Celebrate Juneteenth in Culver City on Saturday, June 22
Published on June 05, 2024
The City of Culver City invites the community to a FREE Juneteenth celebration and resource fair on Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 1 PM to 4 PM at Town Plaza @ The Culver Steps, 9300 Culver Boulevard, Culver City. Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation and freedom of enslaved people of African descent in the United States.
Festivities
With the collaboration of local artists, businesses, and organizations, Culver City’s Juneteenth event brings a day of reflection, education, and celebration. This is a free, family-friendly event and will feature resources, select market vendors, kids' activities, and community interactive art led by artist Marti Mannings. The day will feature a performance of the Black National Anthem, live music performances, including a modern Jazz band and West African Drummers and Dancers as well as others slated to perform during the festivities.
About the Juneteenth National Holiday
Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) is a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It marks the day on June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform the enslaved African Americans of their freedom. This was two and a half years after the signing of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.
For more information on the history of Juneteenth, visit Juneteenth | National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institute.
Please stop by or let us know you are coming!
Arriving to the Event
The Culver Steps is located at 9300 Culver Boulevard. While there is parking in Downtown Culver City, consider taking the bus or using other mobility options to attend the event including the City’s new Circulator that connects Downtown to the Culver City Expo Station! Both Culver CityBus lines 1 and 7 will also bring you to the festivities! Call (310) 253-6500 or visit the Culver CityBus Website to plan your trip. The City’s Next CCBus App provides real time bus locations, trip planning and bus occupancy levels. Please avoid parking in residential areas.