Have a good time Juneteenth New York Metropolis-style with a plethora of performances, workshops, discussions, household actions, screenings, and concert events commemorating considered one of America’s most important holidays.
June 19
9 a.m. -6 p.m.
Jamaica Performing Arts Middle, 153-10 Jamaica Ave
Day 1 of a two-day marathon screening of groundbreaking eight-episode historic mini-series, “Roots.” The day consists of viewers dialogue and remarks from Andrew “Sekou” Jackson, Rev. Carla Hunter Ramsey, and Courtney Ffrench. For more information, go to jcal.org.
10 a.m.
Central Park Naumburg Bandshell
Juneteenth March 4M Run, Stroll & Roll.
Fundraising march by means of Harlem Loop and Seneca Village with proceeds going to the constructing fund for Harlem Middle. Refreshments obtainable. For more information, go to juneteenthmarch.org.
10:30 a.m.
Edward Davis Middle, 118-35 Farmers Blvd
The Caribbean American Repertory Theater joins forces with the Theater of the Dwelling Phrase to current a day of music and drama. For more information go to fb.com/cartnyc.
11 a.m.
City Park Rangers Talk about Abolition
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1
City Park Rangers take individuals on a stroll discussing Brooklyn’s vital historical past to the abolitionist motion in the US. FREE. For more information, go to nycgovparks.org.
12 p.m.
Screening, “Roots”
Museum of the Transferring Picture, 36-01 thirty fifth Ave. in Astoria’s Kaufman Arts District
Offered by the Louis Armstrong Home Museum in collaboration with the Museum of the Transferring Picture. Performances by the Entrfied Band and Edge Faculty of the Arts. Music, dance, video games, a movie screening, an animation workshop, and an skilled speak. FREE from 2-6 p.m. For more information, go to movingimage.org
12 p.m.
Juneteenth Household Day Celebration
Joyce Kilmer Park (Grand Concourse to Walton Ave., between E. 161st St. & E. 164th St., Bronx, NY). Household-friendly enjoyable together with video games, impediment programs, sports activities, line dancing, and extra. FREE.
12 p.m.
Household Reunion
Roy Wilkins Park, Merrick Boulevard and Baisley Boulevard in Jamaica, Queens
This eight-hour celebration, or Household Reunion, honors the Black household and the African American neighborhood’s resilience and liberation. There shall be reside performances, youngsters’ actions, giveaways, and distributors. FREE. For more information, go to eventbrite.com.
12:30 p.m.
Juneteenth at Seneca Village
Between West eighty fifth Avenue and West Drive. Enter the Park at W eighty fifth St.
Stay performances and poetry readings impressed by the lives of former residents, this system will interact with the distinctive historical past of Seneca Village deepening the collective consciousness of this vital Nineteenth-century free Black neighborhood whereas bridging previous and current. FREE. For more information, go to centralparknyc.org.
2 p.m.
Performances at Joseph Lloyd Manor
Joseph Lloyd Manor Home, situated at 1 Lloyd Lane, Lloyd Harbor, New York
The Caribbean American Poetry Affiliation will observe Caribbean American Heritage Month and Juneteenth with a Tribute to Jupiter Hammon (1711–earlier than 1806), the primary revealed Black poet in the US. This celebration, in partnership with Preservation Lengthy Island (PLI), brings collectively poets, musicians, playwrights, and actors for a spectacular commemoration at Joseph Lloyd Manor, the previous plantation home the place Hammon was enslaved on Lengthy Island, now a museum stewarded by PLI. FREE, nonetheless, company are required to RSVP. For extra details about the occasion, contact the Caribbean American Poetry Affiliation at caribbeanamericanpoetry@gmail.com and/or Preservation Lengthy Island at data@preservationlongisland.org or go to the Juneteenth Caribbean Poetry Celebration web page at preservationlongisland.org.
4 p.m.
Harlem Parks Juneteenth
Richard Rodgers Amphitheater in Marcus Garvey Park
Calvin Sexton and Buddies, J-MUSIC Ensemble, gospel legend Tammy McCann come collectively to rejoice Juneteenth in tune — Afrofuturism, hip hop, acid jazz, gospel, and soul. FREE. For more information on the Harlem Parks Juneteenth Black Music and Dance Competition, go to nycgovparks.org.
4 p.m.
Patchen Neighborhood Sq. Backyard Freedom Celebration
868 Putnam Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11221
Meals and music spotlight this celebration of the African Diaspora. FREE. Go to nycgovparks.org for more information.
7 p.m.
Queens Jazz Path Live performance Collection
Astoria Park Nice Garden
Grammy-nominated trumpeter Wayne Tucker and The Dangerous Mothas supply their signature mix of Jazz, R&B, and Pop on chosen Thursdays through August twenty eighth. FREE. For more information, go to itsinqueens.com.
8 p.m.
Motion pictures Underneath The Stars: “Harriet”
West 114th Avenue and Morningside Drive in Morningside Park
Take pleasure in recent air, neighborhood, and performances by Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monae, and Leslie Odom Jr. within the 2019 biopic about American Hero Harriet Tubman.
FREE. For more information, go to nycgovparks.org
10 p.m. ET
Erykah Badu reside live performance
Amazon Prime TV and Amazon Music Channel on Twitch
No want to depart your own home to affix this Juneteenth and Black Music Month celebration the place Neo-Soul legend Erikah Badu and her band will stream the reside efficiency, “Badu Presents: Echos 19,” from her hometown of Dallas, TX. Rising Dallas rapper Tye Harris will open the present, and hip-hop commentators Wayno, Nyla Symone and Mouse Jones will host the livestream from Amazon Music. FREE. Stream the live performance reside on the Amazon Music Channel on Twitch and Prime Video on June 19 right here at https://music.amazon.com/reside/occasions/L7SF9RDV92.
