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Juneteenth Jubilee
June 17–19
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A diverse group of Martha’s Vineyard businesses and arts and nonprofit organizations has banded together to create an island-wide edu-tourism weekend to mark Juneteenth. This new federal holiday commemorates the day federal troops arrived in Texas in 1865 to ensure that all enslaved people were freed.
Sponsored in part by the Vineyard Gazette Media Group, Juneteenth Jubilee includes music, film, and other entertainment. Also scheduled are presentations by prominent historians about the maritime equivalent of the Underground Railroad as well as panel discussions at the Martha’s Vineyard Museum, the Vineyard Preservation Trust’s Carnegie Heritage Center, island libraries, and other destinations.
Beach Road Weekend
August 26–28
Held at Veterans Memorial Park in Vineyard Haven, this festival is one of the Vineyard’s biggest summer events. This year promises three days of oceanside tunes by 30 bands on two stages. Performers include The Avett Brothers, Lord Huron, Beck, Billy Strings, Guster, Wilco, Emmylou Harris, Lucinda Williams, Livingston Taylor, and more.
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