DENVER — Juneteenth weekend is here and the festivities have already begun. The holiday recognizes the day, June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free.

Coloradans excited for Juneteenth festivities 02:01. Juneteenth is almost here! The party kicks off this weekend in Denver ahead of the holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United ...

Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as organizers cite safety problems and mounting resistance to diversity, equity and ...

From block parties to drag performances, these local events honor Black culture and freedom—while inviting everyone to join in the joy. The Denver Dancing Diamonds perform at the Juneteenth ...

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were freed in Texas. Learn about the ...

KDVR-TV Denver. Denver celebrates Juneteenth in one-day celebration. Posted: June 16, 2025 | Last updated: June 16, 2025. A one-day celebration replaced what's historically been an all-weekend ...

Juneteenth Celebration Begins With a Parade, Continues With Music Festival in Five Points Today Decades before June 19 became a national holiday, Denver had its own unofficial celebration. By ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

Last year, Denver made Juneteenth — which celebrates the day in 1865 when word finally got to Texas that enslaved people had been emancipated — an official holiday. But you wouldn't know it by ...

In Denver, for example, more than a dozen companies backed out of supporting the Juneteenth Music Festival, which is one of the city’s biggest celebrations of the holiday, according to Norman Harris, ...

Denver joined people across the nation in celebrating Juneteenth on Wednesday, the federal and state holiday commemorating the day when slaves in Texas were notified of their emancipation.

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite Detour's new mural in Denver's RiNo Art District that depicts Clara Brown and Darrell Anderson. June 12, 2024. Like his piece, each mural made as part of the project since ...