{"id":341059,"date":"2026-06-18T07:56:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/341059\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T07:56:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:56:11","slug":"houston-galveston-juneteenth-events-remain-on-schedule-after-week-of-heavy-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/341059\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston, Galveston Juneteenth events remain on schedule after week of heavy rain"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of the planned Juneteenth-related<\/a>\u00a0events in Houston and Galveston scheduled for Friday and Saturday remain a go, even as sporadic\u00a0rain <\/a>continued throughout the region Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n

WEATHER UPDATES: When will the flooding rains end? Here’s the Southeast Texas storm timeline through Wednesday<\/a><\/p>\n

The region was under weather advisory for most of this week leading up to June 19, and many of the Juneteenth celebrations – including Arts the District Houston\u00a0Juneteenth Celebration,<\/a>\u00a02nd Annual Juneteenth Block Party<\/a>\u00a0and Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom at Miller Outdoor Theatre<\/a> at Avenida Houston, BLCK Market at Night: 7th Annual Juneteenth Celebration<\/a> – are currently scheduled to go on, according to the event\u00a0websites.<\/p>\n

FLOODING IN\u00a0BRAZORIA COUNTY: Torrential downpours bring street flooding, road closures to Brazoria County cities Wednesday<\/a><\/p>\n

The Emancipation Park Conservancy<\/a> – which operates and maintains Emancipation Park under contract by the city of Houston – confirmed that all of its Juneteenth events scheduled for Friday will go on as scheduled as of Wednesday.<\/p>\n

In Galveston, the birthplace of Juneteenth<\/a>, the various celebrations <\/a>were scheduled to go on as planned, including Juneteenth Parade & Picnic and Galveston Island Juneteenth Music Festival & Fireworks, but its subject to change, said Mary Beth Bassett of Visit Galveston<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Events listed as part of the 19 Days of Juneteenth are also expected to be held, according to the Juneteenth Houston <\/a>website. Juneteenth Houston is a citywide non-profit focused on Houston’s historic<\/a> districts.<\/p>\n

The Arts District Houston, an umbrella collective\u00a0overseeing community and local business-affiliated events in Houston’s historic First and Sixth Ward expected to take\u00a0place Friday and Saturday, organizers and groups are in a watch and wait pattern.<\/p>\n

Lets Do This Houston<\/a> confirmed in an email that outdoor Juneteenth-related events scheduled for Friday and Saturday – including The Reunion at Emancipation Park<\/a>, Juneteenth on Almeda<\/a>, Juneteenth Night Light Bike Ride<\/a> on Friday remain on schedule.<\/p>\n

Lets Do This Houston is a tour-based events company partnered with 3rd Ward Tours.<\/p>\n

Juneteenth cancellationsJuneteenth Houston’s 5th Annual Celebrate Freedom Fest at Emancipation Park<\/p>\n

Organizers originally cancelled the June 5 events due to weather, and planned to\u00a0merge festival activities with the Juneteenth The Reunion at Emancipation Park on Friday, June 19, currently still on schedule.<\/p>\n

Freedom Fest<\/a> is held annually at Emancipation Park, bringing seven historic Black neighborhoods – Independence Heights, Fourth Ward, Third Ward, Fifth Ward, Sunnyside, Acres Homes, and South Park together to honor the legacies of Juneteenth.<\/p>\n

Citywide Spades Tournament<\/p>\n

This event has been postponed for the safety of vendors and guests. The event will be merged with series of June events throughout the month, according to an Instagram post.<\/p>\n

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