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Juneteenth Events Going on in South Jersey
By: Tania Qurashi
June 16, 2023
Juneteenth is an annual holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, when the last slaves in Galveston, Texas, were freed two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 was issued. To celebrate freedom, we celebrate Juneteenth throughout the region.
There are many exciting events happening throughout the weekend in South Jersey!
- Camden County:
- Burlington County:
- Gloucester County:
- Cumberland County:
- Atlantic County:
- Cape May County: