Wichita will celebrate Juneteenth this weekend, ahead of the June 19 holiday next week.
Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
Most of the activities will take place at McAdams Park near 13th and Ohio.
Here is a list of this week’s Juneteenth events:
Thursday
7 p.m. Miss Juneteenth ICT at Wichita State’s CAC theater
Friday
5:30-10 p.m. JuneteenthICT Kickball
6-9 p.m. Sounds of Juneteenth ICT
6:30 p.m. Roy Moye III
6:50 p.m. Paris Jane
8 p.m. New Funk Band
Saturday
7:30 a.m. Wichita Athletics Track Club Jubilee 2K Walk & Run at Friends University
9 a.m. Juneteenth ICT Flag Football, 12U-13U
10-11:30 a.m. Spirit AeroSystems Juneteenth ICT Parade, begins at Holy Savior Catholic Academy and ends at McAdams Park
10:30 a.m. Juneteenth ICT Adults Flag Football
Noon-3 p.m. 4th Annual Carl Brewer BBQ Cookoff
12:15 p.m. Introduce Miss Juneteenth ICT & Court
12:45 p.m. Kid’s Corner Cheer Display
1-2 p.m. State of the Youth
2:15 p.m. Kid’s Corner Story Time Village "We Are Family" Bubble Dance Party
2:30-4 p.m. Kid's Corner Talent Show
4-6 p.m. Kids Tennis Clinic
5 p.m. Xtreme Hip-Hop, Xtreme Burn Step
5:30-6:30 p.m. Showtime Sounds
6:45-7:00 p.m. Miles Murray
7-8 p.m. Delaney Ranese Williams
8-9 p.m. Kimberly Paige and Band
Sunday
6 p.m. Juneteenth ICT Gospel Concert with headliner Chrystal Rucker
Wristbands are $6 for adults and $3 for kids ages 4 to 12. They can be purchased at Juneteenth events or at these businesses: The Blackprint ICT, 104A St. Francis; 2 Beatz Boutique, 320 S. Market; Jewel Angels, 3236 E. Douglas, and Simply Sangria, 243 N. Cleveland.
Organizers say the schedule may change. For more information and schedule updates, go to coreofwichita.org/schedule.
