Update

The organizers have advised that the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom scheduled for Saturday, June 14, has been cancelled due to the potential inclement weather expected. According to the National Weather Service, there is a 42% chance of thunderstorms in the local area Saturday.

Initial Story

SOCIAL CIRCLE, GA (June 6, 2022) – Now in its 5th year since the inaugural Juneteenth celebration in Social Circle, the tradition will continue on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

This year it will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Social Circle Elementary School located at 240 W. Hightower Trail in Social Circle.

Social Circle Councilman Tyson Jackson said they are seeking vendors for this year’s celebration of freedom which will include food, music, games and prizes. Anybody who wishes to be a vendor is asked to contact Tameka Nash at 404-809-7700. For information on the event you can contact Jackson at 770-885-9483.

When Jackson and a group of residents planned the inaugural event, it was not an official holiday in Georgia, or any other state except for Texas. But that changed on June 17 2021 when former President Joe Biden signed a bill into law recognizing June 19, 1865, as the day Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger led soldiers to Galveston, Texas, to let it be known that the Union had won the war and the ending of slavery would be enforced. The bill established Juneteenth National Independence Day as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.