With America’s 250th Birthday a few days away, are you looking for a way to celebrate?
We wanted to take a minute and share a number of events that are coming up in the next few days in Cincinnati and our neighboring communities.
There are a number of ways and places to celebrate this year!
If you enjoy hearing the Declaration of Independence, there are a number of public readings coming up, namely:
July 2—1:00 p.m. Hamilton County Courthouse
Readings by the Hamilton County America 250-Ohio Committee
July 4—9:30 a.m. Seasongood Pavilion in Eden Park
Organized by the July Fourth Project
July 11—11:00 a.m. Cincinnati Museum Center Rotunda
Readings by actors from Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s cast of this summer in the park’s Much Ado About Nothing
If you would like to see a copy of the Declaration of Independence, the Cincinnati Museum Center will be putting its copy, the Holt Broadside, on display starting on July 9th until August 23rd. It is one of the 5 remaining copies of the 500 that John Holt printed in New York on July 9, 1776.
You can learn more about the Cincinnati Museum Center’s Declarative Acts and Revolutionary Actors exhibit here.
If fireworks or parades are more your thing, there are a number of choices for you as well.
Cincinnati Parks have three fireworks celebrations happening:
July 3—5 p.m. -10 p.m. Inwood Park All American Block Party + Fireworks
July 4—6 p.m.-10 p.m. Rockin’ the Roebling
July 4—11 am.-10 p.m. Ault Park Fireworks
You can learn more about each of these events here.
There are also celebrations all around Greater Cincinnati, starting in Oxford on July 2nd , and All American Birthday Bash at Sawyer Point on July 3rd.
There are fireworks celebrations galore on the 4th; don’t forget to check out where you want to celebrate.
We found comprehensive lists of events on WLWT and Fox 19. Take a look for an event near you.
And, if you want to keep the party going past the 4th of July weekend, don’t forget the Great Parks of Hamilton County.
They are hosting America 250-Ohio The Great Picnic on Saturday, July 18, 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Miami Whitewater Forest.
And, most importantly, Happy Birthday, America!
Resources for this Post
WVXU—Where to hear readings of the Declaration of Independence in Cincinnati
Cincinnati Parks—July Fourth Weekend Firework Celebrations in Cincinnati Parks
Cincinnati Parks—All American Birthday Bash
WLWT—List: Celebrate 250th Independence Day with parades, fireworks around Cincinnati
Fox 19—Fourth of July fireworks, celebrations in Tri-State
Cincinnati Museum Center—Declarative Acts and Revolutionary Actors