2021 WPA Juneteenth Freedom Days Festival

The 2021 Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration involves Africa American culture, education, live music, vendors, speakers and more!

Juneteenth is the celebration of the end of chattel slavery and was first started in Texas in1865 when the last enslaved people learned that the Civil War was over and that the Union had won the war.

Juneteenth is celebrated in 50 States across America and is the Country's second Independence Day, Our Festival started in 2013 and this year marks the first Pittsburgh and Allegheny County legal holiday in this region.

The festival will take place June 18 - June 20.