Movie in the Park
Every Friday in June, the Parks and Recreation department with the city of Buda will be playing a movie for free at the Buda City Park. This Friday at 9 p.m. bring your lawn chairs and blankets to Buda City Park and enjoy the movie Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted. Concessions are available for purchase, but feel free to bring your own coolers.
Juneteenth
Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth is a national commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday honors the arrival of troops in Galveston to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. There will be a parade starting at the Hays County Courthouse beginning at 10:30 a.m. Saturday to celebrate the occasion.
Hays County Day of Action
On June 21, volunteers are asked to participate in the sixth annual United Way Day of Action in which volunteers make a collective impact by reading to young children in daycare centers throughout Hays County. The volunteers, who can be anybody, will take with them a donation of books for the center as well as educational materials for the parents of the children at each facility. The event aims to raise awareness of the importance of early childhood education and reading. For more info, go to unitedwayhaysco.org/day-action.
