Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, marks the end of slavery in the United States. Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, to inform slaves that they had been emancipated from slavery on June 19, 1865 by General Order #3, almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrated in 46 states. Click here for more information
2023 Observances
Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday - January 6, 2023
National African American/Black History Month - February 1-28, 2023
Women’s History Month - March 1-31, 2023
Holocaust Remembrance Day, Days of Remembrance - April 16-23, 2023
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month - May 1-31, 2023
Pride Month - June 1-30, 2023
Juneteenth - June 19, 2023
Women’s Equality Day - August 26, 2023
National Hispanic Heritage Month - September 15 - October 15, 2023
National Disability Employment Awareness Month - October 1-31, 2023
National American Indian Heritage Month - November 1-30, 2023
