Jacksonville, Fl \u2014 Friday marks the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. Freedom came on June 19, 1865, when some 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas. The army announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved black people in the state, were free by executive decree. This day came to be known as \u201cJuneteenth\u201c. Jacksonville marks the event with a series of events listed below. <\/p>\n
There is also plenty to do to celebrate Father\u2019s Day this weekend: <\/p>\n
Tuesday, June 16:<\/p>\n
DHS Career Expo – 9:00 am – Prime Osborn Convention Center<\/a><\/p>\n Summer Night Market – 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – St. Augustine Amphitheatre<\/a><\/p>\n Steve Earle – 51 Years of Songs & Stories with Special Guest Lilly Hiatt – 7:30 pm – Ponte Vedra Concert Hall<\/a><\/p>\n Between the Buried and Me – 7:00 pm – Five<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday, June 17:<\/p>\n Juneteenth Concert featuring the Ritz Chamber Players – 1:00 pm – Cummer Museum<\/a><\/p>\n Thursday, June 18:<\/p>\n Jacksonville Waves v Savannah Steel – 12:00 pm – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena<\/a><\/p>\n North Beaches Art Walk – 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Beaches Town Center<\/a><\/p>\n Friday, June 19:<\/p>\n Juneteenth in the Park – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Lift Ev\u2019ry Voice and Sing Park<\/a><\/p>\n Claypool Gold feat: Primus, Les Claypool\u2019s Frog Brigade & The Claypool Lennon Delirium – 7:00 pm – St. Augustine Amphitheatre<\/a><\/p>\n Jacksonville Waves v Savannah Steel – 7:00 pm – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena<\/a><\/p>\n Armada FC Women\u2019s Florida Champions League vs. Florida Premier FC – 6:00 pm – Patton Park<\/a><\/p>\n Marcello Hern\u00e1ndez – 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm – Florida Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n Tunes and Blooms – Animal House – 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm – Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens<\/a><\/p>\n Sheryl Underwood at The Comedy Zone – 7:15 pm and 9:45 pm <\/p>\n Off Campus Night – 9:00 pm – Five<\/a><\/p>\n Saturday, June 20:<\/p>\n River City Card Show – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm- Duval Hall<\/a><\/p>\n JWJ BDay 5K & Block Party – 8:00 am – James Weldon Johnson Park<\/a><\/p>\n Beaches Green Market – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm – Penman Park<\/a><\/p>\n Riverside Arts Market – 10:00 am – 3:00 pm – Under the Fuller Warren<\/a><\/p>\n Juneteenth Celebration – 3:00 pm – A. Philip Randolph Park<\/a><\/p>\n 2026 Import Car Expo – 5:00 pm – Prime Osborn Convention Center<\/a><\/p>\n Britney Boyd Dance Company Season 11 Gala – 6:00 pm – Florida Theatre<\/a>\t<\/p>\n Sheryl Underwood at The Comedy Zone<\/a> – 7:00 pm and 9:30 pm <\/p>\n Sporting JAX vs. Charleston Battery – 7:00 pm – Hodges Stadium<\/a><\/p>\n Armada FC Men\u2019s Florida Champions League vs. Florida Kraze – 7:00 pm – Patton Park<\/a><\/p>\n Rick Ross – 8:00 pm – Jacksonville Center for the Performing Arts – Moran Theater<\/a><\/p>\n Jacksonville Axemen vs. Miami Shoremen – Rock Stadium Jacksonville University<\/a><\/p>\n A Juneteenth Celebration – The Music Ministry of Richard Smallwood – 8:00 pm – Ritz Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n Sunday, June 21: <\/p>\n River City Card Show – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm- Duval Hall<\/a><\/p>\n Jacksonville Waves v Greensboro Groove – 2:00 pm – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena<\/a><\/p>\n Relev\u00e9 Academy of Dance – 2:00 pm – Thrasher-Horne Center<\/a><\/p>\n \u25b6 Listen to Jacksonville\u2019s Morning News Interviews<\/a><\/p>\n