Celebrating May 20th - EMANCIPATION OF FLORIDA
Sat, May 18
|The Cotton Club Museum & Cultural Center
Free Florida Emancipation Day Festival
Time & Location
May 18, 2024, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The Cotton Club Museum & Cultural Center, 837 SE 7th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
Guests
About the event
EMANCIPATION of FLORDIA
Free Florida Emancipation Day Festival
Saturday, May 18th, 2024
9:00 AM - Depot Park - Festival Kickoff and Celebratory Walk to CCMCC
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM - CCMCC Grounds: Vendors, Exhibits, Educational Activities, Plaiting of the Maypole, Food for purchase, Music, Dance, Ceremony Honoring Fallen African American Civil War Solidiers
Monday, May 20th, 2024
7:00 PM - Free Film Screening of "Before Juneteenth: Emancipation in Florida" A Mini-Documentary
This event is a partnership with the City of Gainesville's Journey to Juneteenth Celebration programming