Dorey Park in Henrico, kicked off the Juneteenth weekend with a celebration the whole community could enjoy, and featured food, music and ended the night with fireworks.
Varina resident Randy Welch completes a ribbon-cutting to signify the official opening of the Varina LandLab (a 350-plus-acre tract of land that he placed under easement with the Capital Region Land Conservancy) while CRLC Executive Director Parker Agelasto (at left) and other officials celebrate. (Patty Kruszewski/Henrico Citizen) Over the centuries, the land that lies at
A performer at the 2022 Juneteenth celebration at Henrico's Dorey Park. (Dave Pearson for the Henrico Citizen) Henrico County Recreation and Parks is inviting families to its 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Dorey Park on Saturday, June 17. Juneteenth is the country's newest federal holiday and commemorates the day June 19, 1865 when