Name: Honoring the Journey, Advancing the Dream
Start: 2026-06-18T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-18T19:00:00-04:00
Location: 530 W University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601-5287, United States

Honoring the Journey, Advancing the Dream

The celebration includes food trucks, arts and crafts, an educational historical tour, youth activities, vendors, information about Santa Fe College programs and live entertainment.
The City of Gainesville’s month-long “Journey to Juneteenth” celebration, from Florida Emancipation Day (May 20) through the widely-recognized Juneteenth holiday (June 19), honors the long and turbulent journey to freedom, while staying true to our history of Florida Emancipation on May 20.