8th Annual Juneteenth Solidarity Ride
…COMING SOON…
WHEN: June, 2027
WHERE: Shawnee Park. Meet at restrooms across from football field.
EVENT DETAILS:
Join us for the 8th Annual Juneteenth Solidarity Ride. This FREE bike ride commemorates Juneteenth, now observed as a federal holiday. This is an inclusive, family friendly, casual, no-drop ride. Helmets required. Traffic laws will be followed. Snacks and water provided.
RIDE OVERVIEW:
This ride begins and ends in the beautiful Shawnee Park with a loop in quaint Willow Park. Want more miles?
There is a 24 and 50 mile option. The 24 mile route goes through the rolling hills of Cherokee Park with a loop around the luscious green space of Seneca Park and back. The 50 mile route goes through Seneca and back to Broadway with a turn that takes to scenic views of quiet Southwestern Parkway and the spacious Ohio Levee Trail.
REGISTER ONLINE: Coming soon
Route maps for 13, 24 and 50 mile options:
13 MILE ROUTE:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39363174
24 MILE ROUTE:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/39367910
50 MILE ROUTE:
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/42234191
STAY SOCIAL!
Use the hashtag #juneteenthride502
QUESTIONS? WANT TO BE A SPONSOR?
Email: ridejuneteenth@gmail.com or
Call: 502-888-1920
HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH:
Although the Emancipation Proclamation was signed January 1, 1863, it would be 2 1/2 years later that Texas the most remote of the union states would receive the news. It would be on June 19, 1865 that enslaved African-Americans In Galveston Houston, TX received news that they were free. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2020.