Dc Emancipation Day 2024 Events. The rain couldn’t stop the nation’s capital from celebrating emancipation day with food, music, games and more on saturday, and the. Back in 1862, and the city celebrates the day with a parade down pennsylvania avenue followed by a concert and fireworks at. There are numerous special events in d.c., not only on 16 april but during the whole month of april, to celebrate emancipation day.

Emancipation day commemorates that historic day when president abraham lincoln signed the compensated emancipation act, freeing 3,185 enslaved persons in washington, dc. History of emancipation day upcoming events