COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – Communities across the Midlands are also set to celebrate Juneteenth with a variety of events.
Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when the last of the Southern slaves in Texas learned of their freedom.
It was made a federal holiday in 2021.
This page will be updated with more events as more information comes into the WIS newsroom. If you have events to share, submit them to our community calendar.
COLUMBIA
- June 19, 10 a.m. until 8 p.m.
- Columbia Museum of Art, 1515 Main Street
- June 19, 5:30-9 p.m.
- 1705 Shivers Road
Juneteenth Basketball Tournament
- June 20, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
- ReCreation Gymnasium, 119 Diamond Lane
9th Annual Juneteenth Freedom Fest & Parade
- June 21, 3-9 p.m.
- Sumter and Gervais Street
IRMO
Juneteenth Celebration in Irmo
- June 19, 6-9 p.m.
- Moore Park, 7507 Eastview Drive
CAYCE
OvaYonda Juneteenth Celebration at the Historic Columbia Speedway
- June 21, noon
- Historic Columbia Speedway, 2001 Charleston Highway
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