Juneteenth at the Ballpark

Name: Juneteenth at the Ballpark
Start: 2024-06-15T18:00:00-04:00
Location: Harrisburg Senators Baseball

Schedule

Sat Jun 15 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Harrisburg Senators Baseball | Harrisburg, PA

The American Literacy Corporation announces Juneteenth Celebration at the Ballpark at The Harrisburg Senators Game, Saturday, June 15. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. Select festivities will begin at 5:00 p. m. at the park.

Juneteenth at the Ballpark will feature:
Gospel Choir
African American authors
Facts about Juneteenth
African Dancers
Special ticketing
Black Excellence Awards
Wear your Favorite African Garb
Singing the Black National Anthem
Negro League Baseball Recognition
Special regular attendance tickets
Black Family Picnic (in the picnic area. Food will be available 1 hour before and 30 minutes into the game. The cost is $29 per person.

Juneteenth, June 19th is the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, TX in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. This was two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth is considered the longest-running African American holiday. Juneteenth became a federal holiday on June 17, 2021.