(KAIR)--Atchison's Juneteenth Celebration returns this weekend, and organizers are marking a milestone, celebrating twenty years of Freedom and Unity recognized in Atchison.

The three-day event runs Friday through Sunday, June 12th through the 14th, under the theme "United We Stand."

Friday evening begins the weekend with a co-ed Juneteenth Jump-Off Softball Game at 6:00 at Millard Allen Ball Park at 8th and Riley Street.

Saturday's festivities move to L.F.M. Park at 1101 North 7th Street beginning at 11:00 in the morning, featuring the Juneteenth Freedom Day Parade along two routes, a drill team, trolley tour, live bands, bingo, a cake walk, vendors, and free food and drinks. A highlight Saturday is the grand opening of the Atchison Historic Black Business District Museum. Atchison resident Patty Boldridge, working with the Atchison County Historical Society, has been a leading volunteer for the effort. "I went around and did interviews with the elders in the community. We were able to document certain things throughout the community, and that's really what got me into where we're at right now as far as trying to capture time so they're not lost," Boldridge told MSC News, adding that, "history is something that if we don't document it and capture it, it will be lost for the next generation."

Juneteenth weekend musical performances Saturday include Dow Wee Man at three, Motown Revue at four, Royalty at six, and the Juneteenth DNA Showcase.

Sunday wraps up the celebration back at L.F.M. Park from 11:00 in the morning until 8:00 in the evening, with a non-denominational worship service, the annual car and motorcycle show, pony rides, a petting zoo, a talent show, relay races, and more free food and drinks.

All weekend events at L.F.M. Park are free and open to the public.