when is juneteenth 2025

Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19. In 2025, Juneteenth falls on a Thursday, June 19. It commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, marking the day in 1865 when Union troops announced the freedom of enslaved people in Texas, more than two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in the United States in 2021.