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Emancipation Day STC 2026. Join us on Sunday, July 26 at Lakeside Park in Port Dalhousie as we come together to honour E...
02/27/2026

Emancipation Day STC 2026. Join us on Sunday, July 26 at Lakeside Park in Port Dalhousie as we come together to honour Emancipation Day in community. 🖤

Save the date, we’d love to see you there.
More details to follow.

09/02/2025

Emancipation Day STC 2025 ✊🏾🌞

What a beautiful day at Lakeside Park on July 27🖤

Full of love, laughter, culture, and community. Big thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate, reflect, and vibe with us 💛🖤💚

🎥 Shoutout to for capturing all the magic!

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08/09/2025

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08/01/2025

This afternoon, we proudly raised the Pan-African flag at Richard Pierpoint Park in honour of Emancipation Day.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to commemorate this important moment. A special thank you to Rochelle Bush of Tubman Tours Canada for sharing powerful words and history, and to MOON for their beautiful performance.

If you missed it, you can now watch the recorded ceremony below.

Happy Emancipation Day to all across the province and country.

08/01/2025
Today we mark Emancipation Day — a time to remember the strength, resistance, and contributions of Black communities acr...
08/01/2025

Today we mark Emancipation Day — a time to remember the strength, resistance, and contributions of Black communities across generations.

Earlier this week, we came together to honour this history through music, movement, and storytelling. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make it meaningful.

If you’re in St. Catharines, join us for the Pan-African flag raising today at 12 p.m. at Richard Pierpoint Park 🖤

Join us this Emancipation Day for the annual flag raising at Richard Pierpoint Park. 📍 321 Oakdale Ave, St Catharines ⏰ ...
07/30/2025

Join us this Emancipation Day for the annual flag raising at Richard Pierpoint Park.

📍 321 Oakdale Ave, St Catharines
⏰ 12pm start, with a special performance by MOON

This is a time to honour our history, celebrate freedom, and come together as a community. All are welcome 🖤

A massive thank you to Rochelle of Tubman Tours Canada and the Salem Chapel BME Church for their ongoing partnership 🖤
07/28/2025

A massive thank you to Rochelle of Tubman Tours Canada and the Salem Chapel BME Church for their ongoing partnership 🖤

That’s a wrap on Emancipation Day STC 🌅 Deep gratitude to everyone who came through, y’all brought the vibes, the energy...
07/28/2025

That’s a wrap on Emancipation Day STC 🌅

Deep gratitude to everyone who came through, y’all brought the vibes, the energy, and the love.

Until next year! ✨

07/27/2025

The sun’s out and the energy is real.

We’re at Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie for Emancipation Day STC, come through and stay with us ‘til sunset.

🎧 4pm: Chris Fyre Drumming
🥁 5pm: PK Hummingbird Steel Pan Orchestra
🎤 6pm: Rennatha & VyBe
🎸 7pm: LMT Connection

Good music, good food, good people.
Honouring freedom and celebrating Black culture, past and present.

2 years ago we ended the day under this sky; today we’re back to celebrate even bigger. Emancipation Day STC kicks off a...
07/27/2025

2 years ago we ended the day under this sky; today we’re back to celebrate even bigger.

Emancipation Day STC kicks off at 12pm, come through! ✨✊🏾

Lakeside Park, Port Dalhousie

🎶 Vibes incoming! 🎧Catch Chance Mutuku spinning LIVE at Emancipation Day STC — tomorrow from 12–6PM!Chance Mutuku is a C...
07/26/2025

🎶 Vibes incoming! 🎧

Catch Chance Mutuku spinning LIVE at Emancipation Day STC — tomorrow from 12–6PM!

Chance Mutuku is a Creative Entrepreneur based in St. Catharines, Ontario. As a DJ, he curates multi-genre musical experiences for local and international audiences. From intimate gatherings to ground shaking festivals, he curates mixes using sounds from across continents. Alwhich are shaped by his African roots and a lifelong love for collecting music from around the world. From Disco, nostalgic R&B, Afro beats, to hip hop, deep house and dancehall. Anything music. His sets blend culture, rhythm, and energy to connect diverse audiences and make people dance.

Don’t miss your chance to dance… it’s gonna be a vibe. 🖤🪩

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