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America 250 & Harvard 390 Celebration
October 30, 2026
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4:00PM - 7:30PM EDT
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Harvard Yard, Cambridge
In Person
All students are invited to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America and the 390th anniversary of the founding of Harvard College. Bring your HUID: Harvard Yard will be closed to non-Harvard ID holders from 2:00 PM...

Harvard Library: War of Words Pop-up
November 3, 2026
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2:00PM - 4:00PM EST
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Houghton Library, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
If you missed our blockbuster summer exhibition, "War of Words: A Citizen’s Eye View of the Revolution," you’ve got one more chance to see some of the remarkable items from Houghton’s collections that it showcased. Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the...

Writing the Revolution: New Histories by Harvard Alumni ft. Chapin, Pearsall, Perl-Rosenthal
November 17, 2026
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3:00PM - 4:30PM EST
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Robinson Hall, 35 Quincy St, Room 125, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
Chloe Chapin Fashion Historian Harvard University "Costuming the Nation" Recent Book Chloe Chapin is a costume designer and fashion historian. She has a PhD in American Studies from Harvard University, and master’s degrees in history (Harvard), Fashion &...
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Past Events

HAM: Gallery Talk: American Works of Art at the 250th
July 1, 2026
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12:30PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
This event does not require registration; see further details below. From late January to early July 2026, curator of American art Horace D. Ballard will lead a series of gallery talks to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the...

HAM: Gallery Talk: American Works of Art at the 250th
June 11, 2026
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12:30PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
This event does not require registration; see further details below. From late January to early July 2026, curator of American art Horace D. Ballard will lead a series of gallery talks to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the...

Harvard-Radcliffe Chorus presents America Sings 250
May 9, 2026
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8:00PM - 10:00PM EDT
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Sanders Theater
In Person
America Sings 250 presents a trio of recent American compositions that draw inspiration from earlier American compositions and poetry. Alice Parker’s Melodious Accord rethinks tunes from an American hymnal; Stephen Paulus’s An American Medley reimagines a...

Making a Nation: Technologies of the American Revolution
April 28, 2026
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6:00PM EDT
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SC469 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
Making a Nation: Technologies of the American Revolution Free In-Person Panel Discussion April 28, 2026, 6:00 PM Science Center 469, 1 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments, with the support of the...

HAM: Gallery Talk: American Works of Art at the 250th
April 18, 2026
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12:30PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Harvard Art Museums 32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA
In Person
This event does not require registration; see further details below. From late January to early July 2026, curator of American art Horace D. Ballard will lead a series of gallery talks to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the...

Harvard Wind Ensemble presents Spring Concert: The Sounds of Liberty
April 17, 2026
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8:00PM - 9:30PM EDT
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Lowell Lecture Hall
Hybrid
The Harvard Wind Ensemble presents "The Sounds of Liberty," a concert celebrating the 250 th Anniversary of the US on April 17 th at 8pm in Lowell Lecture Hall. The Harvard Wind Ensemble will be joined by the Middlesex Concert Band presenting music that...

HKS: America at 250 and Beyond: Democracy and Governance in America ft. Mitt Romney
April 13, 2026
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6:00PM - 7:00PM EDT
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JFK Jr. Forum, 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Hybrid
Mitt Romney, former Governor, United States Senator, and 2012 Republican Nominee for President of the United States, makes his debut in the JFK Jr. Forum for the second installment of our Consent of the Governed: America at 250 and Beyond series...

HMSC: The Archaeology of Boston’s Revolutionary Past
April 9, 2026
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6:00PM EDT
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Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Hybrid
Free Hybrid Lecture Photo courtesy of the City of Boston Archaeology Program Location: Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138 Speaker: Joe Bagley, City Archaeologist and Director of Archaeology, Boston Archaeology Program Join...

Remembering the Revolution: The Siege of Boston
March 26, 2026
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2:45PM - 6:00PM EDT
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Fong Auditorium, Boylston Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, MA 02138
In Person
FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Register here Plain Text Program This afternoon mini-symposium examines the Siege of Boston (April 19, 1775 – March 17, 1776) and considers how the Revolution has been preserved, interpreted, and remembered through documents...

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Harvard Library: YouTube Shorts with Librarians
A New Nation: A Plan of Boston Molly Taylor-Polesky, Map Librarian of the Harvard Map Collection, explores A Plan of Boston and its Environs, a Revolutionary-era map drawn in October 1775 by British lieutenant Richard Williams while he was stationed in...

Enjoy Harvard's New "Harvard & the American Revolution" Tour
Explore the tour here! Harvard & the American Revolution Tour 16 Stops Already 140 years old at the time of the American Revolution, Harvard College—and members of the Harvard community—played an important role in the movement toward the country’s...

Stay tuned for more programming in Fall 2026!
Thank you to our community members who attended our events and engaged with us in commemorating America's 250th this spring. Please stay tuned to this website for details about our upcoming fall programming! We look forward to seeing you there. Photo by...
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