There will be a shuttle from the parking area to the site.

The 23rd Annual Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing Celebration is a two part event that highlights the story of the people who Mary Meachum led to seek their freedom from enslavement by Henry Shaw at the site of today’s Missouri Botanical Garden. This year’s theme is “Unconditional Freedom: Live Free or Die Trying”.

Part 2: Saturday, September 27, 2025 from 10am-1pm at the Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing on the Mississippi Greenway More info here.

Interested in volunteering at the Mary Meachum Freedom Crossing Celebration? Click here to register to volunteer.