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What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, celebrates June 19th, 1865, when the enslaved people of Texas finally received news of their freedom. This significant event marks a turning point in American history and a reminder of the ongoing fight for equality.
Opening Night of the 2024 Juneteenth Celebration - Hagerstown
Join us for an unforgettable evening!
A Night of Elegance & Progress: Friends of Doleman Black Heritage Museum Masquerade Ball with a Cotton Club Twist
We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes— This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts, we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties.
Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us while We wear the mask.
We smile, but, O great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise. We sing, but oh, the clay is vile Beneath our feet, and long the mile; But let the world dream otherwise, We wear the mask!
Wheaton Park (114 Charles Street, Hagerstown, MD) This event is family-friendly and FREE.
Bring your lawn chairs or Blankets - A day filled with activities for the whole family:
Play The Juneteenth Mixdown
DJ Anthony Flournoy of the DMV will be spinning tunes intermittently throughout the event.
11 AM - Health and Wellness:
2.5-Mile Walk-A-Thon: Support the Doleman Black Heritage Museum with this fundraising walk
First Aid tent handled by Meritus Health
Noon - 9 pm - Community Connection:
Local Non-profit outreach tables
Food and beverage vendors
Artisan vendors
1-7 p.m. The DBHM Beer Garden will be located at 465 Pennsylvania Avenue. Adult beverages are not permitted outside the Beer Garden or in Wheaton Park.
1 - 5 PM - Kids Corner:
Face painting, fun, and games for children aged 6-11
2:00 PM - Official Event Opening
Emcees
Pastor Donald Marbury - Ebenezer AME Church - Hagerstown
Dr. Michale Parsons - Morgan State University
Lift Eve’r Voice and Sing - trumpet solo - Bassell Franks
Voices from the present recite literary voices from our past
3:30 -5 pm
Dance challenges sign up
Dance challenges
Live Entertainment:
5:15 pm - Live Jazz performances by Bassell Franks and Co. of NJ and WV
6 pm Prime Time - Emcee Dr. Michale Parsons - Morgan State University
7:30 - 9:30 pm - Missing Link Production Presents “After U Band “ of the DMV
