City of Knoxville offices will be closed Wednesday, June 19, 2024, for the Juneteenth holiday. 

All trash and recycling services will run on a regular schedule, and recycling centers will be open, with the Goodwill attendance on site to accept donations. 

The City’s Solid Waste Facility (1033 Elm Street) will be closed June 19, and resume regular hours on Thursday, June 20. 

City Recreation Centers, including the Knoxville Arts Center, will be closed and not holding summer camp sessions on June 19. The City’s outdoor pools – Inskip and Ed Cothren – will be open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Additional pool information is posted at KnoxvilleTN.gov/aquatics. 

Kid A’Riffic Fun in the Park, normally scheduled on Wednesdays, will not be held; the next event is June 26, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Fort Kid, 1049 World's Fair Park Drive. 

Knoxville Area Transit buses will operate on a Sunday schedule on Wednesday, June 19. Trolleys will not run, and the Knoxville Station customer service counter will be closed. Regular service resumes Thursday, June 20. Visit KATBus.com for more information. 

On Juneteenth, Mayor Indya Kincannon, members of City Council, and City staff members will participate in the MLK Jr Parade/March and Juneteenth Celebration organized by Knoxville’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Commission. Summer in the City interns and the Office of Community Safety and Empowerment will join Knoxville Area Transit in the parade, with a special display featuring national and local Black history figures. 

The parade/march will step off at 10 a.m. from the Chilhowee Park Midway (3300 E. Magnolia Avenue), proceed up Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, and conclude at Dr. Walter Hardy Park, where a Juneteenth Celebration will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event includes live entertainment, a DJ, music performances, drumline, precision drill team, a kids’ area, food and retail vendors and crafts. 

MLK Jr. Avenue and cross streets will be closed along the parade route from 10 a.m. to approximately 11 a.m. 

Some additional local Juneteenth events being held by community organizations include: 

Juneteenth Celebration: Taste and See the History
Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. 
Cherokee Health Services’ Director of Research and Health Equity Dr. Eboni Winford will guide a one-mile walk starting behind CHS’ East Knox location at 2202 MLK Jr. Avenue. Participants will learn about Knoxville’s Black history on their way to a Community Celebration, which will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Dr. Walter Hardy Park. Soul food tasting and refreshments will be available as well as special performance by Drums Up, Guns Down. Visit CHS’s website for more information.
 
Little History Lessons: Juneteenth
Monday, June 17, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
East Tennessee History Center
Preschoolers and their families can learn more about Juneteenth at the East Tennessee History Museum, 601 S. Gay Street. Members and children under 16 are free. Go to the History Center's website to reserve a spot at this free event. 

Juneteenth Commemoration
Wednesday, June 19, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. 
Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Beck Cultural Exchange Center, at 1927 Dandridge Avenue, hosts a day of commemoration and celebration, with a new exhibit, children’s art workshops, and oral history experience from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Young Adult Town Hall will be held at 4 p.m. Taste of Soul Food event begins at 5 p.m., and the Tennessee Black Caucus meeting, including Chairperson State Rep. Sam McKenzie, is 5:30-7 p.m. 


For more information about City services, visit KnoxvilleTN.gov.