CARBONDALE, Ill. (WSIL) -- The City of Carbondale announced the Freedom to Freedom Celebration, a month-long series of free events from June 7 to July 4, 2025.
The African American Museum of Southern Illinois and nearly 30 local organizations will host events starting with the Ms. Juneteenth Pageant and ending with a 4th of July fireworks display at Southern Illinois University.
"By honoring Juneteenth and the Fourth of July together, the Freedom to Freedom Celebration Series invites the Carbondale community to learn, reflect, and celebrate the values of freedom that unite us all," said Mayor Carolin Harvey.
The celebration is supported by Southern Illinois Healthcare, the Carbondale Times, and the City of Carbondale. For more details, visit the .
- Saturday, June 7 / 3pm- Mr. & Miss Juneteenth Pageant (John A. Logan College)
- Friday, June 13th / 10am-2pm- Healing through Health & Harmony Community Fair (Attucks Park) CHESI
- Saturday, June 14th / 1-3pm- Flag Day Craft Party (AAMSI- University Mall) BGGC and Rotary
- Saturday, June 14th / 3:30-5:30pm -Threads to Freedom Juneteenth Celebration (Eurma Hayes Center) Women For Change
- Monday, June 16* / Noon- Legacy of Liberation: From Emancipation to Education* (Carbondale Civic Center) Carbondale Branch NAACP
- Monday, June 16th / 4-6pm- Popsicles in the Park: Celebrate Juneteenth (Attucks Park) Carbondale District #95 PTO
- Tuesday, June 17" / 10am-Noon -Seniors Brunch (Location TBD) Alpha Phi Alpha, Fraternity Inc.
- Tuesday, June 17" / 5-7pm- Carbondale "At the Table" Dinner (Carbondale Civic Center) City of Carbondale
- Wednesday, June 18* / 3-7pm-160 Years in Peace: Charging Forward Together Juneteenth Celebration John A. Logan College
- Thursday, June 19th / 5:30-7:30pm- Honoring Our Fallen Ancestors (Woodlawn Cemetery/ Rock Hill Baptist Church) African American Museum of Southern IL (AAMS)
- Friday, June 20th / 5-9pm- Juneteenth Block Party (East Jackson Street) Black Chamber of Commerce
- Saturday, June 21st / 11am-3pm- Artist Expo (Attucks Park) Various Community Organizations
- Saturday, June 21st / 4-8:30pm- Juneteenth 2 - El Dia de la Emancipation (Capoeira Dancing Begins at 4pm) (First Christian Church) Southern Illinois Contra Dance
- Sunday, June 22nd / 9-10:30am- Community Clean-up Day (Attucks Park) Omega Psi Psi Keep Carbondale Beautiful
- Sunday, June 22nd / 3-5pm- Let's Eat and Talk About It (Davis-McCann Center) Blessed Hands Community Outreach
- Sunday, June 22d / 3:15-5:15pm- Contem-PLAY-tion: A Juneteenth Adventure (The Healing Moon) mmmBody
- Monday, June 23d / 1-3pm- Art for Kids (BGCSI- First United Methodist Church) AAMSI Learn Wednesdays
- Tuesday, June 24th / 1-3pm- (Also on June 25th & July 2nd, 1-3pm) Kwa-Parrand-Eenth Youth Art Activities (BGCSI- First United Methodist Church) Art for Healing Trauma
- Wednesday, June 25th / 6-7:30pm- Dancing to Freedom (Carbondale Public Library) AAMSI and Carbondale Public Library
- Thursday, June 26th / 6-8pm- An Evening with Mike Gleen and special guest Dr. Rosemary Sadlier (Guyon Auditorium, Morris Library SIUC) SIU Foundation and Friends of Morris Library
- Friday, June 27 / 1-3pm- Black Settlements of Southern IL Reception (AAMSI- University Mall) African American Musuem of Southern IL
- Saturday, June 28th / 6-10pm- The Struggle Is Not Over Film Screening & Dinner; additional screening on June 30th 6-8pm at Carbondale United (Carbondale Civic Center) Carbondale United
- Sunday, June 29th / 2:30pm (3:30 first pitch)- Carbondale Community Game Changers (Mtn Dew Park) City of Carbondale
- Monday, June 30th / 10am-3pm- Painting the AAMSI Santa House (Turley Park Shelter) Art for Healing Trauma
- Tuesday, July 1st / 5:00pm- Who's Who of SIU/Southern Illinois Past, Present, Future* (Old Main Lounge, SIUC) SIU Black Resource Center
- Thursday, July 3rd / Noon-6pm**- Freedom to Freedom Splash Park Day (Free with ticket) (Carbondale Super Splash Park) Carbondale Parks District
- Tuesday, June 24th / 4-6pm- Freedom Fest: Celebrate, Educate, Empower (Carbondale Public Library) Carbondale Public Library, PYD & SIH
- Friday, July 4th / 9:15pm- Carbondale Annual Fireworks Display (Southern Illinois University) City of Carbondale and SIUC
Ongoing Freedom to Freedom Activities:
- Freedom to Freedom Reading Challenge - Carbondale Public Library Juneteenth: Readings, Resources, and Book Display - SIU Morris Library
- Underground Railway Signal Quilts Scavenger Hunt - American Museum of Southern Illinois
- Freedom to Freedom Splash Park Day Ticket Giveaways- Carbondale Park District
- **Tickets redeemed on Thursday, July 3" at the Carbondale Super Splash Park
