Juneteenth 2024 Holiday Observed. Please make sure you check any dates with your own states federal holidays before making any. Here's how the holiday started and why we celebrate each.

Celebrations began the next day and the holiday, also known as freedom day, jubilee day or emancipation day, spread across the country as african americans migrated. While all fifty states recognize juneteenth as a state holiday or observance, as of 2022 only 18 states have enacted laws to observe juneteenth as a paid state holiday.