38th Annual Juneteenth Celebration (NNBCAS)

About this event

Northern Nevada's flagship Juneteenth event, hosted for the 38th consecutive year by the Northern Nevada Black Cultural Awareness Society (NNBCAS), takes place at J Resort's Glow Plaza in downtown Reno. The free outdoor celebration runs midday Friday and brings together live music, soul food and Black-owned food vendors, community resource tables, youth programming, and recognition of Reno's Black elders and civic leaders. Founded in 1988, NNBCAS organizes two signature annual events — the MLK Birthday Gala in January and this Juneteenth celebration — to promote Black cultural awareness, education, and unity across the Truckee Meadows. Past years have included a Miss Juneteenth competition (presented by Shades of Queening), a Black history exhibit, and ceremonial Emancipation Proclamation readings.