Celebrating Juneteenth in South MS — Your guide to sports, live music, poetry and more
Several Juneteenth celebrations are taking place across South Mississippi this weekend — from essay contests to basketball tournaments to live music.
Juneteenth is a federal holiday marking the end to slavery in the United States, more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation of Proclamation. The holiday honors June 19, 1865, when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and signaled freedom for the state’s more than 250,000 enslaved people.
Here are the Juneteenth events happening in South Mississippi this weekend:
Biloxi
Juneteenth Celebration Weekend
Hosted by the City of Biloxi on the Biloxi Town Green at 710 Beach Blvd
- 5:30 p.m., June 19: 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament
- 4-9 p.m., June 20: Juneteenth Celebration with live music, vendor booths and food booths. Essay contest winner recognized
A free public marketplace with local Black-owned businesses hosted by Griots Society of the Gulf Coast
4-6 p.m., June 19 at Euphoria Lounge at 273 Caillavet Street
Culture & Cocktails: Juneteenth Party
A ticketed celebration with live music, spoken word and shopping opportunities by Griots Society of the Gulf Coast
8 p.m.-1 a.m., June 19 at Euphoria Lounge at 273 Caillavet Street
Gulfport
4th Annual JZ 94.5 Juneteenth Celebration
A celebration with food trucks, vendors, kids activities, sports tournaments and community resources hosted by JZ 94.5FM The People’s Station
2-6 p.m., June 20 at the Daniel “Kent” Jones Community Sports Zone at 3312 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Moss Point
A free celebration with live music, cultural dance lessons, poetry performances, awards, vendors and more.
2 p.m., June 20 at 2nd Street Park at 3600 2nd Street
