Martha's Vineyard celebrates Juneteenth 2023 with a weekend full of events happening around the Island. 
**See below for the calendar with events and programming dedicated to freedom and jubilation.**

The schooner Amistad, a replica of the historic ship that became famous after a group of enslaved Africans led a successful revolt and won their freedom in the U.S. Supreme Court, will drop anchor here on the island for Juneteenth weekend.

Organized by the Vineyard Gazette Media Group. and sponsored by Vineyard Wind, the History Makers and Toyota, the Amistad's arrival on Friday, June 16 will kick off a packed, three-day holiday weekend of speakers and events with the theme of Free as the Wind, celebrating escapes from enslavement in America on the high seas.

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Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans.

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