Indianapolis, IN
No parade for Indy Juneteenth 2025, but other events still happening
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Indy Juneteenth says its 2025 celebration will look a little different this year after failing to secure a location for its parade.
The group’s leader says other celebrations will be continuing, and that he looks forward to commemorating the end of slavery in a new way this year.
James Webb, co-founder and executive director of Indy Juneteenth, said, “We finally were kind of able to get a hold of a route, and it was just an unrealistic route. And it was just we would be rushing things last-minute. So, we decided to focus on all of the other amazing things we have going on, all of the six events we have going on, and we’re excited about our relationship with the Indiana State Fairgrounds. We’re going to have one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country.”
Those other celebrations include a Miss Juneteenth pageant in the Mass Ave Cultural District, a college and career conference at the central library, and a boxer showcase at the Speedway Event Center.
This story was created from a script aired on WISH-TV.