06/09/2026
🌈 Cultural Compass | June 2026
Brought to you by the ACC STL BRIDGES Committee
June has several opportunities around St. Louis to learn, celebrate, reflect, and connect.
💜 Heritage and awareness this month
▪️ LGBTQ+ Pride Month | June 2026
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▪️ National Caribbean American Heritage Month | June 2026
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▪️ Immigrant Heritage Month | June 2026
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▪️ Loving Day | June 12, 2026
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▪️ Juneteenth National Independence Day | June 19, 2026
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▪️ World Refugee Day | June 20, 2026
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📅 Events still ahead
▪️ SLAM Cinema: Space Is the Place | Friday, June 12, 2026 | 6:30 to 8:15 pm | Saint Louis Art Museum
Free screening of Sun Ra’s Afrofuturist film, presented in conjunction with SLAM programming.
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▪️ Issa Kickback: Juneteenth Celebration | Friday, June 12, 2026 | 5:30 pm | St. Louis County Library, Lewis & Clark Branch
Juneteenth kickback with food, yard games, music, and a performance by the Mighty Marching Golden Rams drumline and dancers. All ages.
https://ow.ly/JuaB50Z84bC
▪️ Juneteenth Celebration & 5K Race for Reconciliation | Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | The Delmar Loop
Community-centered Juneteenth event with a 5K race, live music, dance, art, food, and local vendors.
https://ow.ly/39Gv50Z84bu
▪️ Sabayet Inc. 20th Anniversary Juneteenth Celebration | Saturday, June 13, 2026 | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | 4000 Maffitt Ave., St. Louis
Free family celebration featuring jazz, African dancers, singers, poetry, children’s games, vendors, food, books, clothing, and jewelry.
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▪️ Pride Trivia | Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 6:00 pm | St. Louis County Library, Grant’s View Branch
Trivia night testing knowledge of LGBTQ+ history, culture, and community. Teens and adults.
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▪️ Juneteenth Jubilee | Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 2:00 pm | St. Louis County Library, Florissant Valley Branch
Family-friendly Juneteenth program with activities, crafts, and treats for children and teens.
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▪️ Annual Juneteenth Celebration at The Griot Museum | Friday, June 19, 2026 | 11:00 am to 6:00 pm | The Griot Museum of Black History
Community celebration of history, culture, and freedom through music, storytelling, food, and family-friendly activities.
https://ow.ly/bwAI50Z84bJ
▪️ SLSO: Soul of a People, A Juneteenth Celebration of Black Music | Friday, June 19, 2026 | 7:30 pm | Powell Hall
Concert honoring Black artists and Black Music Month, featuring Kevin McBeth, LaKisha Jones, Ryan Shaw, and the IN UNISON Chorus.
https://ow.ly/GUPy50Z84bv
▪️ Pride St. Charles Festival | Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | St. Charles Family Arena
Free, family-friendly Pride festival for the St. Charles LGBTQIA+ community and allies.
https://ow.ly/pZwh50Z84bE
▪️ Pride Bar Crawl | Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 4:00 to 10:00 pm | The Grove
Fundraising event supporting Pride St. Louis and celebrating Pride Month in The Grove.
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▪️ PrideFest 2026 | Saturday, June 27 to Sunday, June 28, 2026 | Downtown St. Louis
Pride St. Louis’ regionwide celebration with live entertainment, the Grand Pride Parade, community organizations, vendors, family-friendly activities, and advocacy opportunities.
https://ow.ly/e2zU50Z84bo
🖼️ Ongoing exhibits
▪️ N***s Next Door: St. Louis Faces N***sm in the 1930s | June 12, 2026 to January 31, 2027 | St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum
Special exhibition examining local responses to N***sm and antisemitism in 1930s St. Louis and Missouri.
https://ow.ly/1CUu50Z84bz
▪️ Mill Creek: Black Metropolis | Through July 12, 2026 | Missouri History Museum
Major exhibition on Mill Creek Valley as a center of Black life, culture, activism, and entrepreneurship in St. Louis.
https://ow.ly/F11c50Z84bi
Which of these are you hoping to attend this month?
Please confirm dates and times through the event pages before attending.