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Here’s a list of Juneteenth 2021 events in the Denver metro

A Juneteenth 2020 march traveled down Broadway to the State Capitol to commemorate the end of slavery. (Credit: @josh_klein: www.jkcreativellc.com)

DENVER (KDVR) — Juneteenth is celebrated each year on June 19 and commemorates the end of chattel slavery in the U.S., and now Congress has voted to mark the date as a federal holiday.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bill into law.

The holiday began in Galveston, Texas, when enslaved people there first learned of their freedom more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.

More and more cities have begun in recent years to recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday, including Denver, whose council voted this year to mark the occasion as an annual commemorative holiday.

The Denver Juneteenth celebration is one of the largest in the U.S. — the Juneteenth Music Festival — and nearby cities will have celebrations this year, too.

Tuesday, June 15

Wednesday, June 16

Thursday, June 17

Friday, June 18

Saturday, June 19

Sunday, June 20

If you notice a 2021 Juneteenth event in Colorado is missing from this list, be sure to let us know.