Get Ready for Yeadon’s Inaugural Freedom Day Celebration! Saturday, June 20th – Events All Day Long
Just One Week Away!
On Saturday, June 20th, Yeadon Borough presents a FREE day-long celebration honoring both Juneteenth and Flag Day. Be a part of it!
We will open with our flag-raising ceremony at the circle (Cypress and Longacre Boulevard) at 11:00 am. Featuring Ashli Rice and the recitation of what it means to be an American slave by nationally acclaimed actor Darius Wallace as Fredrick Douglass.
At 1:00pm, the party will continue at Yeadon Community Park for our Cultural Celebration and Juneteenth Flag raising with featured guests:
- MME Entertainment African Dancers
- ML Magic Association-Puppet reenactment of the story of Juneteenth
- The Earth Wind and Fire Tribute Band
Along with:
- Music with DJ Discipline5
- Line Dancing
- Free water ice, pretzels, popcorn, and cotton candy.
- Bouncy house with kids activities provided by Pearsons Entertainment
- Food and vendors
Finally, the day ends at the Rap Curry Athletic Complex – Kerr Field for Fireworks at approximately 8:30 PM
Free admission and all are welcome! Bring chairs and have a good time in Yeadon – Hope to see you there!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS – SATURDAY, JUNE 20TH
FLAG RAISING CEREMONY 11:00 AM–12:30 PM
at the Circle at Longacre Blvd. & Cypress St.
- Patriotic Medley and African American National Anthem – Singer Ashli Rice
- Welcome and Presentations – Councilor Nicole Beaty, Mayor Rohan Hepkins, and Council President Antoinette Truehart
- Darius Wallace, performance – “What to the American Slave, Is The Fourth Of July Speech,” excerpts of speeches relevant to the times in which we live.
FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATION 1:00–6:00 PM
at Yeadon Community Park
- Juneteenth Flag Raising (1:00 PM)
- ML Magic Association presents The Journey: Voices in African American History (1:15 PM)
- Multi-Cultural Drum & Dance Juneteenth Presentation by MME Entertainment (2:00 PM)
- The N’Truder Review Band (3:30 PM) and The Empty Belly Blues Band (3:45 PM)
- Earth, Wind and Fire Tribute Band (4:00 PM)
FIREWORKS Approximately 8:30 PM
at Rap Curry-Kerr Field Athletic Complex
