Seasonal & Holidays
Moorestown Juneteenth Celebration To Feature Performances, Food Trucks, Education
Moorestown's 4th-annual celebration of the holiday takes place this weekend. Here's what to expect.
MOORESTOWN, NJ — Juneteenth events will take place throughout New Jersey in the coming days, including Moorestown's fourth-annual celebration.
Moorestown's Juneteenth Celebration runs from 2-7 p.m. Saturday at the Perkins Center for the Arts on 395 Kings Hwy. (The holiday itself falls on Monday, June 19.)
Juneteenth commemorates the date in 1865, when word reached the last enslaved people in Texas that the Civil War had ended and they were free. Celebrations date back to 1866, but Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021.
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Moorestown's celebration will feature both indoor and outdoor events, including food trucks, music, African dance and drumming, educational presentations, offerings from local Black-owned businesses, and more.
The Perkins Center for the Arts is hosting the event with Moore Unity and Curate Noir, Inc.
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