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Throughout the month of June, Catawba County agencies and organizations will commemorate Juneteenth with celebrations, performances, parades, guest speakers, revival, resource fairs, informative programming, and family gatherings. Juneteenth marks the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to proclaim that all enslaved people were free. The troops’ arrival came a full two-and-a-half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States. It became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021.

Juneteenth events scheduled in Catawba County include:

— May 27th: Trail Ride Line Dance at 6:30 p.m. at Conover Branch Library;

— June 3rd: Let’s Talk: Juneteenth with NAACP Hickory at 6 p.m. at Ridgeview Branch Library;

— June 7th: Throwdown in Motown: Catawba Juneteenth from 2 p.m.- 6 p.m. in downtown Town of Catawba;

— June 10th: Let’s Talk: Juneteenth with NAACP Catawba County at 6 p.m. at Patrick Beaver Memorial Library;

— June 12th: Create & Celebrate: Clack Fans at 6 p.m. at Ridgeview Branch Library;

— June 13th: Saddle Up with Conover Juneteenth – Live Music by N-Spire and GMRV from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m. at Conover City Park;

— June 14th: Trail Ride Line Dance at 6 p.m. at Ridgeview Branch Library;

— June 14th: Juneteenth Festival – Live music by Baby Black Bandfrom 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. at Samuel Williams Davis Ball Field;

— June 16th: 3rd Annual Juneteenth Community Read & Book Discussion – The American Queen at 6 p.m. at Southwest Branch Library;

— June 17th: 3rd Annual Juneteenth Community Read & Book Discussion – The American Queen at 6 p.m. at Newton Main Library;

— June 19th: Freedom Day Storytime at 10 a.m. at Ridgeview Branch Library;

— June 19th: Juneteenth Big Block Party- Live music by Aquarius Moon & Friendz from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m.in Downtown Newton;

— June 21st: 3rd Annual Juneteenth Community Read & Book Discussion – The American Queen at 10 a.m. at Sherrills Ford Branch Library;

— June 21st: 3rd Annual Juneteenth Community Read & Book Discussion – The American Queen at 11 a.m. at the Main Library in Newton;

— June 21st: Greater Hickory Ministerial Alliance Worship Celebration from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. at Brown Penn Recreation Center;

— June 24th: 3rd Annual Juneteenth Community Read & Book Discussion – The American Queen at 6 p.m. at Maiden Branch Library; and…

— June 27th: Jive After Five Juneteenth – Live music by The Tams with Lil Red from 5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at Maiden Town Hall.

For more information and to see the full details of Juneteenth events, sponsors, and partnerships, visit bit.ly/catawbajuneteenth.