Revolutionary Philadelphia: 1775 Daily Schedule

250 years ago, Philadelphia was on the road to Revolution. Visit the Museum on Nov. 1-2 to experience a living history event that will immerse you in the fall of 1775.

Use the daily schedule below to navigate the free activities, ticketed walking tours, Museum programs, and more during Revolutionary Philadelphia: 1775, Nov. 1-2.

Inside the Museum

Museum Admission Required
Visit Revolution Place and the second-floor galleries for exciting programming throughout the weekend!

Nov. 2, 1 p.m. — Member Teatime at Revolutionary Philadelphia: 1775 (Member Exclusive)
Free for Museum Members | Liberty Hall
Members are invited to stop by the Museum’s third-floor Liberty Hall for a spot of tea during Revolutionary Philadelphia: 1775. While enjoying light refreshments, Members and History Explorers of all ages will have the opportunity to hear stories from costumed living history interpreters, including some familiar faces, about what life was like in Philadelphia on the eve of revolution.

Museum Plaza

Explore a bustling marketplace:

10 a.m. — A Proclamation

11 a.m. and 2 p.m. — Join the Marines!
Find out what it takes to be a soldier at sea.

11:30 a.m. — Meet the Elite
Learn more about what high society thought about the rebellion.

12:30 p.m. — Inquire at the Printer
Find out how printers got their news and what they printed.

1 p.m. — Meet the Engraver
Learn more about engraving counterfeit money!

1:30 p.m. — Meet a Wheelwright
Try your hand at a spokeshave.

2 p.m. — Primary Sources
What do 1775 letters and diaries have to tell us about 2025?

Carpenters' Hall

Explore inside and outside the Hall to meet townspeople and soldiers of the Pennsylvania Battalion:

10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. — Join the Pennsylvania Battalion
Ready to resist? Find out what it takes to enlist!

11 a.m. — Meet a Carpenter
Try your hand at 18th-century woodworking.

12:30 p.m. — Meet White Eyes
Explore the story of the Chief Sachem of the Lenape, about to meet with the Continental Congress.

1:30 p.m. — Looking for a Ship
When you've closed your business and you can't find passage to London, what do you do?

Arch Street Meeting House

12:15 p.m. and 3:15 p.m. 
Discover more about John Dickinson and Israel Pemberton, two Quakers who served as role models both within and outside of their religious community.

Add-On Programs and Tours

Revolutionary Philadelphia Walking Tour
$20 without Museum admission
What did the Philadelphians experience in 1775, as they marched on the road to Revolution? This hour-long walking tour will depart from the Museum and include stops at nearby historic sites to meet costumed interpreters and complete a "challenge" to aid the Revolutionary cause. Guests should plan on an outdoor tour of approximately one mile.

10:30 a.m. — Walking Tour with Arch Street Meeting House
$26 without Museum admission
In 1775, Philadelphia was a bustling city along the of the bank of the Delaware River. Made up of artisans and tradespeople of different faiths, its citizens were British subjects who felt the new war’s effects in many ways. This walking tour will highlight the Quaker perspective and include a stop at the Arch Street Meeting House, showcasing how Quakers' impact on the city and society around them was shaped by their religious beliefs.

Nov. 1, 11:30 a.m. — History Explorers Meet Up
$36 for adults, $25 for children without Museum admission
A shipment of Continental dollars, meant to be spent buying goods for the newly forming army, has gone missing from the Philadelphia seaport. Join other History Explorers who have been tasked with disguising themselves as young workers in search of an apprenticeship, hunting down the chest of money, and seeing it safely delivered to its mysterious recipient.