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34th Annual American Independence Festival in Downtown Exeter, NH, Sat July 13th, 10 am – 4pm
July 13, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Attend the 34th American Independence Festival
Celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of the Declaration of Independence to New Hampshire in 1776.
WHEN: Sat July 13th, 10 am to 4 pm
WHERE: Downtown Exeter, NH around Front Street & Water Street.
FREE admission, courtesy of Service Credit Union.
Festival Highlights
- Witness the arrival of the Declaration & a live reading.
- View the original that was brought here in 1776.
- Learn from 18th Century Artisans practicing traditional skills and crafts.
- Play colonial games, dance and music.
- Visit the American Independence Museum galleries and historic tavern
- Talk with George Washington, Ona Judge, Mumbet, and people of the past.
- Drink a local brew in the beer garden.