Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission

The Commission office will be closed on Friday, June 19th in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

Please join us on the 26th!

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, honoring the day all enslaved people in the country were legally freed.

And while the official Juneteenth holiday is next Friday, June 19, Lexington is celebrating all week long with events from Sunday, June 14, to Sunday, June 21. Here’s a brief overview, but you can find more details and event descriptions at the link in our bio.

🎉 Sunday, June 14 at 3 p.m. | Operation Be You, 1st Annual Miss & Miss Jr. Juneteenth Pageant
Downtown Central Library’s Farish Theater

🎉 Wednesday, June 17 at 7 p.m. | Juneteenth Jubilee: Presented by African Cemetery No. 2
African Cemetery No. 2

🎉 Friday, June 19

11 a.m. | “A Sense of Place” Juneteenth Celebration
New Vine Baptist Church

Noon | “Say It Loud” Juneteenth Festival
The Lyric Theatre & Cultural Arts Center

1 p.m. | I Am a Descendant of Nation Builders: A Juneteenth Youth Celebration
The Melroy

🎉 Saturday, June 20

Noon | The Kentucky US Freedmen Coalition: Juneteenth Celebration
Charles Young Park

2 p.m. | SoulFeast: SoulTeenth Fest
Gatton Park on the Town Branch

🎉 Sunday, June 21 at 2 p.m. | WiseGuys Urban Uplift: Juneteenth Celebration
Douglass Park

Jambo Lexington! We are here at the Swahili Festival on this beautiful June day! Stop by, say hello and pick up some HRC swag while supplies last!

Come see us at our booth at the Pride Festival today!

Waller Place will be without power Tuesday, May 19th due to a construction project. Commission staff will be working off-site and the office will be closed to in-person traffic. We apologize for the inconvenience. Complaints can still be filed online on our website - lexhumanrights.org

The Commission would like to wish a very happy birthday to Commissioner Betsy Johnson today 🎉🎂🎊🎁