CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The 8th annual Juneteenth Festival is in full swing in downtown Corpus Christi — and this year, organizers are going big.
The Coastal Bend is marking 160 years since the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached the Texas Gulf Coast in Galveston — a historic moment that gave rise to what we now know as Juneteenth.
Though the history began in Galveston, the celebration is alive and thriving here in Corpus Christi, where the festival has grown into a three-day community event packed with culture, music, and meaning…