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The Cotton Club Museum & Cultural Center

Celebrating May 20th - EMANCIPATION OF FLORIDA

Free Florida Emancipation Day Festival

Celebrating May 20th - EMANCIPATION OF FLORIDA
Celebrating May 20th - EMANCIPATION OF FLORIDA

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

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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

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