GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — On Sunday, June 19, people across the country will celebrate and honor Juneteenth.

The federal holiday is a day that celebrates when news of the Emancipation Proclamation — signed in 1862 — reached all parts of the country on June 19, 1865. It is considered an independence day for African Americans.

West Michigan will honor Juneteenth with many events this year. Find a celebration near you here:

VIRTUAL EVENTS

  • University of Michigan’s 2nd Annual Juneteenth Symposium | June 15 through June 18 | Event details
  • Preserving MI Harvest- Celebrating Juneteenth: African-American Cuisine | June 16 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Event details
  • WMU Cooley Law School Juneteenth Celebration with Hon. Kwame Rowe | June 17 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. | Event details
  • Create Great Inclusion: Celebrating Juneteenth webinar | June 17, 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Event details

BATTLE CREEK

GRAND RAPIDS

  • The Black Freedom Forum & State of Black Grand Rapids 2022 | June 17 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. | Event details
  • Juneteenth weekend pop up event | June 18 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Event details
  • Baxter Juneteenth Celebration | June 18 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Event details
  • SpringGR Juneteenth Fest at John Ball Zoo | June 18 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Event details
  • Dreams Take Work Juneteenth Music & Dance Festival | June 19 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Event details
  • Justice 4 All Juneteenth Jam vol. 2 | June 19, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Event details
  • Grand Rapids Juneteenth 2022 Celebration | June 19 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Event details
  • 2nd Annual Juneteenth Pop Up at Martin Luther King Park | June 19 from 1 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. | Event details

HOLLAND

KALAMAZOO

  • Kalamazoo Community Celebration | June 17-June 19 | Event details
    • Juneteenth Celebration poetry slam | June 18 | Event details
    • Juneteenth Celebration | June 18 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. | Event details
    • Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom Black Film Fest | June 18 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. | Event details
    • Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom- Black Women Elevated | June 18 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Event details
    • Juneteenth Celebration at Bell’s Eccentric Cafe | June 19 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. | Event details
    • The Velvelettes & Orchestra Jammbo’laya | June 19 at 3 p.m. | Event details
    • Juneteenth Celebration in Washington Square | June 19 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. | Event details

MT. PLEASANT

  • Central Michigan University Juneteenth on Warriner | June 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Event details

SOUTH HAVEN

  • South Haven Theatre Series: “Sojourner Truth, the Legacy Lives On” | June 18 at 7:30 p.m. | Event details

Don’t see your event on our list? Send us the information by emailing ReportIt@woodtv.com. Be sure to include a link.