Juneteenth at Brooklyn Museum

Honor Juneteenth—the annual holiday commemorating the end of legal slavery in the United States—with a full day of activities celebrating self-expression, community, and Black liberation and creativity. Taking place on Father’s Day, this year’s event will feature activities for the whole family.

Schedule of events:
11 am: Good Company Bike Club’s Freedom Ride kickoff (Plaza) *Registration required

11 am–2 pm: Family fun with Cool Culture and Culture Connected, featuring art-making and community-mapping activities, children’s book giveaway and reading corner, and a scavenger hunt (Sculpture Garden; rain location: Education Studios)

12:30–1:15 pm: Sound bath for families with Rena Anakwe (Sculpture Garden; rain location: Education Gallery)

1–2 pm: Kemetic breathwork and meditation for liberation with Maya Eberhart and Steven Rousseau (Portico, 3rd Floor; rain location: Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor)

2–3 pm: Poetry readings with the Breathing Space (Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor)

2–3 pm: Afrocentric Dances through the Ages with Tiffany Barett (Sculpture Garden; rain location: Education Gallery)

2:30–6 pm: All-ages book giveaway with House of Speakeasy Books (Sculpture Garden; rain location: Beaux-Arts Court, 3rd Floor)

3–7 pm: Brown Sugar Bounce featuring music by ClassicNewWave and community portraits with Souls in Focus (Sculpture Garden)

This day of events is free, but RSVP is recommended.