# Event Details - **Event Name**: Juneteenth Celebration Day 2026 Wheaton - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm - **Event Description**: JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION DAY 2026 FRIDAY, JUNE 19TH 5-7 PM MEMORIAL PARK WHEATON, ILLINOIS 225 KARLSKOGA AVENUE A Gathering and Celebration of Freedom, Culture, Community and Resilience FEATURING GLENNETTE TILLEY TURNER, AUTHOR TANYA & TIFFANY EGLER, MUSIC LEWIS ACHENBACH, LIVE PAINTING ARTIST ABOUT JUNETEENTH Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that enslaved African Americans in Texas were free. This news came more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth has grown into a National Day of Remembrance, reflection, celebration, and education. Also, JOIN US FOR "World Make Music Day" Saturday, June 20, 2026 Rehearsal | 3:30-5 PM | Gary United Methodist Church Performance | 5 PM Memorial Park Wheaton SPECIAL THANKS TO THE MANY PEOPLE WHO SUPPORTED THIS JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION DAY INCLUDING Alpha Graphics-Wheaton Rev. Dr. Ron Beauchamp Lewis Achenbach Pastor Dwight Stewart Davis Family Bob Goldsborough Ray Odom Glennette Tilley Turner Erica Bray Parker Melody Coleman Tanya Egler Tiffany Egler Rita Nathanson Taylor Jones PROGRAM WELCOME REMARKS "WHY WE GATHER" Rev. Dr. Ron Beauchamp Pastor, Bethel New Life Church LIVE PAINTING Lewis Achenbach, Guest Artist INVOCATION Pastor Dwight Stewart "LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING" ~ BLACK NATIONAL ANTHEM READING OF THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION The Davis Family JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS IN WHEATON Bob Goldsborough ODOM FAMILY EXPERIENCE IN WHEATON Ray Odom ORIGIN OF CELEBRATION Glennette Tilley Turner & Erica Bray Parker CLOSING REMARKS Rev. Dr. Ron Beauchamp * PLEASE VISIT OUR ADDITIONAL ATTRACTIONS* KIDS' CORNER Reading by Melody Coleman & Hands-on Art Project INFORMATION TABLES WHEATON PUBLIC LIBRARY Author's Spotlight: Glennette Tilley Turner, The Gift of Freedom Tanya Egler, Hearts Along the Journey BETHEL NEW LIFE CHURCH WHEATON CHRISTIAN CENTER ABOUT LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING Written by James Weldon Johnson in 1900 and set to music by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn that celebrates African American resilience and hope. Its three stanzas move from a call to joyful singing, through an acknowledgment of the painful history of slavery and oppression, to a prayer for divine guidance and continued faithfulness. It has been called the "Black National Anthem" since the early twentieth century. LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING TILL EARTH AND HEAVEN RING, RING WITH THE HARMONIES OF LIBERTY; LET OUR REJOICING RISE HIGH AS THE LISTENING SKIES, LET IT RESOUND LOUD AS THE ROLLING SEA. SING A SONG FULL OF THE FAITH THAT THE DARK PAST HAS TAUGHT US, SING A SONG FULL OF THE HOPE THAT THE PRESENT HAS BROUGHT US, FACING THE RISING SUN OF OUR NEW DAY BEGUN LET US MARCH ON TILL VICTORY IS WON. STONY THE ROAD WE TROD, BITTER THE CHASTENING ROD, FELT IN THE DAYS WHEN HOPE UNBORN HAD DIED; YET WITH A STEADY BEAT, HAVE NOT OUR WEARY FEET COME TO THE PLACE FOR WHICH OUR FATHERS SIGHED? WE HAVE COME OVER A WAY THAT WITH TEARS HAS BEEN WATERED, WE HAVE COME, TREADING OUR PATH THROUGH THE BLOOD OF THE SLAUGHTERED, OUT FROM THE GLOOMY PAST, TILL NOW WE STAND AT LAST WHERE THE WHITE GLEAM OF OUR BRIGHT STAR IS CAST. GOD OF OUR WEARY YEARS, GOD OF OUR SILENT TEARS, THOU WHO HAS BROUGHT US THUS FAR ON THE WAY; THOU WHO HAS BY THY MIGHT LED US INTO THE LIGHT, KEEP US FOREVER IN THE PATH, WE PRAY. LEST OUR FEET STRAY FROM THE PLACES, OUR GOD, WHERE WE MET THEE, LEST, OUR HEARTS DRUNK WITH THE WINE OF THE WORLD, WE FORGET THEE; SHADOWED BENEATH THY HAND, MAY WE FOREVER STAND. TRUE TO OUR GOD, TRUE TO OUR NATIVE LAND. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/wheaton/juneteenth-celebration-day-2026-wheaton/200030265175856 - **Event Categories**: art, juneteenth, fine-arts, literary-art, kids - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 6 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Wheaton - **state**: IL - **country**: United States - **location**: Memorial Park - **lat**: 41.867194845466 - **long**: -88.108799652013 - **full address**: Memorial Park, 225 Karlskoga Avenue,Wheaton, Illinois, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Juneteenth Celebration Day 2026 Wheaton - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/455bd23f53e5ad363b93cfd27167bc92cc7a2263a554ed9d86696145511f32aa-rimg-w1200-h572-dcfffffe-gmir?v=1781809256 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Juneteenth Celebration Day 2026 Wheaton being held? - **A:** Juneteenth Celebration Day 2026 Wheaton takes place on Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Memorial Park, 225 Karlskoga Avenue,Wheaton, Illinois, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Juneteenth Celebration Day 2026 Wheaton? - **A:** Juneteenth Celebration Day 2026 Wheaton is organized by Lewis Achenbach. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Juneteenth Celebration Day 2026 Wheaton is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Wheaton, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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