Henrico announces details of Juneteenth celebration at Dorey Park
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Henrico County officials have been planning to host a Juneteenth celebration at Dorey Park for months, and recently they finalized those plans.
The holiday celebrates the day that news of the Emancipation Proclamation reaching the westernmost Confederate state of Texas. The proclamation went into effect in 1863, but word did not make it to the westernmost Confederate-controlled territories until the arrival of Union troops in Galveston Bay, Texas on June 19, 1865.
Nationally, Juneteenth is observed by many as the nation's second independence day.
Henrico's Juneteenth celebration on June 19 will take place from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Dorey Park and will feature fireworks, live music performances (including Plunky & Oneness), food trucks, a vendor fair, live history interpreters, and games for kids.
Interested vendors should contact Sheila Cunningham at cun04@henrico.us for an application.
