State College will celebrate Juneteenth with its seventh annual block party on June 20 from noon to 6 p.m., per the State College Borough website. The party will take place on Fraser St.

Folks looking to participate as a vendor can apply here, and folks looking to volunteer can apply here.

The block part is hosted by the Borough of State College, the Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, and the Happy Valley Adventure Bureau.

Prior to the party, the organizations will also be hosting an Arts and Crafts Exhibition on June 19 at 6 p.m. in the Woskob Family Gallery at 146 S Allen St.

Juneteenth is a U.S. federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. It specifically marks the day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that the Civil War had ended and all slaves were freed.

It was signed into law as a federal holiday when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law in 2021. This is the sixth year State College has officially celebrated the holiday.