Juneteenth Celebration with the Municipality of Princeton is a Popular and Resilient Feature of the Princeton Festival

Photo by Princeton Symphony Orchestra staff

(PRINCETON, NJ) — Hundreds turned out for Thursday’s Juneteenth Celebration culminating with the show Masters of Soul: A Motown Revue at the 2025 Princeton Festival, despite a dramatic evening downpour with flooding, thunder, and high winds.

Presented in partnership with the Municipality of Princeton, the day began with sunshine and the annual Juneteenth Flag Raising ceremony at 1 Monument Hall honoring the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans and celebrating Black culture. Multiple community members were in attendance. Among them were Michelle Pirone Lambros, Councilwoman, Bernard Hvozdovic, Municipal Administrator, Leticia Fraga, Councilwoman, Mia Sacks, Council President, and Leighton Newlin,…