New Yorkers looking to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday with live music, barbecue, family-friendly fun and history should look no further than their local park.

The New York City Parks Department is celebrating the end of slavery in the U.S. with a series of free events hosted in green spaces across the city this Friday and Saturday.

Manhattan

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According to this commemorative plaque, the reason the settlement was called Seneca Village is unknown.

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Seneca Village in Central Park. (Keri Blakinger/New York Daily News)

In Central Park, New Yorkers can head to W. 81st St. and Central Park West on Friday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to discover the history of Seneca Village. The event will shed light on the 19th-century enclave, which stretched between W. 82nd and W. 89th Sts. before the park was built, and was once the city’s largest community of African-American property owners.

St. Nicholas Park will host the West Harlem Summer Jazz Festival at the James Baldwin Lawn, at 135th St. and St. Nicholas Ave., on Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Bryant Park Picnic Performances will present The Unsung Collective “Starburst” at the Bryant Park lawn on Friday from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.

Historic Harlem Parks will celebrate its Sixth Annual Juneteenth Celebration featuring kids’ jumbo games and music courtesy of DJ Jon Quick at the Jackie Robinson Park bandshell on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Brooklyn

Prospect Park Boathouse. (Shutterstock)Prospect Park Boathouse. (Shutterstock)

The Audubon Center located in the Boathouse at Prospect Park will host “MAJOR” by Ogemdi Ude, a dance tribute to majorette culture and Black femme legacy, on Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Urban Park Rangers are leading a walk through Brooklyn Bridge Park to discuss Brooklyn’s roll in the abolitionist movement. The tour kicks off at Furman and Old Fulton Sts. Friday at 2 p.m.

Dr. John’s Playground in Marine Park will host the Just for Kids Juneteenth Book Event, featuring stories commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Queens

NEW YORK, NY - JULY 21: A general view of the Queensboro Bridge and Manhattan skyline during the Salute to Hip Hop featuring N.O.R.E and Funkmaster Flex at the Queensbridge Park on July 21, 2011 in the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Getty Images)Queensbridge Park. (Photo by Dario Cantatore/Getty Images)

Sharpshooters can head to the Queensbridge Park entrance at Vernon Blvd. and 41st St. to try their hands at archery on Friday from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Bronx

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Van Cortlandt House Museum, dates back to 1748. The building is just off Broadway, north of W 242nd st, in Van Cortlandt Park.

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Van Cortlandt House Museum. (David Handschuh/New York Daily News)

The Van Cortlandt House Museum in Van Cortlandt Park is hosting an outdoor celebration of Juneteenth at the Enslaved Burial Grounds on Friday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Wave Hill Public Garden, at 4900 Independence Ave. near W. 249th St., is hosting its Juneteenth Celebration with a free afternoon of family-friendly events on Friday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

For a full listing of free Juneteenth events visit the Parks Department’s website at https://www.nycgovparks.org/events/juneteenth.