Archive for the Past Events Category

February 14 – Frederick Douglass Birthday Celebration

Celebrate the life and legacy of activist, orator, and statesman Frederick Douglass! This 1.5-hour program will feature music by the Jubilee Voices of the Washington Revels, performances by the student winners of the annual Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest, keynote speaker, Jeffrey Rosen, author of “The Pursuit of Happiness,” and President & CEO of The Constitution Center in Philadelphia.

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February 15 – Jubilee Voices at Josiah Henson Museum & Park

Celebrate Black History Month with an interactive, family friendly concert by Jubilee Voices, and explore how the spirituals and elements of Black culture helped sustain African Americans on the long march to freedom. Concertgoers will enjoy spirituals, poetry, ring shouts, children’s songs, audience participation and more. 

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May 2 (11am) – Celebrate the Spring at Glen Echo Park

Join Washington Revels on May 2nd as we chase away Winter and celebrate the seasonal re-opening of the 105-year-old Dentzel Carousel at Glen Echo Park Partnership’s annual Carousel Day! Washington Revels will kick off the celebration with a festive musical procession throughout the park (11:00 a.m.). Following the parade, all are invited to take part in some joyous dancing around the Maypole.

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May 2 (4pm) – Spring Revels at the National Cathedral

May 2 (4pm) – Spring Revels at the National Cathedral

Welcome spring with Washington Revels as we close the annual All Hallows Guild Flower Mart held at the Washington National Cathedral on May 2 at 4pm. We will process to the front steps of the cathedral (or inside the Cathedral, if there is rain)—dressed in traditional May “whites” with colorful sashes and flower wreathes—to celebrate the greening of the year with song, dance, and merry mumming.

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May 3 – #FreedomWalk2026 & Journey to Freedom Statue Rally

Join Washington Revels Heritage Voices at a kickoff rally on May 3rd at the Beall-Dawson House to celebrate the start of #FreedomWalk2026 the next day. Historian Anthony Cohen will retrace a 750-mile journey of 19th-century self-liberators along the Underground Railroad—honoring courage, resilience, and the enduring pursuit of

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November 8 – Talbot Ave. Bridge Lantern Walk

Begun in 2018, the Talbot Avenue Bridge Lantern Walk is an annual family-friendly local community event that weaves together neighborhoods once divided by racial segregation and fittingly takes place during Montgomery County’s Remembrance and Reconciliation Month. Washington Revels Heritage Voices will be on hand to lead songs celebrating freedom,

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