The City of Manhattan Beach invites you to learn about the significance of Juneteenth and share your ideas for a community celebration in 2025. Conversation and refreshments for those in attendance.

Juneteenth Listening Session
Saturday, March 8, 2025
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
Manhattan Beach Library - Community Room
1320 Highland Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

Juneteenth (June 19) is the oldest known celebration to commemorate the end of slavery in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, enslaved people finally received news from Union soldiers that they had been set free by the Emancipation Proclamation more than two years earlier. Juneteenth was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021 and a California state holiday in 2023.  The City of Manhattan Beach held its first Juneteenth Ceremony on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at Bruce's Beach Park and Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at Polliwog Park.

For more information, please contact the Parks and Recreation Department via email or call (310) 802-5448. Want to stay informed about Juneteenth? Click to subscribe to the Juneteenth eNotification topic.