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FREEDOM! A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION
This year MAAH is celebrating Juneteenth and the summer season of freedom from June 15th - July 4th as a unique time to celebrate and reflect on our country’s ongoing struggle for freedom and equality.
Juneteenth, commemorates June 19, 1865, the day when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. A federal holiday since 2021, Juneteenth symbolizes the larger struggle to end slavery in the United States.
Join us for free, fun, family friendly activities in Boston and Nantucket!
June 15 - BOSTON
46 Joy Street, Boston MA 02114
All activities free and open to the public!
10–11am
Special Juneteenth Museum Tour
11am–12pm
Screening of Jubilee, Juneteenth, and the Thirteenth
11am–2pm
Face painting with ZNT Arts
12–1pm
“Juneteenth for Mazie” Story Hour
12-4pm
Italian Ice by Slushy Lady Boston
1-4pm
Music and Dancing with DJ Cruz
June 19 - NANTUCKET
27-29 York Street, Nantucket MA 02554
All activities free and open to the public!
10am-11am
Tour of the Historic Coloured Cemetery
11am-12pm
Screening of Jubilee, Juneteenth,
and the Thirteenth
12pm-1pm
Tour of the Historic Coloured Cemetery
1pm-4pm
Block Party with food, music and
games for the whole family
Thank you to our partners: Nantucket Chamber of Commerce, Nantucket Historical Association, The Nantucket Office of Culture & Tourism.
June 19 - BOSTON
46 Joy Street, Boston MA 02114
All activities free and open to the public!
11am-12pm
Black Heritage Trail Tour with National Park Service Rangers
11:30am–2:30pm
Face painting and balloon twisting with Milly & Me
12-4pm
Italian Ice by Slushy Lady Boston
12:30-1:30pm
Special History Talk on the African Meeting House
3-4pm
Drum Circle with Cornell Coley
6:30-7:30
Cello Performance by Bithyah Israel