Texas

Dallas

Guest Speaker: Ms Lula Briggs Galloway, President of the National Association of Juneteenth Lineage
Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Artist: Nathan Jones
Local Churchs' Pastors, and Choirs
Free Food and Drink
African blessing of the first of its kind Black History Garden

Theme: Looking Back, Letting Go, Looking Forward

Fort Worth - The 26th Annual Juneteenth Day Celebration!

June 15 (Sunday) - Celebrity Basketball Classic - featuring ex-Dallas Cowboys. Fort Worth / Tarrant County Convention Center. 2 PM.
For additional info contact 817 922-9999.
June 18 (Wednesday) 8:30 pm - Opening of Exhibits and Vendor Booths & Parade (For additional info contact 817 335-9605)

7:00pm Parade
8:00pm Opening Ceremony - City Official
8:30pm Live Music - Ray Sharpe
8:30pm Children's Corner - Rides

June 19 (Thursday) - "Senior Citizens Day"

8:00 am - Prayer Breakfast
Senior Citizens Expo
Cooking Contest
Workshops
Exhibits and Vendor Booths

June 19 - 21 - Juneteenth Festivities and Celebration - Fort Worth / Tarrant County Convention Center.
For add'l info contact 817 335-9605.

June 20 (Friday) -"Y outh Day"

10:00am Workshops: Fire & Rescue; D.A. R. E.
6:00pm Baby Pagent
7:00pm Music / Entertainment
8:00pm Block Dance

June 21 (Saturday)

7:00am - 5K Run
10:00am - Health Fair
Drill Team Competition
1:00pm - Miss Juneteenth Pagent
4:30pm - Gospelfest
7:00pm - Music / Entertainment
8:30pm - Miss Juneteenth Coronation Ball

San Antonio

June 13 (Friday) Pre-Juneteenth Gospel Celebration - hosted by The Texas Emancipation Day Commission, Inc. and Bible World USA will be held at the site of one of the first African American settlements in San Antonio - Maverick Plaza in La Villita. An African American arts and crafts exhibition will be showcased throughout La Villita. State Representative Al Edwards (D) Houston, sponsor of the bill that passed in the Texas legislature recognizing June 19th as an official state holiday, will be master of ceremonies. For information call 210/532-6218.

June 13 (Friday) - Juneteenth Picnic - presented by the Zulu Association at Mateo Camargo Park. Traditionally a day-long family event, the picnic is known for its greate variety of food, music, games and fun. Continuing in the Juneteenth tradition, plenty of red soda water will be on hand and a watermelon eating contest will be held. For information call 210/637-8328

June 10 - 15 - Opening performance of the award-winning Broadway show "STOMP" at the Laurie Auditorium. Presented by the Carver Cultural Community Center, STOMP uses everything but conventional percussion instruments. For ticket information cal 210/207-2234.

June 17 (Tuesday) - African American Sorytelling Celebration - featuring world renowned storyteller Mary Micheals. San Antonio Museum of Art. 7:00 PM. Admission is Free. For more information call 210/978-8183.

June 21-22 Junteenth Film Festival - Explore a historical pilgrimage of African Americans in film presented by St. Phillip's College. This year's festival will feature pioneer African American film screen legends from the 20's, 30's, 40's and 50's, to present day box office talent. For more information call 210/531-3260.

June 21-22 The 3rd Annual Texas Juneteenth Festival will be held at the Sunken Gardens Theatre. Festivities include performances by Gladys Knight, Al Greene, The Ohio Players, as well as local entertainment, food boths and an arts and crafts exhibit. For ticket information call 210/650-4471.

June 21-22 - Juneteenth Jam Festival - hosted by Take Cahrge Productions at the St. Gerard's High School Stadium. The two-day festival will feature live blues, R&B and jazz music, with food booths, and culimates with a fireworks display on Sunday night. For information call 210/534-5952.

Juneteenth Multicultural Trail Ride - Ride hoseback with a contingent of the Memorial 9th Calvary Buffalo Soldiers sponsored by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. This modern day regiment honors the Buffalo Soldiers of the Black Calvary, the first African Americans who served as regular troops in the U.S. Army in the late 1800's. Feel like a part of history as you ride for three days and two nights, along the trailway in Caprock Canyon State Park. For more information call 1-800-792-1112.

Institute of Texan Cultures, located at HemisFair Park, provides the living history and presence of African American heritage in Texas in its African American area. A new section called Free at Last focuses on the roles of African Americans in the settlement of the Americas and their unique contrbutions to the growth of Texas. As part of Juneteenth celebrations, visitors are encouraged to explore the difficult obstacles African Americans faced following Emancipation, as detailed in the Free At Last display. For more information call 210/458-2300.

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