Philadelphia Set To Hold 25 Juneteenth Events Citywide

Philadelphia will celebrate Juneteenth with events from June 14 to 22, including a parade in West Fairmount Park that will bring 25,000 people to watch floats roll by.

The Penn Museum will host a free festival on June 14 with music, dance, and local vendors. Mercer Museum will host a living history presentation about Harriet Tubman on the same day.

On June 19, the streets near the African American Museum will host Lady Alma and DJ Drama from noon until sunset. 

The grand parade caps off the week on June 22. Two thousand marchers will wind through West Fairmount Park's paths. After the last float passes, Malcolm X Park transforms into a buzzing market. Kids will play while music fills the air, and hundreds of sellers will show their wares.

Wine sippers can head to Cherry Street Pier, while history buffs might prefer Phoenixville's live shows. The Please Touch Museum will keep little hands busy. 

At the old Eastern State Penitentiary, The Black Breath Collective will put on shows between talks about the past. Down in Chester County's Longwood Gardens, comic Preacher Lawson brings laughs to their "Black Joy" series.

Juneteenth marks the emancipation of enslaved Africans in the United States. A series of celebrations is planned across Greater Philadelphia to honor this historic occasion.