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Join Mayor Muriel Bowser on Sunday, April 14 at Freedom Plaza (Pennsylvania Ave. NW between 10th and 14th Streets NW) for DC Emancipation Day! The festivities begin at 2:00 p.m. with a Parade, followed by the DC Emancipation Day Concert at 3:00 p.m., and concludes with Fireworks at 8:30 p.m.
Apr 10, 2024 · DC Emancipation Day honors the day President Abraham Lincoln signed the Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862, which freed over 3,100 enslaved persons in the District of Columbia. On Sunday, April 14, Mayor Bowser will host this year’s Emancipation Day Parade, concert, and fireworks.
Apr 12, 2023 · 8:30 pm. Fireworks Display. Freedom Plaza. 1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. On Sunday, April 16 at 10 am, the DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment and the Department of Parks and Recreation will host Family Fun Day at Black Lives Matter Plaza.
Apr 14, 2024 · A fireworks show starts at 8:30 p.m. to put the exclamation point on the celebration. Radio personalities from WKYS, WHUR and WPGC will serve as hosts of the event. There are live radio...
Latest. Sunday, April 14, Mayor Muriel Bowser will kick off annual DC Emancipation Day festivities that the... (Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser kicked off the celebration of the 155th anniversary... Some closures begin at 7:30 am Saturday, April 16.
The DC Emancipation Day Concert will be held at Freedom Plaza and will conclude with a fireworks display. 2:00 pm - Parade. 3:00 pm - Emancipation Day Concert. 8:30 pm - Fireworks Display. Pennsylvania Ave & 10th St NW, Washington, DC.
Apr 10, 2024 · 3 pm. DC Emancipation Day Concert. Freedom Plaza. 8:30 pm. Fireworks Display. Freedom Plaza. On Monday, April 15 at 12 pm, the Bowser Administration will host the seventh annual Full Democracy Champions Luncheon, with this year’s theme being “Defending Our Vote.”
