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8–9:30 a.m.

Special July 4 FREE T-shirt Giveaway
First 1,000 guests to join us for the Reading Ceremony will receive a special July 4th Celebration T-shirt.

9–9:45 a.m.

Musical performance by Brass Connection on the Constitution Avenue steps

10–11 a.m.

Declaration of Independence Reading Ceremony
Constitution Avenue steps and

• Greetings from Allison Seymour, Fox 5 News Anchor
• Presentation of colors by the 3rd U.S. Infantry Continental Color Guard
• Singing of the National AnthemÌý
• Performance by theÌý3rd U.S. Infantry "The Old Guard" Fife and Drum Corps
• Remarks by David S. Ferriero,ÌýArchivist of the United States
• Dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence byÌýspecial guestsÌýincludingÌýAbigail Adams, John Adams, John Dunlap, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Ned Hector, Thomas Jefferson, and George WashingtonÌý
• Singing of "America the Beautiful"

11 a.m.–11:45 a.m.

Musical performance by Brass Connection on the Constitution Avenue steps

11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Inside the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡ Building (Boeing Learning Center)

Celebrate like it it's 1776!ÌýEnjoyÌý family activities,Ìýstory time, crafts and more!ÌýMeet John and Abigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Ned Hector, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington.

• Collect autographs
• "Declaring Independence" scavenger hunt
• Listen to stories of our patriotic past (noon, 12:30 p.m., 1 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3 p.m., 3:30 p.m.)
• Make colonial-style wigs and dress in period clothing
• Sign the Declaration of Independence
• Write with a quill pen
• Set your name in type

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11:45 a.m.

Watch the National Independence Day Parade go by outside the ÍþÄá˹ÈËÓéÀÖ³¡.