grants. A single-player registration costs $155, while a team of four is $600. Registration includes happy hour, a polo shirt, breakfast, and more. 2200 W. Red Bird Ln.

From vendors to history discussions and performances by musicians, The African American Museum will offer a full day of Juneteenth programming. At 1 p.m., Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney and Donald Cox will speak about the history of the holiday, followed by a panel discussion on Parallels: American Slavery and South Africa Apartheid. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Every Juneteenth, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee walks 2.5 miles to recognize the 2.5 years it took for Texas slaves to hear about their emancipation. Lee has spent years working to turn Juneteenth into a federal holiday. In 2016, she walked 1,600 miles to Washington, D.C. Last year, she was nominated for a Nobel Prize. Now 96, Lee is walking 2.5 miles again in the Opal’s Walk for Freedom to the new National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Register to walk with her in-person or virtually here. 1050 Evans Ave., Fort Worth

Dallas InnerCity Growers (DIG) and Joppy Momma’s Farm will host the Joppa Juneteenth Festival at South Central Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers say the event is “rooted in Black food sovereignty” and will include music, games, farm tours, food, and fellowship. Chefs Amber Williams and Terance Jenkins will be on hand, and Freddie Jones and Alphonso Sanders will provide music. FREE. 4818 Fellows Ln.

The Rooftop Cinema Club in downtown Fort Worth will have a screening showcase with movies from Black filmmakers and actors, including Love & Basketball and Candyman. Tickets start at $16.50. 235 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth.

The South Dallas Culture Center will unveil a Juneteenth mural, created by artist JD Moore, as part of its Juneteenth celebration. The unveiling will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  FREE. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave.

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Historically Black neighborhoods and freedman’s towns in North Texas have longstanding celebrations commemorating the day that enslaved people in Galveston were told that President Abraham Lincoln had freed them. Not familiar with the holiday? We recommend reading this profile of Lee from last year, and this discussion with Remembering Black Dallas’ Dr. Deborah Hopes about what Juneteenth means to Dallas in particular.

Below, we have compiled a list of events to help you learn more and celebrate the holiday, starting this weekend.

Ongoing

The African American Museum is offering several exhibitions, including If You Look Hard Enough, You Can See Our Future, which explores themes like apartheid, colonialism, and everyday life and includes artists like Zanele Muholi, Vivien Kohler, Anastasia Pather, and Portia Zvavahera. Frank Frazier—The Visionary, The Advocate, the Artist explores the 60-year career of Dallas-based artist Frank Frazier. The Color of Freedom highlights the diversity of women of color in the nation’s defense. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 10

The African American Museum will hold its annual preservation workshop from 10 a.m. to noon. The workshop helps participants preserve family and local history and tell those stories. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

The Dallas Police Department and community partners will host the 2023 CommUNITY Juneteenth Celebration at William Blair Jr. Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They promise family fun, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, food, and vendors. FREE. 3000 Rochester St.

Take a bus tour highlighting Dallas’ Black history, and enjoy soul food with the Soul of DFW Food and Black History Bus Tour that will take a look at the city’s Juneteenth connections. Organizers say the tour will include a private viewing of the original Order No. 3, which is known as the “Juneteenth document,” as well as never-before-seen artifacts from one of the original Dallas freedman’s towns. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., will include a visit to a 19th century Black-owned farm for a tour and lunch. Tickets are $75. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

June 11

Learn about the History of Juneteenth from Richard Fleming, a North Texas resident whose ancestors were enslaved before and after the Emancipation Proclamation, at the Cozy Public Library in Coppell. The event is free and starts at 2 p.m. 177 N. Heartz Dr., Coppell.

June 12

Preservation Dallas, Remembering Black Dallas, and the Dallas County Pioneer Association are hosting a two-and-a-half hour program at Old City Park entitled “The Meaning of Juneteenth: Emancipation in Texas.” Speakers include Donald Payton and Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney. The program will also include a visit to the Millermore Mansion and the Gano Farmestead, which are sites where enslaved Texans became free. It will be preceded by a dinner catered by Chef Cassy Jones. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., and is $20 per person. 1515 S. Harwood St.

June 14

The Fort Worth Metropolitan Black Chamber of Commerce and the Lone Star Film Society will screen the documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom at Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Theater from 8 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. The film, which is directed by Ya’Ke Smith, tracks one Black man as he travels through Texas and discovers Juneteenth “reveals the faith” that let formerly enslaved people and their descendants fight for freedom. Tickets are $5 to $10. 2401 N. Main St., Fort Worth.

June 15

Dallas College’s Mountain View campus will host its second annual “How We Got Over: Dallas Black Hidden Figures” event beginning at 11:30 a.m. The program will feature keynote speaker Haley Taylor Schlitz, the youngest Black person to graduate from law school, as well as performances of African dance and spoken word. The event will be open to the public and will be live-streamed as well. FREE. 4849 W. Illinois Ave.

Project Unity and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra have joined to offer Together We Sing as part of National Black Music Month, and only days before Juneteenth. The program will feature Grammy winning artist Erica Campbell and a hip-hop tribute featuring Spinderella, along with the 200-member Unity choir and a full orchestra at the Meyerson Symphony Center. The night will also include the organizations Together We Awards, which recognizes companies, organizations, individuals and faith communities who work to confront and dismantle racism. Tickets start at $49. 2301 Flora St.

The National Juneteenth Museum will present its first Uniting Voices speaker series event with Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director Bryan Stevenson. Stevenson’s memoir about his work to combat social injustices in criminal law inspired the movie Just Mercy, where he was played by Michael B. Jordan. The event, which is moderated by Leah Frazier, will begin at 7 p.m. at the I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM and Visual Performing Arts in Fort Worth. Tickets are $25 to $100. 1411 I.M. Terrell Circle South, Fort Worth.

The Orchestra of New Spain will perform a range of music and songs from Black composers for Celebrating Juneteenth: Music of Black Composers. Music will include songs from Quinn Mason, Scott Joplin, Ulysses Kay, and more. Tickets are $15 each and $5 for students. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Lewisville Grand Theater, 100 N. Charles St., Lewisville.

June 15-17

The African American Museum will offer a series of gallery talks and a book discussion by Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Gerald Leavell, and Dr. Josh Myer. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

June 16

Grand Prairie’s Parks, Arts & Recreation Department and the city of Grand Prairie are hosting a Juneteenth Celebration Kick Off at the Dalworth Recreation Center starting at 6:30 p.m. The celebration will be “cookout” style with entertainment for all ages. 2012 Spikes St., Grand Prairie.

The NETwork DFW will host a Juneteenth Charity Ball at the African American Museum in Fair Park from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The group says it has created a program for the evening that includes a three-course dinner; performances from DJ She Real, Bandon Koro African Dance Ensemble, and Kevin Williams; speakers, and more. Proceeds will go to a scholarship program. Tickets start at $90. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The South Dallas Cultural Center, along with UNT Black Alumni and LOFE, will host a Juneteenth trivia night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. There will be art exhibitions, a live DJ, and trivia that emphasizes arts and Black culture. FREE, but an RSVP is encouraged. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. 

June 16-17

The two-day Denton Juneteenth Celebration will start Friday with a festival featuring live music performances and family-friendly entertainment. On Saturday the day will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade that will lead to more festivities at Fred Moore Park. FREE. 500 S. Bradshaw St., Denton.

June 16-18

Dallas Southern Pride’s Juneteenth Unity Weekend Celebration, which combines both Juneteenth and Pride in one event. The event promises a pool party and Unity Festival, a brunch named after the late DSP leader Kirk Myers-Hill, and a Climax Close-Out party. A portion of the proceeds will be used to support the free health and wellness programs of its partner agencies. Event tickets range from free to $1,000, depending on the packages and the individual event. 1015 Elm St.

June 17

The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center will host its 2023 Juneteenth 4K Walk and Festival from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The event will begin with a 4K Freedom Walk and end with a free community festival with live entertainment, vendors, and family-friendly activities. The festivities will also include a special unveiling and dedication to the center from SMU, with a replica of the university’s historical marker commemorating King’s 1966 visit to Dallas, as well as a special mural of Dr. King by The Walls Project. Performers include Arinze Oji and Bria Washington. FREE. 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

The city of Grand Prairie will host a Juneteenth Parade and Celebration at its City Hall starting at 9 a.m. The parade will start at city hall and finish at Tyre Park. There will be free barbecue, vendors, activities, and more. 300 W. Main St., Grand Prairie.

The historically Black Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood will host its 13th annual Juneteenth Celebration from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., with a parade at 10 a.m. The event, which will be held at the K.B. Polk Recreation Center, will feature live music, food, and family fun. FREE. 6801 Roper St.

The Blair Foundation is encouraging people to join its annual Juneteenth March, which will begin at 10 a.m. Participants will line up at 9 a.m. at James Madison High School, and end up at William Blair Jr. Park, a little more than a three-mile walk. FREE.  3000 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

Little Elm Juneteenth will host a Freedom Walk starting from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The walk is free and includes access to live music from Don Diego, speakers, food trucks, and more. Attendees can also register for a shirt and participate in a mimosa toast. 701 W. Eldorado Pkwy., Little Elm.

Wylie will host its annual Juneteenth Freedom Celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Olde City Park. The event will have a DJ, live music, free food and concessions, bounce houses, games, health and wellness opportunities, historical elements, food trucks, and local vendors. The Juneteenth Pageant will make its debut this year, too. FREE. 112 S. Ballard Ave., Wylie.

For Oak Cliff and Dare To Live Right will host a Juneteenth festival and farmers market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The family-friendly event will offer free food, bounce houses, a water slide, art and STEM activities, face painting, games, a live DJ, and voter registration opportunities. FREE with RSVP. 907 E. Ledbetter Dr.

The South Central Civic League is hosting Juneteenth in Joppa-Joppee from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at South Central Park. The Smoke Squad BBQ will fire up the pit, and there will also be music, kayaking, vendors, games, and a screening of the film 150 Years of Resiliency: A Joppa Documentary. FREE. 4753 Fellows Ln.

The Alpha Xi Omega chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, along with the Dallas Historical Society and Yellow Rose Junior Cotillion, will host a Juneteenth celebration at the Hall of State in Fair Park from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. With the theme “Celebrating Resilience: We Are Our Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams,” the event will feature a community forum featuring outgoing Dallas City Councilman Casey Thomas, Delores Shaw, Roland Parrish, and Lady Jade, with Nicole Baker moderating. An awards ceremony will honor individuals and organizations that have engaged in public advocacy and volunteerism. FREE. 3939 Grand Ave., Fair Park.

The J. Erik Jonsson Central Library will host Juneteenth events throughout the day, beginning at 11 a.m. Hear Donald Payton talk about the historic freedman’s town of Tenth Street, listen to Stanley Glenn perform the music of T-Bone Walker, watch the performance of “A Free Man Cries for the Future,” make remembrance stones with the Nasher Sculpture Center, and create Juneteenth buttons. In addition, Rayo Planning will offer a fun and interactive activity combining memories and values with building the ideal neighborhood. You can also visit the Tenth Street and The Bottom exhibit on the seventh floor. FREE. 1515 Young St.

The historic Morney Berry Farm will host a Juneteenth celebration from noon to 6 p.m. The farm sits on land purchased by the formerly enslaved James and Kathy Morney with several bales of cotton and six years of savings in 1876. Their descendants own it today, and have been celebrating Juneteenth on that property for more than 30 years. Saturday’s event will offer food, games, live music, and vendors. FREE, but donations are encouraged. 9455 Lancaster Hutchins Rd.

Arlington’s Cravens Park will be the site of the city’s Juneteenth celebration, which will feature an outdoor pop-up market full of products from Black-owned businesses for purchasing, food trucks, face painting, and snow cones. FREE. 400 Cravens Dr., Arlington.

Head over to Cowtown for the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo. Established almost 40 years ago to celebrate Black cowboys, the event is the country’s longest-running Black rodeo. Tickets start at $15, and there are shows at 1:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Cowtown Coliseum, 121 East Exchange Ave., Fort Worth

The cities that make up the Best Southwest region of North Texas—Duncanville, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, and Lancaster—will host a Juneteenth Celebration from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. The event will offer four hours of live music, a Black author’s expo, a wellness expo, a cultural expo, vendor booths, and bounce houses. FREE. Armstrong Park, Duncanville.

The Dallas Cowboys will host its second annual Juneteenth celebration at AT&T Stadium from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event will offer live entertainment from Dallas Cowboys Rhythm & Blue, Makenzi Jackson, Black Ceasar, DJ SC, and La Bell, as well as lawn games, and shopping with local Black-owned businesses. FREE. One AT&T Way, Arlington.

Forney will host its Juneteenth Festival from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Spellman Amphitheater at Forney Community Park. The event will feature live music and other programming. FREE. 241 FM 548, Forney.

The city of Garland will host its annual Juneteenth event from 5 to 8 p.m. Singer Rueben Leal will speak about the importance of celebrating the holiday, and jazz band The Rob Holbert Group will perform. There will be plenty of food trucks to purchase dinner or snacks, a children’s activity area, and an area for reflecting on the historical significance of the day. FREE. Audubon Park, Garland.

Galleria Dallas will be handing out free Juneteenth T-shirts, designed by local artist Sam Lao, beginning at 10 a.m. June 17. Lao will be there for the first hour, but if you miss her, you can check out her art installation near Bachendorf’s on the first floor. 13350 Dallas Pkwy.

June 18

Organizers for the North Texas Juneteenth Celebration are planning an event they hope will be an “opportunity to further the dialogue of justice and freedom in our communities.” Starting at 10 a.m., expect music, guest speakers, and a special performance. FREE. William Blair Jr. Park, 3000 Municipal St.

Lofty Spaces will host a family-friendly celebration presented by the Elite Experience Events Cultural Organization from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visitors can enjoy music, food, performances, scholarship announcements, and more. Tickets are $5. 816 Montgomery St.

The Deep Ellum Foundation will take over Main Street for its inaugural Juneteenth Block Party. From noon to 6 p.m., there will be 30 vendor booths up and down Main and onto Pryor, and there will be musicians and DJs playing all afternoon. Think artists like Ei8th Notes Band and Jess Garland, and R&B group Dru Hill, celebrating its golden anniversary this year, will headline at 5 p.m. General admission is free. 2646 Main St.

Head to Jefferson Boulevard, where daily® Streetwear and Barber Shop will host Kinfolk, an event it says will be a community-focused block party that offers immersive experiences, activities featuring Black art and the opportunity to create art, games, a marketplace, and the opportunity to honor the history of Juneteenth. Music will be provided by DJ Ade, DJ Rocket, and DJ Endolena. The event starts at 2 p.m. and will end at 10 p.m. Tickets are free to $50. 216 Jefferson Blvd.

The Mesquite NAACP is hosting its annual Juneteenth Festival at Paschall Park, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will offer shopping with vendors, food, kids activities, and live music, including headliner Fat Daddy I Got the Blues. FREE. 10001 New Market Rd., Mesquite

From 3 to 6 p.m., the 23rd Annual City Men Cook competition will recognize both Father’s Day and Juneteenth, which fall on the same weekend. The annual event offers cooking competitions between local chefs, food tastings, music, and dancing, and is often billed as the “largest Sunday dinner in North Texas.” The event begins at 3 p.m. and ends at 6 p.m. Tickets are $10 for children and $20 for adults. The African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Sunny South Dallas’ weekly Food Park After Dark will offer a special Juneteenth edition at the Urban Arts Center from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The evening will offer food and drink from local vendors, live music, and activities that highlight technology, arts, and culture. Artists performing include UGX, MQ the Mxfit, Shotty HD, Sydie, and The Rebel Prince. FREE. 919 Morrell Ave.

Head to Legacy Hall’s Lexus Box Garden for Legacy West’s annual Juneteenth Fashion Show. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the one-hour show will feature Black designers, like House of Dasha, Annia Louisa, and more. Radio personality Lady Jade and Project Runway alum Venny Etienne will host, and there’s an after party when the show concludes. General admission is free, but VIP and balcony seating range $10–$350. Legacy Hall, 7800 Windrose Ave., Plano

June 19

Grab three friends and tee off at 9 a.m. with the Juneteenth Golf Classic hosted by the Golf Club of Dallas. The event will help raise money for Black-owned businesses in Dallas through micro-grants. A single-player registration costs $155, while a team of four is $600. Registration includes happy hour, a polo shirt, breakfast, and more. 2200 W. Red Bird Ln.

From vendors to history discussions and performances by musicians, The African American Museum will offer a full day of Juneteenth programming. At 1 p.m., Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney and Donald Cox will speak about the history of the holiday, followed by a panel discussion on Parallels: American Slavery and South Africa Apartheid. FREE. 3536 Grand Ave., Fair Park

Every Juneteenth, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee walks 2.5 miles to recognize the 2.5 years it took for Texas slaves to hear about their emancipation. Lee has spent years working to turn Juneteenth into a federal holiday. In 2016, she walked 1,600 miles to Washington, D.C. Last year, she was nominated for a Nobel Prize. Now 96, Lee is walking 2.5 miles again in the Opal’s Walk for Freedom to the new National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth. Register to walk with her in-person or virtually here. 1050 Evans Ave., Fort Worth

Dallas InnerCity Growers (DIG) and Joppy Momma’s Farm will host the Joppa Juneteenth Festival at South Central Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers say the event is “rooted in Black food sovereignty” and will include music, games, farm tours, food, and fellowship. Chefs Amber Williams and Terance Jenkins will be on hand, and Freddie Jones and Alphonso Sanders will provide music. FREE. 4818 Fellows Ln.

The Rooftop Cinema Club in downtown Fort Worth will have a screening showcase with movies from Black filmmakers and actors, including Love & Basketball and Candyman. Tickets start at $16.50. 235 Throckmorton St., Fort Worth.

The South Dallas Culture Center will unveil a Juneteenth mural, created by artist JD Moore, as part of its Juneteenth celebration. The unveiling will be from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  FREE. 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave.

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