SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – Wednesday marks Juneteenth, the day slaves in Texas discovered that they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation almost two years prior. Here are the Suncoast events for the holiday:
In Bradenton:
Juneteenth Reading Conference: 9 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, June 19., 915 Manatee Ave. E.
Juneteenth Community Festival: 2 p.m. – 7 p.m., Saturday, June 22., 922 24th St. E.
In Sarasota:
Juneteenth Jubilee Jam: 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., Saturday, June 22., 2529 N. Orange Ave.
Newtown Juneteenth street party: 12 p.m. – 7 p.m., Saturday, June 22., Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way between Gillespie.
In Palmetto:
Juneteenth celebration: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Saturday, June 22., 2410 Fourth Ave. E.
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