RTA offering free rides this Juneteenth

DAYTON — The Greater Dayton RTA wants to make sure people can get to Juneteenth celebrations next week.

All rides will be free, system-wide, on Monday, June 19.

>> Dayton’s expanded DORA to begin Wednesday

Several events are planned in the Miami Valley to celebrate the holiday including a free concert at the Fraze Pavillion in Kettering.

Juneteenth honors the end of slavery in the United States after federal troops arrived in Texas in 1865 to make sure all enslaved people were freed.

You can plan your trip here or through RTA’s transit app.