Many thanks to our contributor Ashley for rounding up these events for us!

• #Iamjuneteenth is the theme for the 53rd Juneteenth Day Celebration in Milwaukee. Save the date for Monday, June 19!
  • Milwaukee is home to one of the longest running Juneteenth Day celebrations in the country.
  • The parade will be televised live on TMJ4 from 9 AM to 11 AM, and the historic parade route steps off at 14th & Atkinson Ave. and ends at Dr. MLK Jr. Drive & Locust St.
  • Juneteenth Jubilee parade 9-11 with 100+ participants
  • At Martin Luther King Elementary Playground, find a Kid Zone which will have free rides, carnival games, prizes, pony rides, DJ L Boogie, and food for kids under 12!
  • At Clinton Rose Park, find contests: hula hoop and double dutch, dunk and three point shooting  and three on three basketball games.
• Story time and arts and crafts at ABHM -America’s Black Holocaust Museum – for children and families throughout the week of Juneteenth with bookseller and library partners.
  • Rooted MKE and Niche Book Bar at ABHM, June 19th, 10 AM to 5 PM
  • Milwaukee Public Library at ABHM, June 21st, 10 AM to 12 PM
  • These partners will be reading “Juneteenth: A Children’s Story” by Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, and other Juneteenth related titles. They will also have arts and crafts activities led by ABHM staff and volunteers.

• Juneteenth at WCTC

  • Virtual event at Waukesha County Technical College
  • Celebrating Juneteenth with an award winning educator Jesse Hagopian.
  • More information HERE

For more reading and learning about Juneteenth Day, Ashley found this article: 12 things you might not know about Juneteenth