2023 Boston Juneteenth Emancipation Observance
When:
Monday, Jun 19, 2023 12:00p -
7:00p
Monday, Jun 19, 2023 12:00p -
7:00p
Where:
National Center of Afro-American Artists
300 Walnut Avenue
Boston, MA 02119
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Art, History, Social Good
Event website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2023-boston-juneteenth-emancipation-observance-tickets-628348556447
Celebrate Freedom and Black Joy at the 13th ANNUAL JUNETEENTH EMANCIPATION OBSERVANCE
Join us at the National Center of Afro-American Artists for a day full of education, family fun, & more!
Agenda
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Flag raising @ Dillaway-Thomas house
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Parade to the Museum of the NCAAA
Begins @ Roxbury Heritage State Park (183 Roxbury St), via Warren St and Walnut Ave, ends @ The Museum of the NCAA (300 Walnut Ave)
2:15 PM
The Museum of the NCAA grounds open
300 Walnut Ave., Roxbury, MA 02119
4:00 PM
Boston Juneteenth Emancipation Observance program begins
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Other ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Boston:
Join the Boston Ujima Project at Black Market in Roxbury’s Nubian Square for a unique opportunity to have your tintype portrait taken by renowned photographer Adam Davis at the Black Magic installation.
Visit these Boston arts institutions, free and open on Juneteenth:
- Institute of Contemporary Art
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- MIT List Visual Arts Center
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- National Center of Afro-American Artists
From June 14-16, discover a series of unique events at the Embrace Ideas Festival. Tickets required.
