GALLERY
Hanover Juneteenth Jubilee
101 W Park Ave, Hanover, PA 17331
June 17, 2023
12-5 p.m.
Free
Presented by: Hanover Area Diversity Alliance & YWCA Hanover
Location: Wirt Park
Overview
Although usually held on June 19, our jubilee will be held on Saturday, June 17. We hope you will come join in the fun as we celebrate the huge contributions people of color have made to our American culture. The Hanover Juneteenth Jubilee is jointly hosted by Hanover Area Diversity Alliance & YWCA Hanover.
Come celebrate the 3rd annual Hanover Juneteenth Jubilee!
Juneteenth is a federal holiday to celebrate the emancipation of the last enslaved people after the U.S. Civil War. It also celebrates the accomplishments of Black Americans, without whom the United States would never have existed.
Although usually held on June 19, our jubilee will be held on Saturday, June 17. We hope you will come join in the fun as we celebrate the huge contributions people of color have made to our American culture. The Hanover Juneteenth Jubilee is jointly hosted by Hanover Area Diversity Alliance & YWCA Hanover.
Schedule of events:
- Noon -- Invocation by Pastor Ron Thomas of Valley Forge Restoration Center
- 12:30 p.m. -- Sandra Thompson, Vice President, PA NAACP
- 2 p.m. -- Pastor Carla Christopher, ELCA, Bishop of Justice Ministries
- 3:30 p.m. -- West & Ward