Maryland Emancipation Day: Harper Cabin 2025

Harper Cabin - Maryland Emancipation Day Celebration
Commemorating the 161st Maryland Emancipation

Maryland Emancipation Day was first celebrated on November 1, 1864. It marked the change in the Maryland State Congress to free all enslaved people from their bondage.
Join us on Sunday, November 2 for live music featuring jazz artists, Linda D. Harris and David Cole.
Enjoy historic games, crafts and free guided tours of the Thomas Harper Cabin at Brookside Nature Center.

Free.

Emancipation Day - Maryland
Free
Historical & Cultural
Time:
Sunday, November 2, 2025
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Location:
Brookside Nature Center
1400 Glenallan Ave.
Wheaton, Maryland 20902