To celebrate the National Holiday Juneteenth in Saginaw we will have a Parade, downtown 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (line-up begins at 9:00 AM). Route starts at Saginaw Zoo, travels along Washington Avenue, and ends at Morley Plaza.
Following the parade, the Freedom Festival will continue at Morley Plaza from noon to 5pm. Visitors can enjoy food vendors, live entertainment and activities for all ages.
*Juneteenth, short for 'June Nineteenth' marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure all enslaved people are freed. They came a full two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation into law on January 1, 1863.
On June 17, 2021 Juneteenth became a federal holiday and honors the end of slavery in the United States.
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