MGN SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Several communities across Michiana will host Juneteenth celebrations over the weekend, and we've gathered a list of them for your convenience.
Juneteenth commemorates the day the last slaves were freed in Texas in 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
INDIANA:
St. Joseph County:
Elkhart County:
La Porte County
- June 19 - Juneteenth Celebration and Storytime at the Museum!
- June 19 - Michigan City Juneteenth Celebration
MICHIGAN:
Berrien County:
- June 19 - Juneteenth Celebration Downtown Niles
- June 19 - Juneteenth Community Celebration & Junius Woods Cider Release
