HOUSTON — A Juneteenth celebration that was scheduled to take place at Emancipation Park on Saturday has been postponed. Event organizers called it off due to the weather conditions. The daily downpours this week left the park flooded with water. Photos showed a brown, muddy mess.

Houston faces scattered showers and thunderstorms with muggy conditions into the weekend, per National Weather Service.

The federal holiday, celebrated on June 19, is embraced as a nationwide celebration of Black history. Here’s how and where to partake.

On June 19, 1865, news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached Galveston, Texas, and the last enslaved people in America were freed. Join the DMV community in celebrating the historic event at a parade, pop-up market, or festival this month.

On Jan. 1, 1863, nearly two years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared the freedom of “all persons held as slaves” in the still rebellious states of the Confederacy. But it didn’t mean immediate freedom.

In honor of Juneteenth and Black Music Month, the Third Ward Cultural District will be offering a bus tour of the Third Ward.

Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans and local leaders helped kick off the event, honoring the legacy of freedom and two trailblazing lawmakers.

Are you ready for vibrant dance and musical performances, historical retrospectives, family festivals and some tasty sweet potato pie? All of these and more are on tap for Juneteenth celebrations