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America's Time Capsule Dedication & Burial
The official America250 time capsule (sealed June 15, 2026) is buried under a sculpture based on Franklin’s ‘Join or Die’ cartoon, beneath an 1,100-lb stainless-steel bell jar, to be reopened in 2276.
WhereIndependence National Historical Park (near Independence Hall)
Chestnut Street between 5th & 6th, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Chestnut Street between 5th & 6th, Philadelphia, PA 19106
CostFree
OrganizerAmerica250 / National Park Service
Source: https://america250.org/news/america250-officially-seals-americas-time-capsule-and-reveals-final-contents-ahead-of-july-4-burial-in-philadelphia/. Details can change — confirm with the organizer before you go.
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- 10:00 AM Glenside Grand, Glorious, Patriotic Parade + Children's Program
- TBA Reading of the Declaration — Union Library Company of Hatborough
- 1:00 PM Lower Southampton 4th of July Parade (America's 250th)
- 2:00 PM New Hope & Lambertville 250th — Pub Crawl + Concerts
- TBA North Wales Borough 250 — Parade, Declaration Reading & Picnic
- 12:00 PM Parry Mansion Museum — Open for America's 250th (250th weekend tours)
- 11:00 AM Red, White & Blueberries BBQ Bash — Peddler's Village
- 10:00 AM Pennsbury Manor — Open for Independence Day
- TBA Quakertown Community Day & Fireworks
- TBA July 4 Fest at Sesame Place
- 12:00 AM Southampton Days Country Fair — July 4th (parade + fireworks)
- 12:00 AM Tri-Municipal 4th of July Parade (America's 250th)
- 4:00 PM Independence Day Celebration — Washington Crossing Historic Park
- 9:00 PM Abington Township Fireworks
- 11:00 AM Houses of Declaration — American Treasure Tour Museum
- TBA Elmwood Park Zoo — Free Admission for the 250th
- 12:00 PM America 250 4th of July & Declaration Reading — Graeme Park
- All day Houses of Declaration — countywide Declaration readings
- 9:15 PM Upper Merion Fireworks — Heuser Park (King of Prussia)
- TBA Lower Providence Fireworks — Eagleville Park
- 9:30 PM Narberth Fireworks
- 12:00 AM Houses of Declaration — New Goschenhoppen Park (+ fireworks)
- 9:30 PM Elmwood Park Fireworks — Norristown
- TBA GoFourth! Festival & Fireworks — Pottstown
- TBA Skippack Fireworks — Palmer Park
- 10:00 AM Independence Day at Historic Trappe (Speaker's & Muhlenberg Houses)
- 12:00 AM Retreat to Valley Forge — 50/250 Celebration (July 4)
- 8:00 PM The Blawenburg Band Concert — Washington Crossing State Park (NJ)
- All day America's Block Party (host-your-own, statewide)
- 10:00 AM A Revolutionary Celebration: Independence Day on the Raritan — East Jersey Old Town Village
- 1:00 PM James Marshall House Museum & Lambertville walking tours
- 10:00 AM Middlebrook Encampment 'Washington Camp Ground' July 4th Celebration
- 10:30 AM Commemoration of Independence Day (America 250) — Monmouth Battlefield
- 12:00 PM Fourth of July Jubilee at Morven Museum & Garden
- TBA Somerset 'Semiquincentennials' (Game 2)
- 10:00 AM Old Barracks Museum — 250th Grand Reopening
- 10:00 AM July 4th Open Play — Celebrating America's 250th Birthday (Pickleball)
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- 12:30 PM Titusville Community 4th of July Parade (250th edition)
- 11:30 AM Trenton 'E Pluribus Unum' Heritage Parade & Festival
- 6:00 PM Trenton Thunder — July 4 Game + Post-Game Fireworks
- 12:00 AM July 4th Continental Lane Hike — Washington Crossing State Park (NJ)
- 4:00 PM Independence Day at Washington Crossing State Park (NJ)
- 12:00 AM Woolsey Park Pavilion Groundbreaking Ceremony
- 10:30 AM Patriotic Pet Show (4th Annual) — Betsy Ross House
- 10:00 AM Celebration of Freedom Ceremony
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