DC Emancipation Day Parade

Name: DC Emancipation Day Parade
Start: 2027-04-17
End: 2027-04-17
Location: Pennsylvania Avenue NW at 13th Street NW

Washington, DC · Holiday

When: April 17, 2027
Where: Pennsylvania Avenue NW at 13th Street NW · Washington · DC
Cost: Not confirmed
Status: Approximate: based on past editions, not announced yet

Citywide parade, festival and concert marking DC's 1862 Emancipation Day holiday, revived in its modern form in the mid 2000s with a stage of national performers and thousands lining Pennsylvania Avenue.

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