Emancipation Day 2026 Schedule of Events

Georgetown Events

Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation Campus Walking Tour

Hosted by: Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies
April 16, 12:15-1:30 p.m.
Healy Hall Front Steps

Wade In The Water: DC Emancipation Day 2026 Musical Performance by Michaela Harrison

Hosted by: Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies
April 16, Time 6-7:30 p.m.
Riggs Library, Healy Hall

Down By The Riverside: DC Emancipation Day 2026 Waterfront Commemoration

Hosted by: Center for the Study of Slavery and Its Legacies
April 18, 10 a.m.
Georgetown Waterfront

Washington, DC Events

District Day Trunk Show

Hosted by: Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
April 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Heritage Hall, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture

21st Annual DC Emancipation Day Parade & Concert

Hosted by: DC Mayor’s Office
April 19, 3-8:30 p.m.
Franklin Park

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