Celebrate The Freedom Trail's
50th Anniversary with 50 exciting events for 2008
This is a partial list of tours and events. All tours are available for groups
and are subject to change.
Museum events are free with museum admission unless otherwise indicated.
Please check dates, times, costs and additional listings on the Freedom Trail
Foundation website,
thefreedomtrail.org.
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Indicates an event that takes place on The Freedom Trail
Summer
2008 Events
The
Grape Alarm: 1st Skirmish in Boston Harbor
May 25, 10 to 11:30 am
Ferry boat
ride to Harbor Islands from Long Wharf
Harbor Island Alliance
617.223.8636 islandalliance.org
Black
Heritage Trail Special Anniversary Tour of the 54th Regiment
May 28, 11 am
Museum of African American History
Event meets at 54th Massachusetts, Robert Shaw Memorial
617.725.0022 afroammuseum.org
June
Day
June 2, 12:30 to 2 pm
Parade at Faneuil Hall
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
617.227.1638 ahacsite.org
Bunker
Hill Week Activities
June 14-22, Times vary
Event at Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown
Boston National Historical Park, Battle of Bunker Hill Museum
617.242.5601
www.nps.gov/bost
Battle of Bunker Hill Day and Parade
June 17, 12-4 pm
Charlestown
617.242.5601
www.nps.gov/bost
Copps Hill Bombardment of Bunker Hill and Black History Tour
June 10, 17,24 , July 1, 1:30 pm
Reservations required
Freedom Trail Foundation
617.357.8300 thefreedomtrail.org
Harborfest Freedom Trail Activities
June 27-July 4, times vary
Downtown and Charlestown Navy Yard
Boston National Historical Park,
617.242.5601
www.nps.gov/bost
Harborfest Opening Ceremonies
July 1, Noon
Faneuil Hall Marketplace
617.523.1300
http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com
Harborfest - Paul Revere Tonight!
July 1-6, 8 pm
Old North Church
617.523.4848 oldnorth.org
Harborfest - Film screening of Johnny Tremain
July 2, 6 pm
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439 oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
Harborfest - July 4th Parade
July 4, 9 am
Parade begins at City Hall Plaza
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
617.227.1638 ahacsite.org
Harborfest Special Events
July 4-5, 12 pm to 4 pm
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812
ussconstitutionmuseum.org
USS Constitution Turnaround
July 4
Boston Harbor
617.242.5670 ussconstitution.navy.mil
Reading of the Declaration of Independence
July 4, 10 am
Old State House
617.720.1713
bostonhistory.org
Exterior Tour of State House Grounds
July 1-3rd, 11am daily
Massachusetts State House
617.727.3676 sec.state.ma.us/trs
The Art of Change Ringing
July 4 & 6, Noon to 1 pm
Old North Church
617.523.6676
oldnorth.org
July
4th Fireworks & Boston Pops Concert
Charles River Esplanade
Sundown
One if by Land, Two if by Sea: Family Fun
July 5, 1 to 4 pm
Old North Church
617.523.6676
oldnorth.org
Harborfest Liberty or Loyalty Reenactment of the Second Continental Congress
July 5, 11 am & 2pm
Old State House Museum
617.720.1714 bostonhistory.org
Visit 18th Century Gardens
July 3 to 5, from 10 am to 4 pm
Old North Church
617.523.6676
oldnorth.org
Revolutionary Era Books and Manuscripts Exhibit
August 1-29, Sunday-Friday
Boston Athenaeum
617.227.0270 bostonathenaeum.org
Privates, Privateers and Boston Harbors Colorful History
August 9 2 pm
Leaves from Long Wharf (Resv. required)
Boston Harbor Association
617.482.1722 tbha.org
British Encampment
August 15, 16, 17
At Boston Common
Freedom Trail Foundation
617.357.8300
thefreedomtrail.org
Tour
of Dorchester Heights
August 16
From Boston Common
Freedom Trail Foundation
617.357.8300
thefreedomtrail.org
Victory Day Family Fun
August 16, Noon to 4 pm
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812
ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Ongoing 2008
Events
Bunker Hill Monument
Exhibits and tours
617.242.5641
www.nps.gov/bost
Battle of Bunker Hill Museum
Exhibits, artifacts and tours
617.242.7275
www.nps.gov/bost
Boston Athenaeum
Docent Tours Tuesday and Thursdays at 3 pm
A Delightful Place of Resort: Vacation and Travel in 19th Century New
England
May 7-November 29
617.227.0270 bostonathenaeum.org
Commonwealth Museum
Our Commonwealth: The Massachusetts Experiment in Democracy
Opening Summer 2008
617.727.9268 commonwealthmuseum.org
Handel & Haydn Society
Classical Masters, March 7 & 9
Sir Rogers Haydn! April 4 & 6
Heroes & Heroines October 3 & 5
Mozart & Beethoven November 7 & 9
617.262.1815 handelandhaydn.org
Kings Chapel
Open to visitors,
Recital concerts Tuesdays 12:15 pm,
Church services Wed. 12:15, Sundays 11 am
617.227.2155 kings-chapel.org
Massachusetts Historical Society
January December
20 seminars, lectures, brown bag lunchtime lectures, miniseries, conference on
Presidents, Indians, firearms, comforts of home, partygoers, war letters and
more
MHS, 1154 Boylston St.
617.536.1608 masshist.org
Massachusetts State House Docent Tours
Monday-Fridays call for schedule.
617.727.3676 sec.state.ma.us/trs
Museum of Fine Arts
Colonial Artwork & Paul Revere Silver
American Collection - Daily
View Restoration Process of Scullys Passage of the Delaware
Through April 2008
617.369.3253 mfa.org
Paul Revere House
May 3 to October 18
Saturdays 1:00 4:00 pm
617.523.2338 paulreverehouse.org
Paul Revere Printmaker and Engraver:
Demonstration Printmaker by Gary Gregory, Lessons on Liberty
NPS Visitors Center, 15 State St.
Feb. 21 1:00 4:00 pm.
Old State House Museum
March 8th, 1:00 5:00 pm
April 26 11:00 am 3:00 pm
lessonsonliberty.com
Old North Church
Behind the Scenes Tours
May 31-November 2, hourly
617.523.4848
oldnorth.org
Old South Meeting House
Permanent multimedia exhibitions
617.482.6439
oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
Old State House Museum
Exhibits and programs on all aspects of Bostons rich history
617.720.1713 bostonhistory.org
National Park Service
Opening of new Visitor Information Center
Charlestown
Summer
617.242.5642
Union Oyster House Cookbook
Available at the restaurant
617.227.2750 unionoysterhouse.com
USS
Constitution
Tours
Thursday - Sunday every 30 minutes (10:30 am - 3:30pm)
Cannon Fire Daily
8:00am and Sunset
617.242.5670 ussconstitution.navy.mil
USS Constitution Museum
Gallery Programs & Hands-On Exhibits
April 15-October 15
617.426.1812
ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Spring
2008 Events
Middays at the Meeting House: The Gilded Age
Thursdays in January beginning Jan.
10, 12:15 pm to 1 pm
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439
oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
African American Patriots Tour
Thursday - Saturdays
Month of February (reservations required)
Freedom Trail Foundation
617.357.8300
thefreedomtrail.org
Martin
Luther King Jr Celebration: A Family Concert Greater Boston Youth Symphony
Orchestra
January 28, 3 pm
Museum of African American History
Event at Walsh Theatre, Suffolk University, Boston
617.725.0022 afroammuseum.org
29th
Annual Museum Shipwright Guild Model Show
February 5-March 8
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812
ussconstitutionmuseum.org
School Vacation Week Activities
February 19-22, Times vary
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439 oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
February 21-23, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Old State House Museum
617.720.1713
bostonhistory.org
February 20-23, 11 am to 3 pm|
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812
ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Fun and Games in the 1700s
February 20 & 22, 10:30 am to Noon
Paul Revere House
617.523.2338
paulreverehouse.org
African
American Patriots Tour
School Vacation Week
February 15-23 Daily 11 am
Reservations Required
Freedom Trail Foundation
617.357.8300
thefreedomtrail.org
Boston Massacre Commemoration
March 5, 6:30 pm
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439
oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
Middays at the Meeting House: Abolitionists, Artists & Educators: Extraordinary
New England Women
Thursdays in March, 12:15 pm to 1
pm
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439
oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
Evacuation Day Weekend Tory Stories
March 15, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
Kings Chapel
617.227.2155 kings-chapel.org
Boston Massacre Reenactment
March 8, 7 pm
Childrens version 11:00am and 2:00pm
Old State House Museum
617.720.1713 bostonhistory.org
Evacuation Day Ceremony
March 17, 9 am
At Dorchester Heights Monument, Thomas Park, South Boston
Boston National Historical Park
617.242.5642
www.nps.gov/bost
Paul
Reveres Row and Lantern Lighting
April 20, 6 pm
Boston National Historical Park
At Charlestown Navy Yard
617.242.5601
www.nps.gov/bost
Patriots Day Celebration/Paul Revere House Museum 100th Anniversary
April 18-26, 2008
Paul Revere House
617.523.2338
paulreverehouse.org
Patriots Day Weekend Tory Stories
April 19, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm
Kings Chapel
617.227.2155 kings-chapel.org
Annual Lantern Ceremony
April 20, 8 pm
Old North Church
617.523.6676
oldnorth.org
Patriots
Day in Roxbury
April 21, 9 am to 1 pm
Roxbury Collaborative
617.427.1006
discoverroxbury.org
Patriots
Day Parade
April 21, 10:00 am
City Hall Plaza to Faneuil Hall
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts
617.227.1638
ahacsite.org
School
Vacation Week Activities
April 23-26, 11 am to 3 pm
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812
ussconstitutionmuseum.org
School Vacation Week Activities
April 22-25 times vary
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439
oldsouthmeetinghouse.org
Fall
2008 Events
The
Siege of Boston, Roxbury & Dorchester
September 27, 10 am to 1 pm
Discover Roxbury and Boston National Historical Park
617.427.1006 discoverroxbury.org
Rose F.
Kennedy Greenway Grand Opening
October 4-5
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway
617.292.0020 rosekennedygreenway.org
Fife &
Drum Tattoo:
First-Ever Concert in Boston
October 4, Noon to 4 pm
Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Inaugural Weekend
617.357.8300
thefreedomtrail.org
USS
Constitutions 211th Anniversary
October 18, Noon to 4 pm
USS Constitution Museum
617.426.1812 ussconstitutionmuseum.org
Halloween Parade
October 31, 5 to 8 pm
At Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown
Boston National Historic Park
617.242.5601
nps.gov/bost
Art on
the Trail - People & Places of the American Revolution
November and December
Special Exhibit of Bank of Americas
18th Century Collection
100 Federal Street Bank of America Gallery
Bank of America
617.357.8300
thefreedomtrail.org
Plimoth
Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 22, 11 am
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. of Massachusetts
617.227.1638 ahacsite.org
Holiday Lighting Ceremonies
November & December
Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Downtown Crossing , Boston Common, Commonwealth
Avenue
Historic
Holiday Stroll
Thursdays Sundays 3 pm
November 20 through January
Thanksgiving Traditions & Christmas Controversies in Early Boston
December 6-7, 9:30 am to 4:15 pm
Paul Revere House
617.523.2338 paulreverehouse.org
The 235th Anniversary Boston Tea Party Reenactment
December 14, 5:30 pm
Old South Meeting House
617.482.6439
oldsouthmeetinghouse.org