Fourth of July Week 2025 at the Museum

Join the Museum in historic Philadelphia for Independence Day with special activities, costumed interpretation, and crafts for all ages to explore what freedom means to you and discover the American Revolution's ongoing relevance over Fourth of July week.

Banners of Liberty
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, and celebrate 250 years of the armed forces.

New England Chronicle
Onsite (Declaration of Independence) | Daily
View the Declaration of Independence published on the front page of the New England Chronicle from July 18, 1776. Many Americans first encountered the words of the Declaration through newspapers like this one.

Guided Gallery Tours & Neighborhood Walking Tours
Onsite | Options Vary Daily
Additional Ticket Required for Tours
Explore the Museum and its historic neighborhood with an expert guide! Tours include 90-minute outdoor walking tours that explore iconic sites in the Museum’s historic Old City neighborhood, hour-long tours of our core galleries, hour-long early-access guided tours for a private experience, and audio tours. 

Revolution Place
Onsite (first floor) | Daily
The Museum’s family-friendly discovery center, Revolution Place, will be open daily to explore the Museum’s lively, diverse Old City neighborhood during the 1700s through hands-on exploration in four key recreated historical environments, including a military encampment, a tavern, a home, and an 18th-century meeting house. Don’t miss a themed craft to create-your-own flag inspired by Revolutionary-era symbols, shapes, and colors. 

In-Gallery Talk: The Promise of Equality
Onsite | Daily
Join a Museum educator in the Declaration of Independence gallery to discuss the promises of the Declaration and how different people, like Elizabeth Freeman and William Findley, seized the opportunity to advocate for equal rights in 1776 and afterwards. Plus, learn more about the connections between these Revolutionary-era events and figures to later movements advocating for equal rights in America. 

First-Person Performance: Meet Joseph Plumb Martin
Onsite (Alan B. Miller Theater) | June 28 - 29, July 4 - 6, 1:15 p.m. & 3:15 p.m.
Experience the Museum’s first-person theatrical performance portraying Continental Army soldier Joseph Plumb Martin, performed by Chris Roche and written by Ryan Schwartz. Martin was one of the thousands of teenaged soldiers in General George Washington's army. He wanted to prove he was "as warm a patriot as the best of them." In June 1776, he left Milford, Conn. and joined the Continental Army in New York City. Martin went on to write Memoir of a Revolutionary Soldier, which was published in 1830 and is one of the best-known Revolutionary War memoirs depicting the life of an ordinary soldier.

Ladies Association of Revolutionary America
Onsite | June 28, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Join members of the Ladies Association of Revolutionary America at the Museum to learn more about the many ways 18th-century women worked with their hands to create clothing and other items, both practical and beautiful. This living history program will offer hands-on opportunities to explore the sewing and other textile work done by Philadelphia women in the Revolutionary era.

Discovery Cart: Season of Independence
Onsite | Daily
Join a Museum educator to learn more about the spread of support for American independence through the colonies from January 1776 through the signing of the Declaration of Independence in July 1776. Plus, don’t miss our in-gallery touchscreen and online interactive exploring the spread of support and to encounter the perspectives of real men and women on all sides of the debate.