Central Texas celebrates Juneteenth with weekend of local events, parade

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Juneteenth is Monday, June 19, and Texas communities are marking the anniversary over the weekend. 2023 is the first year that Juneteenth is a federal holiday. Austin museum to host week-long festival leading up to JuneteenthAustin's Juneteenth Parade starts Saturday at 10 a.m. It will begin at Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Salina Street, and ends at Rosewood Park. After the parade, there will be a festival event at the park until 9 p.m. Free medical marijuana certificat