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Massachuetts 250 Events Calendar

Explore our Massachusetts 250 Events Calendar for can’t-miss events, historic experiences, and celebrations across the state! New events added daily.

Massachusetts 250th Celebration Events

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250th Marine Corps Birthday Ball at Hotel 1620

Nov 8, 2025 - Nov 8, 2025 Hotel 1620 - 180 Water Street Plymouth, MA 02360

In conjunction with a Marine cake cutting ceremony, there will be a showcasing of Plymouth’s connection to the Continental and Privateer Marines of the Revolutionary War by reenactors. From the first Continental Marine Recruiter in Plymouth 1776, Lieutenant Seth Chapin. To Plymouth’s own Continental Marine Lieutenant James Warren Jr, who served aboard the USS Alliance until wounded in May 1781. He is also the son of James Warren and Mercy Otis Warren. Then the Privateer Marines who perished aboard the General Arnold in a storm in Plymouth Bay on Christmas 1778. This event is a collaboration between the Marine Corps League Detachment 1306 in Plymouth and Volunteers of America Massachusetts in Plymouth. Guest of Honor for this Marine Corps Birthday Ball will be Lieutenant Colonel Robert H. Barrow USMC (Ret.).
4:30 - 11PM

Antiques

Printing Paul Revere - Haverhill, MA

Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 7, 2025 Museum of Printing - 15 Thornton Avenue Haverhill, MA 01832

Andy Volpe will print some of his Paul Revere replica copperplates, including his latest 250th commemorative print project: 3 Promissory Notes (paper money) that Revere secretly engraved & printed for the Massachusetts patriots in May 1775. He plans on having some other prints, plates, tools and other visuals to discuss the work of Revere leading up to the American Revolution. This event is funded in part by the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism (MOTT) through the MA250 Grant Program.
11AM - 3PM
$15-25

Historic

Headquarters of a Revolution: The 250th Anniversary of Washington’s Arrival in Cambridge

Jul 5, 2025 - Jul 5, 2025 Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters - 105 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138

Explore the people, ideas, and questions that shaped General George Washington’s first revolutionary headquarters 250 years ago this July. Choose your path through this free, all-ages event featuring historic house & outdoor walking tours with J.L. Bell; family activities; talks by historians; living historians portraying Washington, William Lee, and Martha Washington. This event will reveal a complex hub of revolutionary activity, where generals, enslaved people, paid laborers, poets, Indigenous diplomats, politicians, self-emancipated families, and soldiers shaped history.
10AM - 3PM
Free

Women of '76 - Marshfield, MA

Aug 3, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025 1699 Isaac Winslow House - 634 Careswell Street Marshfield, MA 02050

Discover some of the women of 1776 including Baroness von Riedesel, the wife of a Hessian General and a chronicler of life in military camps; Prudence Wright, a minute woman and spy catcher; Nancy Hart, a southern frontierswoman who confronted the enemy and emerged victorious. Explore the stories of these women and others, both patriot and loyalist, American and foreign, who experienced the American Revolution firsthand and, in some cases, influenced its course.
1:30 - 2:30PM
Members $5/Non Members $10 Children free

Parades & Fireworks

Evacuation Day Boston 250

Mar 17, 2026 - Mar 17, 2026 Outside Fort Independence - Castle Island, South Boston - 2010 Wm. J Day Blvd. Boston, MA 02010

The Massachusetts Independence Day event is intended to be a grand-scale event celebrating the departure of the British Army after a ten-month siege and commemorating the service and sacrifice of thousands of men and women who supported the siege of Boston. This event will feature: A Parade & Review, Presentation Program, Flyover, 21 Gun Salute and Reception.
9AM - 5PM
Members $5/Non Members $10 Children free

Tours

Salem’s Role in the American Revolution

Jun 13, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025 Salem Historical Tours - 8 Central Street Salem, MA 01970

Everyone knows Salem for the 1692 Witchcraft Trials, but did you know that Salem made significant contributions to the American Revolution? The shot heard round the world almost happened in Salem, the town was known for its Privateers (legal Pirates) who were the most successful against the British Navy and British military governor General Thomas Gage encountered some of his biggest challenges to his authority in Salem. We always say that without Salem, the United States may not be the same United States we know today. Come to Salem as part of the Massachusetts American Revolution 250 Celebration and learn the incredible role our patriots played in the start of our country.
11AM - 12:30PM
$6-60

Martha’s Vineyard: Revolutionary War Refuge Historic Edgartown Walking Tours

Jul 1, 2025 - Sep 6, 2025 Vineyard Preservation Trust, Old Whaling Church - 89 Main Street Edgartown, MA 02539

Martha’s Vineyard, known for its whaling heritage and maritime culture, played a unique and often overlooked role in the Revolutionary War. As a fiercely independent community it was both a refuge and a target, caught between British occupation on the mainland and the growing struggle for American independence. Join us for a walking tour of historic downtown Edgartown and discover the lasting impact of this pivotal time through the lens of the Trust’s historic properties.
10:30AM - 12:30PM

Workshops & Classes

America 250 Symposium: Cape & Islands in the Revolution

Jul 26, 2025 - Jul 26, 2025 55-65 Palmer Avenue Falmouth, MA 02540

Join the Falmouth Museums on the Green and the Capt Joshua Gray–Jonathan Hatch Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for a symposium exploring Cape Cod and the Islands’ vital role during the American Revolution. As we approach the 250th anniversary of independence, this event will shed light on the region’s contributions, from battling British ships to communities facing political division and economic hardship. Discover the everyday experiences that shaped our coastal towns during this turbulent period in history.
1pm-5pm
$85-$125
508-548-4857