City Funded 2026 Immigrant Heritage Month and Juneteenth Celebration Events Announced

This year the city's Human Relations Fund (HRF), in collaboration with the Office of Arts and Culture, provided support to several organizations hosting events and celebrations that recognize Immigrant Heritage Month and Juneteenth. All events are free and open to the public.

Immigrant Heritage Month events and celebrations honor and celebrate Boulder's rich, diverse immigrant populations and their integration into the civic, economic and cultural life of the Boulder community. Events celebrating Immigrant Heritage Month include:

• Friday, June 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. - East Window Presents: Trip Ziggurat - Screening and Community Event
  • Where: East Window Arts (4550 Broadway St, Suite C-3B2, Boulder, CO)
  • Details: This event will include the world premiere screening of Trip Ziggurat, a short documentary by Iraqi-American filmmaker Usama Alshaibi, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker, producer, and cast members, poetry readings by local Arab writers, a presentation from the Boulder-Nablus Sister City Project, and community conversation over Palestinian food and refreshments. The event aims to foster cross-cultural understanding, celebrate Arab and immigrant voices during Immigrant Heritage Month, and create a welcoming space for dialogue between Arab and non-Arab community members.
• Sunday, June 28 from 12 to 3 p.m. - Contranarrativas: Acts of Love and Compassion with Luna Cultura
  • Where: Museum of Boulder (2205 Broadway, Boulder, CO)
  • Details: This bilingual event will include live music, mindfulness and wellness activities, interactive presentations, creative workshops, shared meals, and intercultural storytelling centered around counternarratives as tools for compassion, healing, and resisting hate speech. Designed to celebrate migrant histories and cultural diversity in Boulder, the gathering aims to foster intergenerational dialogue, strengthen community well-being and safety, uplift migrant voices through art and poetry, and connect families with local resources and support networks.
  • Learn more and register on the Museum of Boulder website.
• Saturday, July 18 from 1 to 5 p.m. - Ilalle Hill Organization's Immigrant Voices of Freedom Celebration
  • Where: Boulder Chamber of Commerce (2440 Pearl St, Boulder, CO)
  • Details: This event will include an inclusive celebration featuring youth-led performances, open mic storytelling, traditional East African Didinga and Buya dance, cultural body painting, music, traditional attire, and shared African food. Led by immigrant and refugee community members, local nonprofits, and youth leaders, the event aims to foster belonging, celebrate cultural diversity, promote healing and intercultural connection, and highlight the contributions and experiences of immigrant communities.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is an important part of American history as it commemorates the official end of slavery on June 19, 1865. Juneteenth celebration events honor and raise awareness of the independence this holiday represents for African Americans. Events celebrating Juneteenth include:

• Saturday, June 20 from 1 to 5 p.m. - Ilalle Hill Organization's Juneteenth Celebration
  • Where: Boulder Chamber of Commerce (2440 Pearl St, Boulder, CO)
  • Details: This event will include youth-led music and storytelling, open mic performances, traditional Didinga and Buya dance, cultural body painting, food, music, traditional attire, and interactive community activities designed to foster connection, healing, and cultural expression. Led in collaboration with immigrant and refugee organizations, community leaders, and local partners, the event aims to honor the legacy of Juneteenth while uplifting immigrant voices, promoting inclusion and belonging, and celebrating Boulder's multicultural community through joyful shared cultural experiences.
• Sunday, June 21 from 1 to 4 p.m. - Rocky Mountain Equality's Unwind and Grind Dance Celebration and Workshop
  • Where: Equality Center of the Rocky Mountains (3340 Mitchell Ln, Boulder, CO)
  • Details: This event will feature dance and movement workshops, improvisation, mindfulness exercises, cultural education dialogues, food, and community fellowship centered around QTPOC liberation and creative expression. Led by a Queer BIPOC dance instructor through SOL VIDA, the event aims to create a family-friendly, sober, and culturally enriching space that honors Black diasporic traditions while exploring movement, joy, healing, and self-expression as practices of liberation and community connection

• Thursday, June 25 from 6 to 7 p.m. - Executive Committee African American Cultural Events Presents 13 Fires

  • Where: Dairy Arts Center (2590 Walnut St, Boulder, CO)

  • Details: ECAACE is proud to present an original stage play by Boulder's own Curtis K. Rogers. 13 Fires tells the story of Indiana Avenue-once a thriving Black cultural mecca in Indianapolis. The Avenue was alive with jazz clubs, Black-owned businesses, and legendary performers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. It was also home to Madam C.J. Walker, whose success symbolized the power, creativity, and resilience of the community that built the neighborhood.

  • Tickets are available on the Dairy's website.

The HRF supports community-initiated activities that focus on or raise awareness of civil rights, human rights, or equity issues and problems in Boulder; facilitate interaction, understanding, collaboration and civic participation among diverse communities; or enable communities that experience marginalization to celebrate events significant to them while providing learning opportunities to the general population.

Learn more about the Human Relations Fund on the city's website.

City-Sponsored Juneteenth Event