Juneteenth with NYC Parks #Juneteenth2026

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Juneteenth is recognized as a federal holiday commemorating the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. The NYC Parks Department has activities event and more planned throughout the city. Year round you can visit Juneteenth Grove inside Brooklyn’s Cadman Plaza Park. Juneteenth Grove image via NYC Parks Join us and our partners and friends in celebrating Juneteenth at concerts, workshops, Urban Park Ranger tours, and other celebrations at parks across New York City! Find an NYC Parks event here!