Newport News Shipbuilding is sponsoring the following upcoming events in honor of Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.

Saturday, June 17

• Festevents Juneteenth Festival in the Park
  12-6:30 p.m.
  Town Point Park, Norfolk

Sunday, June 18

• Celebrate Healthcare’s Juneteenth Festival
  11 a.m.-6 p.m.
  Darling Stadium (4111 Victoria Blvd., Hampton)
• Urban League of Hampton Roads, Inc. Juneteenth Freedom Day
  1-9 p.m.
  High Street Landing, Portsmouth

Saturday, June 24

• Project 1619 Hampton African American Heritage Festival Juneteenth Commemoration
  11 a.m.-10 p.m.
  Mill Point Park (100 Eaton St., Hampton)