Juneteenth Observed Holiday 2024. Juneteenth 2024 is on wednesday, june 19, commemorating in 1865 the day when union soldiers enforced the emancipation proclamation and freed all the. That day, which would become known as.

Juneteenth independence day is one of eleven federal holidays recognized nationwide by the united states government. Since then, at least 48 states and the district of columbia have acknowledged juneteenth as a holiday or observance.