250 AMERICA CELEBRATIONS/EVENT MAY 2025
Revolution 250 celebrates a wide array of landmark events recognizing our country’s journey to independence and the founding of a free nation. The United States was created through a series of important events in our history that led to our separation from British rule. As a nation built on centuries of passion and an intrepid spirit, acknowledging and rejoicing in our beginning is an essential part of being an American patriot. We recommend attending as many of the following events as possible as we approach our 250th anniversary of independence:
Each month we continue to list events in the true spirit of patriotism:
May 14th, 2025
Boston, MA
Join Hub Town Tours as they commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Siege of Boston, the opening phase of the American Revolutionary War. You will explore life in and around Boston during its occupation by British troops in 1775 and highlight the efforts of Provincial forces led by General George Washington. This 2.5-hour walking tour will travel along the Freedom Trail and follow in the footsteps of Colonial Bostonians, all of whom grappled with the difficult – yet essential – question of loyalty or rebellion to crown and country. As you travel past historic landmarks from Revolutionary Boston, your guide shares the gripping story of a small colonial town careening toward war with the British empire. Tour begins at ten a.m.
May 16th at 7:30 PM: Trinity Episcopal Church Concord, MA
Musicians of Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street will offer a concert of music from the 18th century at the church on Friday, May 16th at 7:30 PM. Performers will include musicians from Concord, and surrounding towns. Music performed will be by composers whose music may well have been performed in and around Concord at the time of the historic battle, including those from Europe and the Colonies, including William Billings of Boston.
Saturday, May 24, 2025 - 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Battle of Chelsea Creek 250th Anniversary Celebrations
The event will include:
– Explore the SSV Ernestina-Morrissey, the 1894 schooner from the permanent fleet of the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, and learn about the first British vessel captured and destroyed—the HMS Diana
– Artillery Demonstration
– Revolutionary-Era Militia Encampment
– Musket Firing
– Food Vendors and a Beer Garden
Additionally, we’ll have a Governor Bellingham-Cary House Museum Open House, as well as a 90-minute guided Boat Tour with Boston Harbor Now through the Mill Creek and Boston Bay.
The Battle of Chelsea Creek is a significant, yet often forgotten, event in the history of the American Revolution. It was the first naval engagement of the American Revolution in the spring of 1775, as tensions between the colonists and the British were escalating. While the British controlled Boston, they relied on supplies from the Harbor Islands. The Battle of Chelsea Creek was a crucial moment when the colonists struck back, marking the first victory for the Army of the United Colonies. It was also the first time American forces took control of a British warship, the HMS Diana.