Known as the WPA Juneteenth celebration, the local festivities include four days filled with events set to happen primarily in Pittsburgh at 601 Commonwealth Place, Market Square and Point State Park.

More than 70,000 people are expected to attend Juneteenth celebrations at Mellon Park in Shadyside during the four-day event that began Thursday. This is the 12th year for the festival, as organizers ...

Juneteenth celebrations continue through Monday, June 19, around the city of Pittsburgh.The holiday marks the anniversary of June 19, 1865, when a union general led thousands of federal troops ...

Parking problems at this year's Juneteenth festival have led to accusations of racism and poor event planning. The big picture: The city's largest Juneteenth celebration was moved to a new location ...

Pittsburgh's Juneteenth festivities kicked off in Mellon Park on Thursday. One hundred sixty years ago, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. It was more than two ...

The University of Pittsburgh is hosting a Juneteenth day of service where volunteers will clean litter and pull weeds around the Hill District during the morning of June 21.

Pittsburgh’s main Juneteenth celebration runs June 17-19. It will feature live music by nationally touring acts in Point State Park, the annual Jubilee of Freeman parade, some 100 vendors and more.

Pittsburgh's first Juneteenth celebration kicked off in 2013, but only 35 people showed up.That's the recollection of organizer William Marshall."Maybe we had about 35 people altogether, ...

Juneteenth organizer and city knocking heads over this year's festival 03:00. Juneteenth is a national holiday celebrating Black emancipation, but this year's festival in Pittsburgh is in doubt ...

Pittsburgh City Council funded multiple Juneteenth Festivals, including the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration in mid-June and Sunday’s events. The latter event was the city of ...

PITTSBURGH — Juneteenth organizer William Marshall is calling for an investigation into the city’s Juneteenth RFP (Request for Proposal) process.