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December 19, 2024
Delaware Greenways invites you to experience our “Juneteenth Celebration Route”. Traveling from the Old New Castle Courthouse to Wilmington’s Tubman-Garrett Park on the Jack A. Markell Trail, this virtual experience enables you to walk, run, or bike in the company of eight important Delawareans who fought for freedom.
The story map below, Honoring Delaware’s Freedom Seekers, details the route of these men and women, and tells the story of their remarkable physical, emotional, and intellectual journeys.
You can experience the Juneteenth Celebration Route in person by viewing the story map on your cell phone, or without traveling its distance, on your home computer. Invite friends to join you or take it in alone. It’s a powerful story that deserves to be heard and celebrated.
We hope you’ll travel the route in whichever way you can, and also join us and our partners for one or more of the Juneteenth 2021 events listed on this page.
Click the image below to enter the Story Map.
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Juneteenth Celebration Route
Delaware Greenways launches “Honoring Delaware’s Freedom Seekers” story map with the “Juneteenth Celebration Route”, an opportunity to virtually experience the local journey of these brave human beings. View the story map
Delaware Juneteenth Association (DJA) Juneteenth Flag Raising
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Route 9 Innovation Center and Library at 3022 New Castle Ave, New Castle, DE More Information
Male Talent Showcase, presented by the Delaware Juneteenth Association
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Virtual
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Underground Railroad and Abolitionist Stories
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Appoquinimink Meetinghouse at 616 Main Street, Odessa, DE
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Friends of Zoar Methodist Episcopal Church Work Day
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: 622 Main Street, Odessa, DE
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24th Delaware Juneteenth Family Enrichment Program and Pageant
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel, 700 North King St, Wilmington
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Urban Artist Exchange: Discover UAE and enjoy drumming, storytelling and dance.
Time: 5:oo pm – 7:00 pm
Location: 1500 N. Walnut St., Wilmington
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Mitchell Center for African American Heritage – Juneteenth Past to Present Virtual Program
Saniya Gay, Miss Juneteenth 2019-2020 discusses the significance of Juneteenth in Delaware.
Time: 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Location: Virtual
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Delaware Freedom Ride
Join Urban Bike Project and Delaware Greenways for a 15 mile ride retracing the path of the Underground Railroad.
Time: 8:30 am – 11:30 am
Location: 311 Delaware Ave., New Castle, DE
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Bicycle Nomad (Erick Cedeno), “Marshal” of the Inaugural Delaware Freedom Ride, brief speech on his experience of riding the entire Underground Railroad path from New Orleans to Niagara Falls.
Juneteenth Caravan, presented by the Delaware Juneteenth Association
Decorate your car and ride through streets celebrating Juneteenth!
Time: 10:30 am
Location: Christina Park, 4th & Church Street, Wilmington
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Open Streets Wilmington with Teen Warehouse Freedom Celebration
Time: 11:00 am – 5:oo pm
Location: 1121 Thatcher Street, Wilmington
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Juneteenth Observance, Presented by the Delaware Juneteenth Association
Time: 2:00 pm
Location: Simpson United Methodist Church, 907 Centerville Road, Wilmington
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Juneteenth Celebration in the Park
Time: 12:00 pm
Location: Eden Park, New Castle Ave., Wilmington
4th Annual Freedom Gala, Presented by the Delaware Juneteenth Association
Time: 5pm – 9pm
Location: Doubletree by Hilton Hotel 700 North King St, Wilmington
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To learn more about Delaware’s pivotal role in the history of the Underground Railroad, visit Harriet Tubman Byway and view the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Story Map.
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