Celebrations are scheduled for Juneteenth in the Poconos.
The Juneteenth Freedom Festival will be held on June 17 from 2:30 to 6 p.m.
The event in downtown Stroudsburg will feature games, entertainment, vendors, face painting, food and more.
On June 18, the Greater Pocono National Council of Negro Women and the Monroe County NAACP are hosting the Pocono Juneteeth Festival.
That will be held at East Stroudsburg University.