Juneteenth Parade and Festival

Juneteenth is a celebration of the end of slavery. The day marks to occasion when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the last slaves who heard they were free. The parade starts at 11am at Fountain of Life church on Badger Road and goes through south side neighborhoods and ends up at Penn Park. MAPC will be participating in the parade. The festival goes on all day in Penn Park. Come out and celebrate Juneteenth.