Join us for a virtual experience of reflection, storytelling and entertainment! The Emancipation Festival is pleased to provide an informative and entertaining video showcasing speakers and performers who will share compelling stories and compositions of freedom, legacy and inclusion. This virtual experience is an alternative to the annual festivities that take place in Owen Sound,...

To celebrate Emancipation Day on Sunday, August 1, the CCAH will be hosting a free drive-thru BBQ in Oakville featuring Chef Romaine from our Sizzlin' Halton cooking series. To celebrate Emancipation Day in Oakville, the CCAH is collaborating with the Halton Black History Awareness Society (HBHAS). Pre-order your meals with the CCAH and then join...

The 2021 Halton Freedom Celebration (HBHAS) Virtual Festival celebrates and acknowledges Halton's rich Multi-cultured History. The HBHAS 2021 free virtual presentation presents historians, government, community leaders and entertainers, a number of which are enslaved descendants, orphaned youths, and freedom/equality activists denouncing racism and promoting cultural knowledge, inclusive integration and authentic equality. This video celebrates, through...

Emancipation Day is now formally recognized across Canada. Join the OBHS as we celebrate with our annual event on August 1st, at 6pm EST. About this event On August 1st, the OBHS hosts virtually the annual Emancipation Day celebration to commemorate the anniversary of the Slavery Abolition Act. August 1, 1834, marks the day in...

Join the Thunder Bay Museum for a reception celebrating the 2021 Grand National Fibre Art Exhibition. This traveling juried exhibition features 48 works of art from all over Canada. For more information visit: https://www.grandnationalfibreartexhibition.com/crossroads-2021 Official remarks from 7:15 to 7:30 PM Free Museum Admission during the event Prepacked refreshments will be available in the lobby