The Statesman has gathered 9 Juneteenth events to celebrate the state and federal holiday, from car shows to cookouts, in the Austin area.

Juneteenth, a national holiday celebrating the final emancipation of enslaved people, prompts many Austin communities to host celebrations in the weeks around June 19.

The star and the red, white and blue flag of Juneteenth symbolizes freedom. Here's everything to know about the flag that will fly June 19th.

Several events are being held across Central Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.

Austin Community College District’s (ACC) will hold its Juneteenth Celebration on Wednesday, June 18, at the Eastview Campus from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Hosted by the ACC’s African American Cultural Center, the communitywide Juneteenth celebration will include music, games, giveaways and more. This event is free and open to the public.

Several events in the Austin-area will celebrate Juneteenth with festivals, parades, markets and cook-offs. This is not a comprehensive list.

AUSTIN, Texas — For the fourth year in a row, Juneteenth will be celebrated as a federal holiday in the U.S. The date honors the moment when the last group of enslaved people in the country ...

Juneteenth is coming up, June 19th, with various events and celebrations having already been announced across Austin.

After its 2024 world premiere at the South By Southwest film and music festival in Austin, Texas, the project won Best Documentary at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival and was also the opening-night film at the New Orleans Film festival.

Juneteenth was of course an occasion for feasting. In her book “High on the Hog,” historian Jessica B. Harris wrote that “the backbone of Juneteenth festivities has always been the table. In the early years, those who had toiled in sorrow’s kitchen commemorated their liberty with some serious eating.”