Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Round Rock Juneteenth Shooter At Large: Round Rock police continue to search..."

June 21, 2024 News Feature

Proms, Humps, and Queerbombs Highlight This Weekend's Events

21 ways to get out of the house

"...high-school prom committee could never.   – James Scott Juneteenth Remembrance Day..."

May 31, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Summer travel opportunities and news from all over Texas

"...Juneteenth Celebration June 1-20, Galveston, visitgalveston.com..."

June 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...Godfrey Peoples, director of the rightly-lauded and SXSW-award-winning Miss Juneteenth. There’ll be more local connections when Elizabeth Avéllan (Spy..."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Gay Place

Thanks for the prayers, but they're not good enough

"...Before Sunday, "Gay Place" was going to talk about Juneteenth, the oldest (known) celebration of slavery's end, dating back..."

June 17, 2016 Column by Sarah Marloff

Happenings

June 14-20

"...ANNUAL JUNETEENTH CONGRESS AVENUE PARADE 1:30pm. From the Congress Avenue Bridge..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

Commission votes for redesign of statue that came out looking like Rep. Al Edwards, banishes original to Galveston

"...The Texas Emancipation Juneteenth Historical Commission's July 6 meeting was bumrushed by the..."

July 15, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Eastside Vibes: Come Experience the Culture

Celebrations, food joints, & moves to make on the Eastside this summer

"...the Eastside this summer. Do it for the culture! Juneteenth Parade and Festival..."

May 24, 2017 Chronolog Post by Montinique Monroe

Food-o-File

"...Inaugural Soul Summit Friday, June 19, is Juneteenth, a traditionally joyous commemoration of the day in 1865..."

June 19, 2015 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

City of Austin "Major Events" Roster

The city lists over 400 days’ worth of events from the Commitment Day 5K on Jan. 1 to the New Year’s Celebration on Dec. 31. The full list is posted here.

"...Run6/13/20136/13/2013 TX Boys State Parade6/14/20136/14/2013 Farmers Market (every Saturday)6/15/20136/15/2013 Juneteenth6/15/20136/15/2013 Farmer's Market6/15/20136/15/2013 GEAYA Juneteenth Parade and Festival6/19/20136/19/2013 Farmers Market..."

July 12, 2013 News Feature

Res Publica

Citizens' calendar, June 17-24

"...JUNETEENTH PARADE Festivities begin at MLK & Comal, travel down..."

June 18, 2010 News Feature

Point Austin: Oregon Dreams, Austin Nightmare

Leave for a week, and there goes the neighborhood

"...after a traffic accident, a feckless crowd of 3,000 Juneteenth revelers stood idly by while an angry mob of..."

June 29, 2007 News Column by Michael King

Pared Posthumous Publications

"...The posthumous publications this summer of Ralph Ellison's Juneteenth, an unfinished novel by the country's premier African-American writer..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature

Plan Yourself a Hell of a Summer

Holy-moley, this is one smokin’ hot Summer Events Calendar

"...along with the suds. fbgcraftbeerfestival.com. Stay Black and Live Juneteenth Festival..."

May 16, 2025 Features Feature by Chronicle Staff

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Juneteenth Suspected Shooters: Round Rock police have arrested two suspects..."

June 28, 2024 News Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

School’s out and June is the beginning of summer fun

"...Juneteenth Celebrations June 15-19, Galveston, www.juneteenthbirthplace.org..."

June 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Juneteenth in Austin: This year marks the first time Juneteenth..."

June 18, 2021 News Feature

Council Recap: Undoing Austin’s White Supremacist Legacy

A Juneteenth holiday, renamings, alcohol rules among changes

"...honor of Confederate or white supremacist figures; and make Juneteenth a paid holiday for all city workers...."

July 31, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Mama Duke Releases First-Ever Music Video “Mad”

“My ancestors gave me a sharp tongue and a power to take up space”

"...AC: On Instagram, you wrote, "I think today [Juneteenth] was an important day to drop my first ever..."

June 23, 2020 Qmmunity Post by Beth Sullivan

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...Austin as part of the Festival favorites alongside Miss Juneteenth, directed by Austin Film Society Artist Intensive Fellow Channing..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFS Announces 2019 Feature Grant Recipients

Over $100,000 in cash and aid for next generation of filmmakers

"...MISS JUNETEENTH Narrative Feature in post-production D: Channing Godfrey Peoples Centered..."

Sept. 4, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Five Ways to Work Up a Sweat for a Good Cause

Help local orgs fundraise while getting out of the house

"...Redbud Center, 3601 Lake Austin Blvd. Austin, Texas 78703. Juneteenth 2K Run/Walk..."

April 22, 2019 Events Post by Alex Puente

Beside the Point

A weird week at City Council

"...roiled with a poorly worded press release concerning nearby Juneteenth crowds. For more, see "The Morales Murder" )..."

June 29, 2007 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Public Notice

Celebrate the emancipation of Texas slaves (albeit, two and a half years late) on Juneteenth!

"...The Teenth of JuneJuneteenth, that's when the slaves were finally pronounced "free" here..."

June 15, 2001 Column by Kate X Messer

House Hunting

Underdog Stella Roland challenges incumbent Dawnna Dukes to represent East Austin in the Texas House of Representatives.

"...couple of obscure state commissions, including the Texas Emancipation Juneteenth Commission, charged with creating a series of Juneteenth memorials..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Dr. Marvin Kimbrough and Floyd Freeman That Essence Rare

"...for mainstream popularity; Freeman accompanies her on said instruments. "Juneteenth" begins, "Whose holiday is Juneteenth, anyway?" and catalogues various..."

Sept. 8, 1995 Arts Feature

Day Trips: The East Rosedale Monument Project, Fort Worth

A bus stop as an art and history lesson

"...teacher who is often described as the “grandmother of Juneteenth,” and the Rev. James Reeb, who was beaten to..."

Feb. 7, 2025 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Book Festival Unveils Full Author Lineup for 2024

Matthew McConaughey and Malcolm Gladwell headline

"...Sarah Bird, Juneteenth Rodeo..."

Sept. 19, 2024 Books Post by Amaya Austin

Qmmunity: There Will Be Voguing

Photographer and DJ Manuel Frayre captures Central Texas ballroom in new show “Bring It From the Back”

"...all paying respects to golden-voiced Spanish singer Mónica Naranjo. Juneteenth Pride..."

June 21, 2024 Column by James Scott

Jess Williamson, Stay Black & Live, Babestock, and More Crucial Concerts

Recommended shows for the week in Austin

"...Scandi experimentalist Astrid Sonne, next.   – Rachel Rascoe Juneteenth Celebration With Deezie Brown, the Past Lives..."

June 14, 2024 Music Feature by Cy White

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