PEORIA ( 25News Now ) - Peoria will have multiple opportunities to celebrate Juneteenth.

At a press conference on Thursday at the Peoria Freedom and Remembrance Memorial Park, the Peoria Park District announced several events for Juneteenth, or June 19.

In a collaborative effort with the City of Peoria , the YANI Collective , the NAACP Peoria Branch , Peoria’s Miss Juneteenth Pageant , the Southside Community Center , and the Heritage Ensemble , shared black historical moments in Central Illinois, encouraging everyone to attend the events starting Saturday.

On the holiday, PPD Supervisor of Community Connections Chanel Hargrave-Murry said Jubilee Day at Glen Oak Park will offer a car show, a drone show, and food trucks from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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