Join Us ... 2025 Eighth of August Jubilee
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VIP Tickets: $55 (includes access to the exclusive VIP reception and game).
General Admission Tickets: $15 (Special Beck rate).
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11TH ANNUAL EIGHTH OF AUGUST JUBILEE
NEGRO LEAGUE NIGHT
Knoxville Smokies vs Biloxi Shuckers
Beck is hosting commemoration events for its 11th Annual Eighth of August Jubilee. On Friday, August 8, Beck will head to Covenant Health Park for its premier Eighth of August Jubilee special ticketed event featuring Negro League Night with the Knoxville Smokies.
The exclusive VIP reception starts at 4:00 p.m. and features a meet-and-greet with special guests on the third level of ORNL Federal Credit Union’s Luxury Level Club. VIP ticket holders will enjoy live entertainment, food, a free drink ticket, limited parking, a Beck keepsake, and access to premier seating. After the reception, the gates open to the public with pre-game entertainment at 5:30 p.m.
Our Knoxville Smokies, decked out in throwback uniforms as the Knoxville Giants from Negro Southern League, will take on the Biloxi Shuckers, as the Biloxi Dodgers of the Gulf Coast Negro League, as we celebrate Freedom Jubilee together.
EIGHTH OF AUGUST NEGRO LEAGUE NIGHT
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 202
VIP 4PM & GENERAL ADMISSION 5.3PM
Covenant Health Park, Downtown Knoxville
SUNDAY. AUGUST 3 7.3 AM
KNOXVILLE COLLEGE
EIGHTH ANNUAL LIBATION CEREMONY
Make plans to join us at the Freemen's Mission Historic Cemetery adjacent to Knoxville College for our Annual Libation Tribute Ceremony. This special service is a tribute to enslaved descendants freed on August 8, 1863. Our special guest is Ned Arter, great-great-grandson of Sam Johnson, emancipated on August 8, 1863, and considered the father of the Emancipation Day Celebrations.
This event is free and open to the public. Your donations and your support make this possible. Thank you.
We look forward to seeing you.
