Independence Weekend Celebration

Saturday, July 4, 10 am to 4 pm

Sunday, July 5, 12 to 4 pm

Celebrate America's 250th birthday in Historic Trappe with a special Independence Day weekend, fun and free for the whole family! On Saturday, July 4, gather at the Speaker's House at 10 am for a special edition of Kids Dig History. At 10:15, there will be a lively fife and drum procession up the street from the Speaker's House to the Muhlenberg House. Children participating in the Kids Dig History program will be given thirteen-star flags to wave in the procession. At 10:30, there will be a stirring reading of the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the Muhlenberg House. Both houses will be open for tours afterwards, together with the Dewees Tavern. Kids' activities will continue at the Speaker's House all afternoon. 

On Sunday, July 5, at noon there will be a second reading of the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the Muhlenberg House. Both houses will be open for tours afterwards, together with the Dewees Tavern. Kids' activities will also be offered at the Speaker's House from 12 to 4 pm. 

Bring the whole family and be part of this unforgettable patriotic experience to celebrate America's 250th birthday! Parking is available at St. Luke's Fellowship Church, 200 W. Main Street.

Locations: 

The Speaker's House: Kid's Dig History and fife and drum procession

The Muhlenberg House: Houses of Declaration Reading

Cost: Free

This program is part of the Montgomery County Houses of Declaration initiative.