RALEIGH, N.C. — Events across the state are in place to celebrate Juneteenth. One of them is happening in Raleigh on Saturday, June 18.

What You Need To Know

  • The Capital City Juneteenth Celebration takes place June 18 from 1-6 p.m. at Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh

  • The event is free

  • Juneteenth is a holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the U.S.

  • It’s the day federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the state and make sure that all enslaved people were free

The Capital City Juneteenth Celebration takes place from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Dorothea Dix Park. The event is free.

Last year, Juneteenth became a federal holiday. The holiday, which is celebrated on June 19, commemorates the end of slavery.

On June 19, 1865, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and make sure that all enslaved people were free. Their arrival came more than two years after the emancipation proclamation was signed.