Days Until Juneteenth
Juneteenth 2027 falls on Saturday, June 19, 2027.
About this date
Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, the day Union troops reached Galveston, Texas and announced that enslaved people there were free — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and about two months after the Confederacy’s surrender. Also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, it had been observed by Black communities, especially in Texas, for well over a century before Congress and President Biden made it a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. Like the 4th of July, it’s a fixed calendar date rather than a floating weekday-based one, so this page always counts down to the next upcoming June 19.
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Frequently asked questions
What date is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth is always June 19, a fixed calendar date rather than a floating weekday-based holiday.
Is Juneteenth a federal holiday?
Yes — it became the newest US federal holiday when the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law on June 17, 2021. When June 19 falls on a weekend, federal offices typically observe it on the nearest weekday instead.
What does Juneteenth commemorate?
It marks June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas and enforced the end of slavery there — the last part of the Confederacy to receive that news, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had already declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.