This Twin Cities Family Weekend Guide covers June 18-19, 2022. To find our most recent guide, click here. For more inspiration on spending family time together this weekend, check our Family Fun Calendar.
In 2021, President Biden declared June 19th a National Holiday, making Juneteenth an official holiday. Also known as Emancipation Day and Freedom Day, the holiday has been a grassroots celebration for over 150 years, since June 19, 1865 when General
Gordon Granger read the General Order Number 3 and enslaved people were declared free in Galveston, Texas. This event happened two years and a half years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring the end of slavery in the United States on January 1, 1863.
How will you be celebrating Dad? If your plans include time spent together, here are some ideas around town to make his day extra special:
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From day camps for your preschoolers to sleepaway camps for the teens, campers can register for opportunities in June, July and August for both full-day camps and half-day camps. These local camps offer something for everyone.
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Let's go do fun stuff--even if it's later.
-Gianna
For the whole FFTC Team
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