You can honor and celebrate Juneteenth at many community events around Oregon this year. If you know of an event to add to this list please email hello @ oregonblackpioneers.org with details.
Friday, June 17th
- Hillsboro Juneteenth Freedom Day (Hillsboro) – 4:00 – 8:00
Saturday, June 18th
- The Letitia Carson Legacy Project Open House (Corvallis) – 3:00 – 5:00
- LCLP Volunteer Archaeology Project (Corvallis) – 9:00 – 3:30
- Juneteenth Oregon (Portland) – 12:00 – 7:00
- The Father’s Group Juneteenth Celebration (Bend)
- Linn-Benton NAACP Juneteenth Black Business Expo (Albany) – 12:00 -3:00
- Wilsonville Community Juneteenth Celebration (Wilsonville) – 10:00 – 3:00
- Juneteenth Celebration (Coos Bay) – 11:00 – 4:00
Sunday, June 19th (Juneteenth)
- West Linn Juneteenth Celebration (West Linn) – 1:00 – 5:00
- Black Alliance Southern Oregon Juneteenth Event (Medford) – 11:00 – 7:00
- The Father’s Group Juneteenth Celebration (Bend)
- Juneteenth Eugene (Eugene) – 12:00 – 6:00
- Gresham Juneteenth Event (Gresham) – 12:00 – 6:00
You can also support Oregon Black Pioneers’ work to preserve and honor the history of Black Oregonians.
Will you make a $19 donation today in honor of Juneteenth?
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Oregon Black Pioneers is an educational non-profit based in Salem. Since 1993, OBP has used research, exhibitions, and public programs to tell the seldom-told stories of people of African descent in Oregon. OBP’s vision is to be the premier source for information about Oregon’s African American heritage. For more information please visit oregonblackpioneers.org.