Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19. In recent years, events honoring Juneteenth have increased and several camps have chosen to treat the day as a holiday.
Juneteenth is a celebration of African American freedom from slavery dating back to June 19th, 1865 when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas.
What’s Closed on Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a designated Federal Holiday. It is also a holiday in the state of Michigan. Expect government offices, banks, and the postal service to be closed. We’ll keep watching for more announcements of closures.
- Services
- Federal, State, & Municipal Offices
- Postal Service
- Banks
- Activities
- Chelsea District Library
What’s Open on Juneteenth
While it is a federal and state holiday, it is not to the level of closure as New Years, Memorial Day, July 4th, and Labor Day. It’s schedule is more similar to MLK Day, Presidents Day, and Indigenous Peoples Day.
- Libraries
- Ann Arbor District Library
- Ypsilanti District Library
- Dexter District Library
- Saline District Library (Juneteenth events)
- Pools/Waterparks
- Buhr Park Pool
- Fuller Park Pool
- Rutherford Pool
- Rolling Hills Waterpark
- Movie Theaters
- Museums
- Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum – Juneteenth is not on their holiday closure list
- University of Michigan Museum of Natural History – Juneteenth is not on their holiday closure list
- University of Michigan Museum of Art – Juneteenth is not on their holiday closure list
- University of Michigan Kelsey Museum – Juneteenth is not a University Holiday
- Services
- Interestingly I found that for both Ann Arbor & Pittsfield Township that trash service will still happen on Juneteenth while the municpal offices are closed.
We’ll keep our eyes open for more announcements.
Ann Arbor Juneteenth Events
✊🏾 Saturday, June 13 at 12:00pm-6:00pm – Ann Arbor Juneteenth at. Wheeler Park
✊🏾 Thursday, June 18 at 11:00am-12:00pm – Juneteenth Musical Storytime at. Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch
✊🏾 Thursday, June 18 at 2:00pm-3:00pm – The Juneteenth Story with Author Alliah Agostini at. Westgate Branch of AADL
✊🏾 Friday, June 19 at 10:30am-11:00am – Juneteenth Storytime with Representative Morgan Foreman at. Saline District Library
✊🏾 Friday, June 19 at 1:00pm-3:00pm – Black Barbie: A Documentary at. Saline District Library
✊🏾 Friday, June 19 at 3:00pm-5:00pm – Juneteenth Jazz and Poetry! at. Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch
✊🏾 Friday, June 19 at 5:30pm-8:00pm – Ypsilanti Juneteenth Celebration at. University Bank Ypsilanti
✊🏾 Saturday, June 20 at 8:00am-10:00pm – Canton Liberty Fest at. Heritage Park
✊🏾 Saturday, June 20 at 11:00am-8:00pm – Ypsilanti Juneteenth Soulful Celebration at. University Bank Ypsilanti
✊🏾 Saturday, June 20 at 1:00pm-4:00pm – Juneteenth Drop-in Crafts at. Ypsilanti District Library – Michigan Ave Branch
✊🏾 Sunday, June 21 at 2:00pm – Juneteenth Black Civil War Vets Bus Tour at.
✊🏾 Sunday, June 21 at 3:00pm-8:00pm – Ypsilanti Juneteenth Celebration - Good Ole Gospel Concert at. University Bank Ypsilanti
✊🏾 Thursday, June 25 at 1:00pm-4:00pm – Juneteenth at AADL at. Downtown Branch of AADL
Past Events We Are Checking For Updates
The following events were held last year and we have not yet updated for 2026 details. We are still working through the list or waiting for details.
