San Francisco will hold an inaugural Juneteenth Parade on Saturday to kick off a month of celebration.
Fifteen floats, including floats with Black cowboys on horseback and live bands, are slated to move along Market Street beginning at 11 a.m. Over 5,000 people are expected to be in attendance.
The parade"commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans and celebrates African American culture in recognition of Black contributions and progress," the Juneteenth Parade website reads. The parade will end at the Ferry Building to join Juneteenth on the Waterfront, which is taking place Saturday at the Embarcadero Ferry Terminal Plaza and the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is part of an ongoing series of events called Pop-Ups on the Plaza that aims to uplift and showcase Black-owned Bay Area food businesses. Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
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