Southside Juneteenth Jubilee

Start: Saturday, June 14, 2025 1:00PM
End: Saturday, June 14, 2025 4:00PM

This vibrant event will feature local vendor booths, live music, and delicious food, providing a joyous occasion for all to enjoy. Local elected officials will be in attendance. Guest speakers include Councilwoman Raquetta Dotley, Mayor Wamp, District 11 Commissioner Joe Graham, and Mayor Kelly. Juneteenth is the oldest known commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, General Gordon Granger announced that slaves in Texas were free by order of the President of the United States. This historic announcement came two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which had become official on January 1, 1863.