Juneteenth is on Thursday, and there are numerous ways to celebrate the holiday across Tampa Bay. Why it matters: Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Texas learned of ...

Sanford and Orlando Entertainment hosts a Juneteenth block party at the Sanford Riverwalk with live music, food, dancing, arts and crafts. The free festival is from 4-9 p.m. June 21 at 401 E. Seminole ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Many across the Tampa community will celebrate Juneteenth throughout the weekend ahead of the holiday. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that honors and recognizes the day all ...

Five years ago, the nation recognized the first Juneteenth. It marks the day in 1965 when Union soldiers went to Galveston, Texas and told enslaved people they were free. It happened two years ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Thursday is Juneteenth, and celebrations are happening across Tampa Bay marking the national holiday. Local leaders said though there are still injustices in this day and ...

On Monday, June 17, singers, dancers and musicians from across Tampa Bay will be taking the stage at the Jaeb Theater for a one-night-only free show to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth.

WIMAUMA, Fla. — Juneteenth is celebrated every year on June 19. The holiday marks the date that the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were alerted that slavery had ended more than two ...

Listen: This Juneteenth, the Tampa Bay Theatre is shining the spotlight on Black filmmakers. The theatre is hosting a one-day film festival that promises a night of networking, in-depth conversations, ...

The next year, local newspapers reported, Black farmers borrowed American flags to march through the city a full year before the first Juneteenth. Since then, Tampa has proudly celebrated its ...

The Tampa Theatre is highlighting Black filmmakers at its third annual Juneteenth Film Celebration on Thursday.

The City of Tampa will start its Juneteenth celebration in east Tampa on Friday with a flag-raising ceremony.