Juneteenth joy, unity at El Cariso Regional Park in Sylmar
A Juneteenth event, presented by Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation, celebrated Black culture with activities and performances on Thursday at El Cariso Community Regional Park in Sylmar.
Annor Hunt Young, 11, has her face painted during a Juneteenth event celebrating Black American culture at El Cariso Community Regional Park in Sylmar on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Pashion Young, 8, and her brother Majesti, 10, play during a Juneteenth event celebrating Black American culture at El Cariso Community Regional Park in Sylmar on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Teams play 3-on-3 basketball during a Juneteenth tournament at El Cariso Community Regional Park in Sylmar on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Oxy Benjamin, Malkia “Malice” Mann, Tyler Clegg and Larry “Ruin” Combs krump during a Juneteenth event celebrating Black American culture at El Cariso Community Regional Park in Sylmar on Thursday, June 25, 2026. The krump dance style, founded in South Central Los Angeles as an escape from gang violence, is an emotional powerful street style dance similar to a poetry slam. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Annor Hunt Young, 11, has her face painted during a Juneteenth event celebrating Black American culture at El Cariso Community Regional Park in Sylmar on Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Arts and crafts activities, a magic show, live dance and poetry performances, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament, food and refreshments were part of the fou-hour event at the 80-acre park.
El Cariso Regional Park was among the five LA County Supervisors’ special celebrations scheduled in June: George Washington Carver Park (Los Angeles), Valleydale Park (Azusa), Jackie Robinson Park (Sun Village).
The celebration at Don Knabe Park, June 27, is the final of the five gatherings, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 19700 S. Bloomfield Ave., Cerritos. parks.lacounty.gov/juneteenth
“We’re proud to continue this important tradition of celebrating Juneteenth across LA County Parks,” said Norma E. García-González, director of the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation, in a press release. “Our parks bring people together, and these celebrations provide an opportunity to honor the history, culture, and lasting contributions of Black communities while fostering connection, understanding, and community pride.”
Juneteenth is a Black American holiday celebrated annually on June 19 to remember the day when word finally came in 1865 to enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, that slavery had ended due to President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863.
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