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Celebrate Juneteenth in Alexandria, VA
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Alexandria offers a range of ways to honor Juneteenth, which marks the day on which enslaved individuals in Galveston, TX, learned that the Emancipation Proclamation had freed them more than two years earlier. Then, discover 30 Black-Owned Businesses in Alexandria to support this Juneteenth and year-round.
Juneteenth Events
June 19
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December 31, 2025
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Learn More About Juneteenth
Learn more about Juneteenth and its connection to Alexandria from Audrey Davis, director of the African American History Division of the Office of Historic Alexandria.