AViD Presents: Tayari Jones Date: June 15 Time: 7-9 p.m. Location: Central Library Meeting Room 1, 2, 3 - 1000 Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309 Event Details New York Times bestselling author Tayari Jones is the author of four novels, including An American Marriage, an Oprah’s Book Club selection that appeared on Barack Obama’s summer […]
Human for Racial Justice 2nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration West Branch, IA celebrates second annual Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom from June 14–19, 2026, with a historic site tour on June […]
Juneteenth Kickoff Concert Time: 6p.m. Date: June 17 Location: First Christian Church, 3476 Main St, Keokuk, IA The Keokuk Juneteenth Celebration will take place June 17-20 with four days of […]
Burns United Methodist Church & Black Methodists for Church Renewal Time: 6:30-8:00p.m. Location: 1909 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Des Moines, IA Burns United Methodist Church & Black Methodists for Church Renewal Presents an Evening with the Black Iowa History Films of Howard University Professor Emeritus Steve Berry Silent Art Auction Fundraiser
Crossroads Celebrating Juneteenth Plymouth Congregational Church Time: 11:45a.m. - 1:00p.m. Date: June 18th Location: 4126 Ingersoll Ave, Des Moines, IA 50312
Juneteenth Jubilee Location: State Historical Building - 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, IA 50309 Time: 5p.m. Date: June 18, 2026 Formerly known as the Community Builders Appreciation Banquet. This event is hosted on the 3rd Thursday of every June. The community comes together to recognize individuals nominated along with our 3 high school […]
Juneteenth Celebration Parade by Keokuk Association Rights and Equality Time: 6:00 p.m. Date: June 18th Location: 1100 Main St, Keokuk, IA 52632 Come out and celebrate with KARE during our Juneteenth Parade, featuring the Crusaders Drill Team and Dance Team from Waterloo, Iowa! The parade will start at the mall and end at Dr. Getwell’s. […]
31st Annual Juneteenth Celebration Unity in the Community Date: Thursday, June 18th - Sunday, June 21st - See dates/times below Location: Gates Park Amphitheater - 620 E Donald St. & Sullivan […]
Historic Community Celebration! Time: 10:00a.m to 3:00p.m. Date: June 19th Location: The Rock Missionary Baptist Church, 420 E Main St. Ottumwa, IA
Save the Date Juneteenth Tea Date: Friday, June 19, 2026 Location: Grand View University Student Center - 2811 E 14th St. Des Moines, IA 50316 Theme: Woman You Are Enough - 2 Corinthians 9:8 Guest Speaker Rachelle Hunt-Russian
