Juneteenth is Thursday, June 19th, 2025, and Atlanta definitely knows how to celebrate and honor the holiday! This year, the iconic Juneteenth Music Festival and Parade in the ATL is even bigger and better than ever before, and you definitely don’t wanna miss it. Keep scrolling for all the details about the Juneteenth Music Festival and Parade!
What is Juneteenth?
Just in case you don’t know, Juneteenth is a National U.S. holiday that both celebrates and commemorates June 19th, 1865, when Union troops made their way into Galveston, Texas to announce that the Civil War had already ended and the enslaved people there had already been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, which had been purposely ignored by Texas enslavers.
This long-overdue and momentous day has since been celebrated as a day of liberation, called ‘Juneteenth’ or ‘Freedom Day.’ It is celebrated on June 19th every year!
What can festival goers expect?
Juneteenth Atlanta says,
This high-spirited celebration of freedom, unity, and equality offers two entertainment stages and is known for filling the atmosphere and the streets of Atlanta with the soulful sounds of live music, the pleasant aromas of sage, myrrh and frankincense, the amazing hand-made merchandise from local and international vendors, mouthwatering cuisines, and an array of immersive cultural activities for all attendees… Everyone is welcome to be a part of this monumental event where community, equality, human rights, and justice for all merge together to create a better world for future generations.
This year, the amazing Juneteenth Black History Parade will feature:
- captivating floats, fly-over jets
- colorful dance troops
- community youth organizations
- mesmerizing marching bands
- esteemed local and national dignitaries from the state of Georgia.
When is the Atlanta Juneteenth Music Festival & Parade?
This year’s Juneteenth Music Festival and Parade is on June 14th and 15th in Piedmont Park!
Specifically, the Juneteenth Televised Black History Parade will be Saturday, June 14th at 12 pm. You can get more details about the parade here!
The 5k Freedom Run will be hosted on Sunday, June 15th, beginning at 9am. (Warmup is at 8:30am)
Okay, I’m in! Gimme all the details!
When: June 14th – 15th, 2025
Where: Piedmont Park
The festival also notes: This is a family oriented event with a strict stage ban on suggested
violence, profanity, racial epithets and misogyny.
And even if you can’t make it to the celebration, you can still donate! Donate to the Atlanta Juneteenth Music Festival & Parade here!
Celebrate Juneteenth in the ATL this year with a festival full of culture, freedom, love and the commitment to the continuation of human rights!
Learn more about the festival as a whole here!