The Juneteenth holiday honors June 19, 1865, when more than 200,000 People of Color held as slaves in Texas past the Emancipation Proclamation regained their freedom.
Find Juneteenth events in Illinois and Iowa, along with maps to venues and other helpful information to make the most of events that celebrate emancipation.
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 10:00 am • Pre-Juneteenth Freedom Brunch and "Gaining Ground" Screening • Waterloo |
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 10:00 am • Juneteenth Storytimes • Des Moines
 6:00 pm • Mr. and Miss Juneteenth Pageant • Springfield |
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 5:00 pm • Quincy Juneteenth Community Gala • Quincy |
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 11:00 am • AAMI's Juneteenth Festival • Cedar Rapids
 11:00 am • Quad City Juneteenth Festival • Davenport
 1:00 pm • Skokie's Annual Juneteenth • Skokie |
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To submit your Juneteenth event to this calendar, head to Submit Events. Or email reachus@main-stream.org
