The new federal Juneteenth holiday falls on June 19, but as with other federal holidays that fall on a weekend the official observance is shifted to the neighboring weekday, in this case June 20.
Officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, the observance became the newest federal holiday last year. But because President Joe Biden signed the bill that made Juneteenth a federal holiday two days before the June 19 date, many entities remained open because they were not prepared to close at such short notice. One year later, however, things are more organized.
