The 2023 Embrace Ideas Festival

The 2023 Embrace Ideas Festival is the country’s premier annual Juneteenth Holiday celebration located in the heart of Boston. Grounded in arts, ideas, culture and public scholarship, this multi-day gathering brings together local, state and national leaders to amplify anti-racism and a vision for a transformed Boston by 2030. Keynotes, panels, live music and dancing will shine a light on how we can interrupt our zero-sum game thinking when it comes to racial justice and realizing a democracy worthy of us all. Rooted in racial equity, healing, wellbeing, and joy, the theme of Embrace Ideas 2023, June 14 - June 16, is "Here and Present, The Art of Reclaiming Space and Time.”