As the Katy community prepares for the third annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival, local organizers are honoring more than a national holiday—they’re uplifting the story of a historic community whose roots helped shape the city’s foundation.
On Wednesday, June 19, 2025, the Katy Texas African American Heritage Society will host its now-annual celebration, beginning with a morning parade at 10:00 AM and culminating in a festival from 12:00 to 3:00 PM at Woodsland Park, 443 Danover Road. This year marks the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth—commemorating the day Union troops arrived in Galveston in 1865 to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and liberate over 250,000 enslaved people still held in Texas.
But for the organizers behind Katy’s Juneteenth celebration, the day is also about educating residents on a lesser-known chapter of local history: the story of the Danover community…