2025 Juneteenth Celebrations: Music, Food, and Community
This past Saturday, more than 500 community members gathered at Old Courthouse Square for Santa Rosa’s 55th Juneteenth Festival — a vibrant day filled with music, food, and kids’ activities. The event, hosted by Sonoma County Juneteenth, featured the presentation of five scholarships to students pursuing education at both community colleges and four-year universities. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, TX, to announce the freedom of enslaved people in the United States. This day honors Black freedom, resilience, and achievement. It has been celebrated by many American communities since 1865 and was made a national holiday in 2021.
City Observance of……