Flag Day & Father's Day Weekend 2025 at the Museum

On June 14, 1777, Congress passed the first Flag Act, adopting the 13-star flag as the official flag of the new United States. Join the Museum from Flag Day, June 14, and Father's Day, June 15, to learn more about flags from the Revolutionary era with activities and in-gallery talks for the whole family.

Banners of Liberty: An Exhibition of Revolutionary War Flags
Onsite (Patriots Gallery) | Daily
Our newest special exhibition features the largest gathering of rare and significant Revolutionary War flags in more than two centuries. Throughout the gallery, view more than a dozen original flags that were carried in military campaigns stretching from Northern New England to South Carolina.

Revolution Place
Onsite (first floor) | Daily
Explore Revolution Place, the Museum’s family-friendly discovery center, now located on the first floor, which brings to life Old City’s lively, diverse neighborhood during the 1700s and invites visitors to learn through hands-on exploration. Kids of all ages can immerse themselves in three historical environments – a military encampment, a tavern, and a parlor – to experience the places where the American Revolution took root. Don't miss your chance to make and take home your own flag.

Discovery Cart: Rebecca Flower Young
Onsite | Daily
Flagmaker Rebecca Flower Young advertised “all kinds of colours” for the Revolutionary cause from her shop here in Philadelphia. Meet a Museum educator to view replica objects and learn more about Young’s work as a military contractor making flags and drum cases for the Continental Army. 

Meet the Revolution: Kirsten Hammerstrom
Onsite | Daily, 10 - 4 p.m.
Kirsten Hammerstrom is a public historian specializing in women entrepreneurs and the textile trades in early America. She has interpreted a variety of businesswomen at the Museum from an apothecary to a tavern keeper. Kirsten stitched the British Ensign for the Museum’s True Colours Flag Project in April 2021. This summer, she looks forward to helping visitors learn about flag-making and women flag-makers in Revolutionary-era Philadelphia.

Meet Joseph Plumb Martin Performance
Onsite (Alan B. Miller Theater) | Daily, 1:15 p.m. & 3:15 p.m.
Watch a 30-minute first-person theatrical performance portraying Continental Army soldier Joseph Plumb Martin, one of the thousands of teenaged soldiers in General George Washington's army. The performance stars Chris Roche as Joseph Plumb Martin and was written by Ryan Schwartz.

On Display: True Colours Flag Project
Onsite (Oneida Nation Atrium) | Daily
The Museum’s handsewn, replica “suit of colours” will be back on display for Flag Day. Learn more about the process of recreating — and the history behind — these huge flags flown by 18th-century ships at sea during the Revolutionary War. Sponsorship for the project was provided by The Color Guard of the Pennsylvania Society of Sons of the Revolution.

10-Minute Talks: A Before and After Flag
Onsite | Daily
Join a Museum educator to examine our replicas of the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion flag.

10-Minute Talks: Revolutionary Toys
Onsite | Daily
This Father’s Day Weekend, imagine if your father was a British soldier serving in New York. What would you be playing with?

10-Minute Talks: My Favorite Flag
Onsite | Daily
Join a Museum educator to learn about their personal favorite banner in Banners of Liberty: An Exhibition of Revolutionary War Flags.

Also in Our Neighborhood

Join the 250th birthday celebration of the United States Army on June 14 and 15 in Old City! Enjoy parades, historical reenactments, and more.