Public holidays · 2027
Juneteenth National Independence Day falls on Friday, June 18, 2027 in United States in 2027.
A public holiday across United States: most employees have the day off.
In 2027 it falls on a Friday, a working day.
The date changes from year to year.
Saturday and Sunday · A public holiday does not always close every business. Essential services, shops and some industries keep working, and pay rules differ by country and contract.
Juneteenth, a blend of June and nineteenth, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It marks 19 June 1865, when Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved people in the state were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1 January 1863. The announcement is known as General Order No. 3. The day is also called Freedom Day, Emancipation Day and Jubilee Day, and it is often described as the oldest known commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States.
Freedpeople in Texas organised the first annual Jubilee Day celebrations in 1866, and the custom spread across the country. Typical observances include family gatherings, church services, cookouts, music, readings of the Emancipation Proclamation and parades. Red foods and drinks, such as red velvet cake and strawberry soda, are traditionally associated with the day, and many cities hold festivals, exhibitions and talks on African American history.
Everywhere in United States.
Also known as: Juneteenth National Independence Day (observed)
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A public holiday across United States: most employees have the day off.
Friday, June 18, 2027.