Juneteenth Freedom Day & Fireworks

Mid Jun - Downtown Pontiac

Celebrate Juneteenth from 12noon to 10pm in Downtown Pontiac. There will be Food, Live Music, Fireworks and other fun activities. At 4pm on Bagley St, check out the parade in Downtown Pontiac. Fireworks will be launched at dusk on Saturday June 15, 2024. This is the culmination of this important cultural event in downtown Pontiac that celebrates freedom for Black Americans.

Juneteenth is a Holiday celebrated every year in June to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The Holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on June 19th, 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, enslaved people were declared free under the terms of the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation.

Angela Powell
Community Relations Specialist
City of Pontiac
(248) 758-3031
apowell@pontiac.mi.us