Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Freedom Trail with
50 Events to Celebrate 50 Years, an yearlong calendar
of history events throughout Boston. This is a partial list.
For additional listings and information about each event click
through to the Calendar
on this web site. Check with the venue for any changes in
times, locations or dates.
January - March
Middays at the Meeting House: The Gilded Age
Thursdays in January beginning Jan. 10, 12:15 pm to 1 pm
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439 * oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
African American Patriots Tour
Thursday - Saturdays
Month of February (reservations required)
Freedom Trail Foundation
617.357.8300 * TheFreedomTrail.org
Martin Luther King Jr Celebration: A Family Concert Greater
Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra
January 28, 3 pm
Museum of African American History
Event at Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, Boston
617.725.0022 * afroammuseum.org
29th Annual Museum Shipwright Guild Model Show
February 5-March 8
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812 * ussconstitutionmuseum.org
School Vacation Week Activities
February 19-22, Times vary
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439 * oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
February 21-23, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Old State House Museum
617.720.1713 * bostonhistory.org
February 20-23, 11 am to 3 pm
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812 * ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Fun and Games in the 1700s
February 20 & 22, 10:30 am to Noon
Paul Revere House
617.523.2338 * paulreverehouse.org
African American Patriots Tour
School Vacation Week
February 15-23 Daily 11 am
Reservations Required
Freedom Trail Foundation
617.357.8300 * TheFreedomTrail.org
Boston Massacre Commemoration
March 5, 6:30 pm
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439 o oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
Middays at the Meeting House: Abolitionists, Artists &
Educators: Extraordinary New England Women
Thursdays in March, 12:15 pm to 1 pm
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439 * oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
Evacuation Day
Weekend Tory Stories
March 15, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
King's Chapel
617.227.2155 * kings-chapel.org
Boston Massacre Reenactment
March 8, 7 pm
Children's version 11:00am and 2:00pm
Old State House Museum
617.720.1713 * bostonhistory.org
Evacuation Day Ceremony
March 17, 9 am
At Dorchester Heights Monument, Thomas Park, South Boston
Boston National Historical Park
617.242.5642 * nps.gov/bost/
April - June
Paul Revere's Row
and Lantern Lighting
April 20, 6 pm
Boston National Historical Park
At Charlestown Navy Yard
617.242.5601 * nps.gov/bost/
Patriots Day Celebration/Paul Revere House Museum 100th Anniversary
April 18-26, 2008
Paul Revere House
617.523.2338 * paulreverehouse.org
Patriot's Day
Weekend Tory Stories
April 19, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
King's Chapel
617.227.2155 * kings-chapel.org
Annual Lantern Ceremony
April 20, 8 pm
Old North Church
617.523.6676 * oldnorth.org
Patriots Day in Roxbury
April 21, 9 am to 1 pm
Roxbury Collaborative
617.427.1006 * discoverroxbury.org
Patriots Day Parade
April 21, 10:00 am
City Hall Plaza to Faneuil Hall
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
617.227.1638 * ahacsite.org
School Vacation Week Activities
April 23-26, 11 am to 3 pm
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812 * ussconstitutionmuseum.org
School Vacation Week Activities
April 22-25 times vary
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439 * oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
The Grape Alarm: 1st Skirmish in Boston Harbor
May 25, 10 to 11:30 am
Ferry boat ride to Harbor Islands from Long Wharf
Harbor Island Alliance
617.223.8636 * islandalliance.org
Black Heritage Trail Special Anniversary Tour of the 54th
Regiment
May 28, 11 am
Museum of African American History
Event meets at 54th Massachusetts, Robert Shaw Memorial
617.725.0022 * afroammuseum.org
June Day
June 2, 12:30 to 2 pm
Parade at Faneuil Hall
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
617.227.1638 * ahacsite.org
Bunker Hill Week Activities
June 14-22, Times vary
Event at Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown
Boston National Historical Park, Battle of Bunker Hill Museum
617.242.5601 * nps.gov/bost
Battle of Bunker Hill Day and Parade
June 17, 12-4 pm
Charlestown
617.242.5601 * nps.gov/bost
Copps Hill Bombardment of Bunker Hill and Black History
Tour
June 10, 17,24 , July 1, 1:30 pm
Reservations required
Freedom Trail Foundation
617.357.8300 * TheFreedomTrail.org
June - August
Harborfest - Freedom Trail Activities
June 27-July 4, times vary
Downtown and Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston National Historical Park,
617.242.5601 * nps.gov/bost/
Harborfest Opening Ceremonies
July 1, Noon
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
617.523.1300 * faneuilhallmarketplace.com
Harborfest - Paul Revere Tonight!
July 1-6, 8 pm
Old North Church
617.523.4848 * oldnorth.org
Harborfest - Film screening of "Johnny Tremain"
July 2, 6 pm
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439 * oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
Harborfest - July 4th Parade
July 4, 9 am
Parade begins at City Hall Plaza
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
617.227.1638 * ahacsite.org
Harborfest Special Events
July 4-5, 12 pm to 4 pm
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812 * ussconstitutionmuseum.org
USS Constitution Turnaround
July 4
Boston Harbor
617.242.5670 * ussconstitution.navy.mil
Reading of the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 10 am
Old State House
617.720.1713 o bostonhistory.org
Exterior Tour of State House Grounds
July 1-3rd, 11am daily
Massachusetts State House
617.727.3676 * sec.state.ma.us/trs
The Art of Change Ringing
July 4 & 6, Noon to 1 pm
Old North Church
617.523.6676 * oldnorth.org
July 4th Fireworks & Boston Pops Concert
Charles River Esplanade
Sundown
One if by Land, Two if by Sea: Family Fun
July 5, 1 to 4 pm
Old North Church
617.523.6676 * oldnorth.org
Harborfest - Liberty or Loyalty - Reenactment of the Second
Continental Congress
July 5, 11 am & 2pm
Old State House Museum
617.720.1714 * bostonhistory.com
Visit 18th Century Gardens
July 3 to 5, from 10 am to 4 pm
Old North Church
617.523.6676 * oldnorth.org
Revolutionary Era Books and Manuscripts Exhibit
August 1-29, Sunday-Friday
Boston Athenaeum
617.227.0270 * bostonathenaeum.org
Privates, Privateers and Boston Harbor's Colorful History
August 9 2 pm
Leaves from Long Wharf (Resv. required)
Boston Harbor Association
617.482.1722 * tbh.org
British Encampment
August 15, 16, 17
At Boston Common
Freedom Trail Foundation
617.357.8300 *TheFreedomTrail.org
Tour of Dorchester Heights
August 16
From Boston Common
Freedom Trail Foundation
617.357.8300 * TheFreedomTrail.org
Victory Day Family Fun
August 16, Noon to 4 pm
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812 * ussconstitutionmuseum.org
September - December
The Siege of Boston, Roxbury & Dorchester
September 27, 10 am to 1 pm
Discover Roxbury and Boston National Historical Park
617.427.1006 * discoverroxbury.org
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Grand Opening
October 4-5
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway
617.292.0020 * rosekennedygreenway.org
Fife & Drum Tattoo
First-Ever Concert in Boston
October 4, Noon to 4 pm
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Inaugural Weekend
617.357.8300 * TheFreedomTrail.org
USS Constitution's 211th Anniversary
October 18, Noon to 4 pm
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812 *ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Halloween Parade
October 31, 5 to 8 pm
At Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown
Boston National Historic Park
617.242.5601 * nps.gov/bost/
Art on the Trail - People & Places of the American
Revolution
Special Exhibit of Bank of America's
18th Century Collection
November and December
100 Federal Street Bank of America Gallery
Bank of America
617.357.8300 * TheFreedomTrail.org
Plimoth Thanksgiving
Day Parade
November 22, 11 am
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. of Massachusetts
617.227.1638 * ahacsite.org
Holiday Lighting Ceremonies
November & December
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
Downtown Crossing
Boston Common
Commonwealth Avenue
Historic Holiday Stroll
Thursdays - Sundays 3 pm
November 20 through January
Thanksgiving Traditions & Christmas Controversies in
Early Boston
December 6-7, 9:30 am to 4:15 pm
Paul Revere House
617.523.2338 * paulreverehouse.org
The 235th Anniversary Boston Tea Party Reenactment
December 14, 5:30 pm
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439 * oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
