Join Juneteenth of Fairfield County for the Juneteenth Parade and Harambee Festival!

Parade steps off from Seaside Park, Bridgeport at 11 am.

Featuring Sage & City Shout Sheet Pan Orchestra.

Location: Seaside Park, 1 Barnum Dyke, Bridgeport

On June 19, 1865 Juneteenth also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, and Emancipation Day , a Union General rode into Galveston, Texas to announce that the Civil War had ended and slaves had been freed.