Re-enactment of the First Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Date: 
Saturday, July 8, 2023 - 11:45am - 12:30pm
Location: 
Enter Independence Square through security screening at 5th and Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia , PA 19106
United States

Join the crowd to hear a commemorative reading of the Declaration of Independence by a park ranger portraying Colonel John Nixon. Snag a free copy of the Declaration of Independence and cheer or jeer as colonists did on July 8, 1776, when Colonel Nixon first read the document publicly in the State House yard (now Independence Square).

Categories
Event Type: 
Arts & Culture
Topic: 
Education
Topic: 
Theater/Performance
Topic: 
Cultural Exchange