Back to All Events

Independence Day Celebration

  • Historic Richmond Town 441 Clarke Avenue Staten Island, NY, 10306 United States (map)

Independence Day Celebration

Sunday, July 4, 2021, 11:00am-4:00pm

Celebrate our nation’s independence with old fashioned family fun! Visit Historic Richmond Town on July 4th for home-churned ice cream, a patriotic pinwheel parade, and an inspirational reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Talk with costumed interpreters inside the historic Guyon-Lake-Tysen farmhouse, and visit historic trades people in New York City’s living history village.



ACTIVITIES:

  • Make your own flags & Victorian paper pinwheels and marching in the Pinwheel Parade.

  • Visit with Artisans of the Historic Trades and learn about the creation of household necessities using period tools.

  • Re-create moments from American history with dramatic tableaux photos in the Historical Museum.

  • Meet George & Martha Washington, in-person!

  • Sign an oversized Declaration of Independence with a quill and ink.

  • Participate in a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence.

  • Churn ice cream the old-fashioned way.

  • The Science Behind Fireworks, a demonstration by The Unexcelled Firework Company (1888-1944).

Tickets are $10 per person.

Free for HRT Members

Earlier Event: June 26
Open Village
Later Event: July 5
Apprentice Program