{"id":271652,"date":"2026-06-19T02:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/271652\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T02:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T02:52:10","slug":"celebrate-juneteenth-with-free-events-in-parks-across-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/271652\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate Juneteenth with free events in parks across NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Manhattan<\/p>\n

LVSENECA18N<\/p>\n

\"According<\/p>\n

Keri Blakinger\/New York Daily News<\/p>\n

Seneca Village in Central Park. (Keri Blakinger\/New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

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<\/a>. 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\u2019s largest community of African-American property owners.<\/p>\n

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

The Bryant Park Picnic Performances<\/a> will present The Unsung Collective \u201cStarburst\u201d at the Bryant Park lawn on Friday from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.<\/p>\n

Historic Harlem Parks will celebrate its Sixth Annual Juneteenth Celebration<\/a> featuring kids\u2019 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.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn<\/p>\n

\"ProspectProspect Park Boathouse. (Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

The Audubon Center located in the Boathouse at Prospect Park will host \u201cMAJOR\u201d by Ogemdi Ude<\/a>, a dance tribute to majorette culture and Black femme legacy, on Friday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.<\/p>\n

Urban Park Rangers are leading a walk through Brooklyn Bridge Park<\/a> to discuss Brooklyn\u2019s roll in the abolitionist movement. The tour kicks off at Furman and Old Fulton Sts. Friday at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Dr. John\u2019s Playground in Marine Park will host the Just for Kids Juneteenth Book Event<\/a>, featuring stories commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., on Saturday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n

Queens<\/p>\n

\"NEWQueensbridge Park. (Photo by Dario Cantatore\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

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

Bronx<\/p>\n

Broadway Project Bronx<\/p>\n

\"Van<\/p>\n

Handschuh, David, New York Daily News<\/p>\n

Van Cortlandt House Museum. (David Handschuh\/New York Daily News)<\/p>\n

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

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

For a full listing of free Juneteenth events visit the Parks Department\u2019s website at https:\/\/www.nycgovparks.org\/events\/juneteenth<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New Yorkers looking to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday with live music, barbecue, family-friendly fun and history should look…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271653,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4982,157,1242,85,158,4983,9,24,264,56,63,65,64,2632,905,904],"class_list":["post-271652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-arts","tag-entertainment","tag-fashion","tag-latest-headlines","tag-movies","tag-music-and-concerts","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-county","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-snyde","tag-theater","tag-things-to-do"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271652"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271652\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271653"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}