When is Juneteenth 2025?
Juneteenth 2025 was on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
Marks June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free. It became a federal holiday in 2021.
How the date is set: June 19 every year.
The date in other years
A short history
Juneteenth, officially Juneteenth National Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States. It is celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday's name, first used in the 1890s, is a portmanteau of June and nineteenth, referring to June 19, 1865, the day when Major General Gordon Granger ordered the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Texas at the end of the American Civil War. During the Civil War period, slavery came to an end in various areas of the United States at different times.
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Related days
Sources
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management: federal holidays Dates
- Wikipedia: Juneteenth Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)