Virtual Juneteenth Festival is June 19 and 20, 2021.Festival-specific events, including Sankofa Days and the Maafa Memorial, are June 14 – June 20, 2021, with virtual activities and events on Festival weekend, June 19 -20, 2021.
The Festival organizers are planning for the 2-day event to be viewed on several media platforms. This year’s theme, “The Continual Evolution of Juneteenth” will be supported by elements of the traditional outdoor festival, including the parade, children’s activities, entertainment, and vendors. Added to the 2021 Festival’s excitement is the recognition by the city of Buffalo and New York State, of their first holiday commemorating Juneteenth, originally celebrated June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas learned that they’d been free, since the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, 2 -1/2 years earlier.
Festival-specific events, including Sankofa Days and the Maafa Memorial, are June 14 – June 20, 2021, with virtual activities and events on Festival weekend, June 19 -20, 2021.
Social media platforms will include, Facebook (Juneteenth of Buffalo Festival and Juneteenth Festival, Inc.); YouTube; Zoom; and our website: juneteenthofbuffalo.com.
