The 21st annual Juneteenth celebration in Junction City is Saturday ( June 11 ) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Heritage Park.

There will be educational displays, live music including among others performances by the 1st Infantry Division Jazz Band and the Kansas City based Marching Cobras drum group. Food and speakers are all part of the event.

Juneteenth recognizes the time in 1865 when former slaves in Texas learned about the Emanciplation Proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing all slaves.