Juneteenth 2025 at Durand-Hedden
Sat, Jun 14
|Durand-Hedden House & Garden
Join Durand-Hedden and the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race for a celebration of Juneteenth, an annual community tradition.
Time & Location
Jun 14, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
Guests
About the event
Celebrate Juneteenth in Maplewood with historical reenactors, musical performances, dance, poetry, face painting, crafts for children, and more on Saturday, June 14 from 12 pm to 5 pm. Delicious food will be available for purchase. Join friends and neighbors for this annual tradition.
The Durand-Hedden House & Garden Association and The South Orange-Maplewood Community Coalition on Race invite everyone to celebrate this important holiday at Grasmere Park, the beautiful grounds surrounding Durand-Hedden House, 523 Ridgewood Road, Maplewood.
Visitors can view the exhibit Slavery in New Jersey: A Troubled History, which provides historical context for Juneteenth and the history of enslaved people in New Jersey, and attend an art exhibit featuring local Black painters.
See and download a schedule of events and a site map.