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    MONTGOMERY COUNTY HERITAGE DAYS

    June 28, 2025 | AIN'T NO BACK TO A MERRY-GO-ROUND FILM SCREENINGS

    In the summer of 1960, brave protestors brought about the end of segregation at the privately-owned Glen Echo Amusement Park. To honor the 65th anniversary of that Summer of Protest, the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture presents three screenings of award-winning filmmaker Ilana Trachtman’s documentary telling this compelling story: “Ain’t No Back to a Merry-Go-Round.” This is the first time the film will be screened at Glen Echo Park! One screening will be followed by a Q&A with two of the protesters. In cooperation with the National Park Service, we will present a Park History Tour with an NPS Ranger. And rides on our historic 1921 Dentzel carousel will be free all day (on June 28 only). There will be an exhibition of civil rights protest photos on display as well.

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    Schedule:

    11:00 am – 4:00 pm | Civil Rights Protests Photo Exhibition

    11:00 am – 5:00 pm | Free Carousel Rides (June 28 only) 

    11:00 am | Film Screening: Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round

    12:45 pm | Glen Echo Park History & Civil Rights Tour with NPS Ranger

    1:00 pm | Film Screening: Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round, followed by Q&A with two of the original protesters

    3:30 pm | Film Screening: Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round

    Directions and Parking >> | Park Map >>  

    FREE parking in our main parking lot at 5801 Oxford Road. Search "Glen Echo Park Parking" in Google Maps.

    Suggested Donation: $10


    Every contribution helps us present free festivals and concerts, preserve and maintain the Park's historic buildings, and more.