The annual Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival lasts all day Wednesday. The whole festival spanned five days and eight venues from June 15 to Juneteenth on Wednesday. The festivities at Cabin… Read More
Montgomery County Councilmembers issued a proclamation Tuesday celebrating Juneteenth, which marks the day slavery ended two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. “We come here to celebrate courage and… Read More
Music, local vendors and families filled the area around the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown for an annual Juneteenth celebration. Mia and Ras Lidj King live in Germantown… Read More
Montgomery County government posted the following holiday schedule for Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth: County Offices — closed. MC311 — closed. State offices and courts — closed. State… Read More
The Annual Scotland Juneteenth Heritage Festival will host a 5k road race and 1-mile family walk Wednesday, June 19 as part of the weeklong celebration of the holiday. The road… Read More
Peerless Rockville and Jerusalem-Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church will host a Juneteenth Festival on Saturday, June 22. The festival commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops enforced the Emancipation Proclamation… Read More
Concerts, art exhibits, historical presentations, film screenings, and more are planned in celebration of Juneteenth in Montgomery County. The holiday has been celebrated since 1865 and observed as a federal… Read More
Montgomery County will honor six African American community leaders with the “Living Legend Awards” at 7 p.m on Friday, June 14, at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.… Read More
From June 15 to June 19, Juneteenth celebrations are planned in Potomac and Bethesda to honor the 80 historic Black communities that once flourished in Montgomery County. Members of the… Read More