North Texas comes together on Wednesday, June 19th, to commemorate the historic announcement and assurance of the liberation of enslaved people made in Galveston, Texas, right here in our own state. When federal troops arrived to deliver the news, two and a half full years had already passed since President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves in Confederate states during the American Civil War.

Thanks to individuals like Opal Lee, a civil rights activist and retired teacher known as “The Mother of Juneteenth,” Juneteenth became a federal holiday. She has lived most of her life in Fort Worth and has been celebrating Juneteenth since she was a young girl. In 2021, at 94 years old, Lee's initiatives and steadfast actions finally succeeded when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.

DART gets you to a few celebration events! Read on to find out more.

Irving Juneteenth Celebration
Dates: June 14 - 15
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Celebrate Juneteenth at Heritage Park, located at 217 S. Main St., to experience live music, including jazz, fun activities, local vendors, and free food while supplies last. Heritage Park is a short walk from Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing Station on the Trinity Railway Express (TRE).

Fair Park
Date: June 15
Time: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Located at the home of the State Fair of Texas, Fair Park (3809 Grand Avenue, Dallas) will be presenting a Juneteenth celebration taking place indoors. The festival will include numerous activities such as live entertainment, music, North Texas's largest vendor market, food trucks, and more. A community cleanup and an affordable housing summit will also be present at the event. Fair Park is located steps away from the Fair Park Station on the Green Line.

Rowlett Juneteenth Block Party
Date: June 15
Time: 4 - 7 p.m.

Celebrate with family and friends at the Rowlett Juneteenth Block Party on Saturday, June 15 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the Downtown Rowlett Green. You won't want to miss the EJ Mathews Band, fantastic food and craft vendors, face painting, bounce houses, slam poetry and crowd favorite, Fit with Daniel! The venue is accessible by the Blue Line's Downtown Rowlett Station.

Dallas Arboretum Juneteenth and Father’s Day Weekend 
Dates: June 17-19
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Classic Chassis Car Club Vintage Car Show, Gary Lee Price's Great Contributors bronze sculpture show, and a new exhibit from the Quilters Guild of Dallas are all part of the Juneteenth celebration taking place at the Dallas Arboretum next week. There will also be other special events like a pop-up vendor market, live music, a petting zoo, and a bird show. The Dallas Arboretum is accessible from DART bus route 214.

Plano Juneteenth Celebration and Parade
Date: June 22
Time: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

This year's Juneteenth festivity in Plano will commence with the Plano East Basketball Team's state champions and coaching staff leading the parade. Car shows, cavalcades, and community organizations will be involved in the parade. Afterward, the Plano African Museum and Boys and Girls Club in the historic Douglass community will continue the observance. There will be plenty of activities to engage in, including horse rides, live music, a bounce house for children, food trucks, a BBQ contest, and more. Admission is free. The parade location and the Douglass Community Center are both short walks away from the Downtown Plano Station, served by the Orange and Red lines.

Dallas Juneteenth 4K Freedom Walk & Festival
Date: June 15
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

A 4K freedom walk will be hosted at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. The walk will circle the community center’s campus, with opportunities to become a vendor still available. The walk is approximately 2.49 miles, promoting health and wellness, and concludes with live entertainment, vendors, and other family-friendly festivities. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center is located at 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, and the venue is walkable from the Green Line’s MLK, Jr. Station.

North Texas comes together on Wednesday, June 19th, to commemorate the historic announcement and assurance of the liberation of enslaved people made in Galveston, Texas, right here in our own state. When federal troops arrived to deliver the news, two and a half full years had already passed since President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves in Confederate states during the American Civil War.

Thanks to individuals like Opal Lee, a civil rights activist and retired teacher known as “The Mother of Juneteenth,” Juneteenth became a federal holiday. She has lived most of her life in Fort Worth and has been celebrating Juneteenth since she was a young girl. In 2021, at 94 years old, Lee's initiatives and steadfast actions finally succeeded when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.

DART gets you to a few celebration events! Read on to find out more.

Irving Juneteenth Celebration
Dates: June 14 - 15
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Celebrate Juneteenth at Heritage Park, located at 217 S. Main St., to experience live music, including jazz, fun activities, local vendors, and free food while supplies last. Heritage Park is a short walk from Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing Station on the Trinity Railway Express (TRE).

Fair Park
Date: June 15
Time: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Located at the home of the State Fair of Texas, Fair Park (3809 Grand Avenue, Dallas) will be presenting a Juneteenth celebration taking place indoors. The festival will include numerous activities such as live entertainment, music, North Texas's largest vendor market, food trucks, and more. A community cleanup and an affordable housing summit will also be present at the event. Fair Park is located steps away from the Fair Park Station on the Green Line.

Rowlett Juneteenth Block Party
Date: June 15
Time: 4 - 7 p.m.

Celebrate with family and friends at the Rowlett Juneteenth Block Party on Saturday, June 15 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the Downtown Rowlett Green. You won't want to miss the EJ Mathews Band, fantastic food and craft vendors, face painting, bounce houses, slam poetry and crowd favorite, Fit with Daniel! The venue is accessible by the Blue Line's Downtown Rowlett Station.

Dallas Arboretum Juneteenth and Father’s Day Weekend 
Dates: June 17-19
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Classic Chassis Car Club Vintage Car Show, Gary Lee Price's Great Contributors bronze sculpture show, and a new exhibit from the Quilters Guild of Dallas are all part of the Juneteenth celebration taking place at the Dallas Arboretum next week. There will also be other special events like a pop-up vendor market, live music, a petting zoo, and a bird show. The Dallas Arboretum is accessible from DART bus route 214.

Plano Juneteenth Celebration and Parade
Date: June 22
Time: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

This year's Juneteenth festivity in Plano will commence with the Plano East Basketball Team's state champions and coaching staff leading the parade. Car shows, cavalcades, and community organizations will be involved in the parade. Afterward, the Plano African Museum and Boys and Girls Club in the historic Douglass community will continue the observance. There will be plenty of activities to engage in, including horse rides, live music, a bounce house for children, food trucks, a BBQ contest, and more. Admission is free. The parade location and the Douglass Community Center are both short walks away from the Downtown Plano Station, served by the Orange and Red lines.

Dallas Juneteenth 4K Freedom Walk & Festival
Date: June 15
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

A 4K freedom walk will be hosted at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. The walk will circle the community center’s campus, with opportunities to become a vendor still available. The walk is approximately 2.49 miles, promoting health and wellness, and concludes with live entertainment, vendors, and other family-friendly festivities. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center is located at 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, and the venue is walkable from the Green Line’s MLK, Jr. Station.

North Texas comes together on Wednesday, June 19th, to commemorate the historic announcement and assurance of the liberation of enslaved people made in Galveston, Texas, right here in our own state. When federal troops arrived to deliver the news, two and a half full years had already passed since President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free slaves in Confederate states during the American Civil War.

Thanks to individuals like Opal Lee, a civil rights activist and retired teacher known as “The Mother of Juneteenth,” Juneteenth became a federal holiday. She has lived most of her life in Fort Worth and has been celebrating Juneteenth since she was a young girl. In 2021, at 94 years old, Lee's initiatives and steadfast actions finally succeeded when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.

DART gets you to a few celebration events! Read on to find out more.

Irving Juneteenth Celebration
Dates: June 14 - 15
6:30-8:30 p.m.

Celebrate Juneteenth at Heritage Park, located at 217 S. Main St., to experience live music, including jazz, fun activities, local vendors, and free food while supplies last. Heritage Park is a short walk from Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing Station on the Trinity Railway Express (TRE).

Fair Park
Date: June 15
Time: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

Located at the home of the State Fair of Texas, Fair Park (3809 Grand Avenue, Dallas) will be presenting a Juneteenth celebration taking place indoors. The festival will include numerous activities such as live entertainment, music, North Texas's largest vendor market, food trucks, and more. A community cleanup and an affordable housing summit will also be present at the event. Fair Park is located steps away from the Fair Park Station on the Green Line.

Rowlett Juneteenth Block Party
Date: June 15
Time: 4 - 7 p.m.

Celebrate with family and friends at the Rowlett Juneteenth Block Party on Saturday, June 15 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the Downtown Rowlett Green. You won't want to miss the EJ Mathews Band, fantastic food and craft vendors, face painting, bounce houses, slam poetry and crowd favorite, Fit with Daniel! The venue is accessible by the Blue Line's Downtown Rowlett Station.

Dallas Arboretum Juneteenth and Father’s Day Weekend 
Dates: June 17-19
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

The Classic Chassis Car Club Vintage Car Show, Gary Lee Price's Great Contributors bronze sculpture show, and a new exhibit from the Quilters Guild of Dallas are all part of the Juneteenth celebration taking place at the Dallas Arboretum next week. There will also be other special events like a pop-up vendor market, live music, a petting zoo, and a bird show. The Dallas Arboretum is accessible from DART bus route 214.

Plano Juneteenth Celebration and Parade
Date: June 22
Time: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

This year's Juneteenth festivity in Plano will commence with the Plano East Basketball Team's state champions and coaching staff leading the parade. Car shows, cavalcades, and community organizations will be involved in the parade. Afterward, the Plano African Museum and Boys and Girls Club in the historic Douglass community will continue the observance. There will be plenty of activities to engage in, including horse rides, live music, a bounce house for children, food trucks, a BBQ contest, and more. Admission is free. The parade location and the Douglass Community Center are both short walks away from the Downtown Plano Station, served by the Orange and Red lines.

Dallas Juneteenth 4K Freedom Walk & Festival
Date: June 15
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

A 4K freedom walk will be hosted at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center. The walk will circle the community center’s campus, with opportunities to become a vendor still available. The walk is approximately 2.49 miles, promoting health and wellness, and concludes with live entertainment, vendors, and other family-friendly festivities. The Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center is located at 2922 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, and the venue is walkable from the Green Line’s MLK, Jr. Station.