What Day Is Juneteenth 2024 Observed In Texas. Juneteenth commemorates june 19, 1865 when union general gordon granger arrived in galveston,. Juneteenth, a commemoration of freedom for the last african american slaves in texas, will be celebrated nationwide this week.

Juneteenth 2024 is on wednesday, june 19, commemorating in 1865 the day when union soldiers. (in galveston, texas) were finally told they were free on june 17, 1866, two and a half years after.