When Is Juneteenth Day 2025. Juneteenth 2025 is on thursday, june 19, commemorating in 1865 the day when union soldiers enforced the emancipation proclamation and. For the black american community, its celebrations are especially important.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday and state holiday in several states. On june 19 america celebrates juneteenth, or freedom day, on the anniversary of the emancipation proclamation that abolished slavery in texas and other former confederate states in 1865.