The DuSable Museum's Juneteenth Celebration!

Join us for The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center’s annual Juneteenth celebration, our largest community event of the year.
About this Event

Join us for The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center’s annual Juneteenth celebration, our largest community event of the year. This all-day gathering honors freedom, culture, and Black history through programming rooted in celebration, education, and community connection.

This is a FREE event open to the public.

Enjoy a full day of programming for families and people of all ages!

The DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center is excited to welcome its newest neighbor, The Obama Presidential Center! For transportation between the two locations, shuttle buses will be available from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Shuttles depart approximately every 30 minutes at 57th and Cottage Grove from The DuSable Museum and at the corner of 60th and Stoney from the Obama Presidential Center.

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Pink Lady DJ’s America 250 Black Music Medley

12:00 PM - 12:35 PM Remarks from Special Guests

12:35 PM - 12:50 PM Happiness Club

12:50 PM - 1:15 PM Speeches from Special Guests

1:15 PM - 1:45 PM Historic Speeches in Black History

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Spoken word artist T’Aura the Poet

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM Zion Ali

2:40 PM - 3:30 PM Pink Lady DJ’s America 250 Black Music Medley

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM Que B.I.L.L.A.H

Movies and More inside The DuSable Museum

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Mrs. Dipsworth - Storytime & More (Ames)

12:00 PM - 2:30 PM I Am Not Your Negro screening in partnership with Mather

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Good Trouble screening in partnership with Chicago Reparations Commission

All Day Activities

Take part in hands-on activities and giveaways across The DuSable campus, including partners like the Adler Planetarium, Pace, Forest Preserves of Cook County, Earth Center, Global United Diaspora, Chicago Council on Science and Technology, NASCAR and more.
Highlights Include:

· Yoga at 10:30 AM on the South Lawn brought to you by Yoga Six

· NASCAR driving simulations and Antique Auto Lineup

· Pace career opportunity information and community storytelling

· The Health Pavilion sponsored by the University of Chicago Medical Center

· A bouncy house for children ages 14 and under
All vendors in the Vendor Marketplace will be open from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Thank you to our sponsors

· iHeart Media

· Pace

· NASCAR

· The Blackhawks Foundation

· Chicago White Sox

· University of Chicago

· Adler Planetarium

· Chicago History Museum

· Foot Locker

· Lyrical Lemonade

A special thanks to iHeartMedia, the exclusive media sponsor for the Juneteenth Celebration 2026.

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Agenda

🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
DJ’s America 250 Black Music Medley
Host: PM Pink Lady
🕑: 12:35 PM - 12:50 PM
Remarks from Special Guest
🕑: 12:35 PM - 12:50 PM
Happiness Club
🕑: 12:50 PM - 01:15 PM
Speeches from Special Guests
🕑: 01:15 PM - 01:45 PM
Historic Speeches in Black History
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Spoken word artist T’Aura the Poet
🕑: 02:20 PM - 02:40 PM
Zion Ali
🕑: 02:40 AM - 03:30 PM
Pink Lady DJ’s America 250 Black Music Medley
🕑: 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Que B.I.L.L.A.H