Wilmington’s Tubman Day events are timed so you can hit every one

Saturday, March 10 is International Harriet Tubman Day, and sponsors of the day’s events in Wilmington have come together to make one full-day event at locations across the city.

The day starts at 10 a.m. with a proclamation from Mayor Mike Purzycki, followed by a talk by Tubman educator Patricia Lewis and an activity for kids at Wilmington Friends Meeting House.

At 11:30 a.m., folk artist and advocate Eunice Lafate (whose Lafate Gallery is located on Lower Market) offers a one-hour “Folk Art and Freedom” workshop at Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park.

There’s a gap between events at lunchtime — a good time to stop at Drop Squad Kitchen, the all plant-based soul food and smoothies joint at 928 Justison (near the Emerging Enterprise Center on the Riverfront).

At 1:30, the Delaware History Museum on Market Street hosts “The Underground Railroad in Delaware,” where participants walk in the footsteps of freedom-seekers. A City Council Resolution will be read by Councilmember Michelle Harlee.

The day ends from 3:00–5:00 with a performance of Women of Consequence at The Baby Grand. Combining dance, poetry, music and drama, the show explores African-American women who have been minimized or erased from history, including Harriet Tubman, Harriet Jacobs, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Charlotte Forten and Frances Harper.

Women of Consequence is $15 — click here to purchase tickets. All other events are free.

These are separate events — you don’t have to attend all four. There will be a free shuttle making one loop from the 6th & Shipley Colonial Parking Lot, and events are within reasonable walking distance from each other.