Northwest African American Museum places on Juneteenth occasions and likewise hosts an exhibit about Emmett Until.
Juneteenth was formally declared a federal vacation in 2021, following a yr of fevered public outcry, protests, and schooling actions that shed a nationwide highlight on persistent racial inequality in the USA. However the anniversary of the day that the nation’s final enslaved individuals discovered of their emancipation has been celebrated in Black communities for generations. This yr, previous traditions meet with new ones within the Juneteenth celebrations cropping up throughout Seattle.
Whereas many of those occasions contain meals in some type, our checklist of Black-owned eating places is all the time a fantastic place to start out.
Juneteenth 2024 Celebration
June 15 & 16, 19 | Northwest African American Museum, Free
Have fun Juneteenth all weekend with a curated slate of applications that features a youth day on June 17 with dwell storytelling from Seattle Kids’s Theater, a movie pageant on June 18, and a skate celebration on June 19. Additionally, the museum is at the moment internet hosting the primary West Coast cease of the exhibit Emmett Until and Mamie Until-Mobley: Let the World See via December.
Revival: Juneteenth Popup market
June 16, midday–5pm | Midtown Sq., 2301 E Union St
Assist Black-owned companies at this popup market within the Central District. There will probably be meals vans, retail distributors, and music spun by DJ Riz, broadcasting dwell on KEXP.
Songs of Black Folks 2024: Music of Resistance and Hope
June 16, 7pm | Paramount Theatre, $40
This musical efficiency brings collectively native and nationwide artists for a journey throughout historical past, that includes a choir of 40 native singers. Soloists embrace R&B and gospel singer John Stoddart and classical singer Brandie Sutton, with narration from Reverend Dr. James Alexander Forbes, Jr. Tacoma-born Ramón Bryant Braxton returns for his third yr as inventive director.
Freedom Dream
June 16, 2pm | Plymouth Church, free
Downtown’s Plymouth Church hosts a free Sunday afternoon live performance that celebrates Black girls and Juneteenth. Musical performances weave along with narration and a guided sensory expertise from emcee Kiesha Garrison, in a church that may hint its historical past again to 1869.
Summer time of Soul: Juneteenth
June 19, midday–8pm | Jimi Hendrix Park, free
Africatown’s Summer time of Soul live performance sequence returns to Jimi Hendrix Park for a free celebration and performances, plus meals, distributors, and household actions. The occasion is hailed as the town’s oldest and largest Juneteenth celebration.
Tacoma Juneteenth Celebration
June 19, 11am–5pm | Stewart Heights Park, Free
South Sounders can have fun Juneteenth at this free Tacoma pageant with greater than 100 distributors, music, a youngsters space (with bouncy homes, in fact), and faculty and profession sources. Performers embrace woman group 702 and Nigerian American singer Swego. Organizers will once more crown a Miss Juneteenth.
State and Nationwide Park Free Days
June 19 | Free
Each the nationwide parks and Washington’s 100-plus state parks waive entrance and parking charges on June 19 to commemorate Juneteenth. Which means no $30 entrance to Mount Rainier Nationwide Park—although you may nonetheless want a reservation and tenting charges should still apply.
The Blk Wins crew coordinates with the Washington State Historical past Museum on a Juneteenth occasion.
Juneteenth Commemoration
June 20, 5:30–7pm | Washington State HIstory Museum, FREE
Tacoma’s historical past establishment groups with Blk Wins, a Black academic group, for a free occasion the day after Juneteenth. The reflective presentation features a dialog concerning the historical past of the vacation and its significance on the native and nationwide stage.
eighth Annual Juneteenth Celebration
June 22, 2–5pm | Othello Park, Free
Othello retains the celebrations rolling via the weekend with a Saturday gathering that includes dance performances and many free soul meals. The household pleasant occasion additionally features a balloon artist and crafts.
