Join the NAACP of Metuchen & Edison and the Metuchen Downtown Alliance for our 5th Annual Juneteenth celebration with Atlantic Health. Join us as we celebrate “One Love” and celebrate Bob Marley and his 80th birthday with a tribute to reggae music and its influence. The event will feature a lineup of talented performers including drumline, step-dancers, calypso band, and more at the Metuchen Town Plaza.
What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday.
