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New Jersey’s Most Extensive America 250 Events Calendar

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It’s the most extensive America 250 Events Calendar for New Jersey 250.


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If you have an event you’d like to consider posting to the calendar, Click Here. It’s free and super easy.
If you have a larger list, here’s a simple spreadsheet to make multiple entries simple – Click Here.

This free statewide calendar is open to all New Jersey organizers to share America’s Semiquincentennial 250th anniversary-related events happening across the Garden State. From local history programs and reenactments to lectures, festivals, school events, and community celebrations, this is a central place for the public to discover what is happening in 2026 and beyond. Adding an event is easy and completely free. By contributing, you help showcase New Jersey’s role in America’s story and make sure residents, visitors, educators, and families can find and attend events in every county.

We’ve also added key NYC, Philadelphia, Boston, and Washington, DC events tied to America 250
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This free statewide calendar is open to all New Jersey organizers to share America 250-related events happening across the Garden State. From local history programs and reenactments to lectures, festivals, school events,s and community celebrations, this is a central place for the public to discover what is happening in 2026 and beyond. Adding an event is easy and completely free. By contributing, you help showcase New Jersey’s role in America’s story and make sure residents, visitors, educators, and families can find and attend events in every county. If you have an event you’d like to consider posting to the calendar, Click Here. It’s free and super easy. If you have a larger list, here’s a simple spreadsheet to make multiple entries simple – Click Here.


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Top 10 Americas 250th Key Events
Top 10 Americas’ 250th Key Events

PlaceTownCountyLink
Allentown Village InitiativeAllentownMonmouthhttps://allentownvinj.org
America250New York CityNew Yorkhttps://america250.org
America250 National CommissionWashingtonWashington DChttps://america250.org
America250 and DC250 Partner OrganizationsWashingtonWashington DChttps://america250.dc.gov
American Labor Museum/Botto House National LandmarkHaledonPassaichttps://www.labormuseum.net
Atlantic County Cultural and Heritage AffairsEgg Harbor CityAtlantichttps://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/cultural-heritage-affairs
Belleville Historical SocietyBellevilleEssexhttps://www.bellevillehistoricalsociety.org
Bergen County Cultural and Heritage AffairsHackensackBergenhttps://www.co.bergen.nj.us/cultural-historic-affairs
Bergen County Historical SocietyHackensackBergenhttps://bergencountyhistory.org
Bergen County NJ250HackensackBergenhttps://www.bergencountynj.gov
Bergen County ParksMahwahBergenhttps://www.co.bergen.nj.us/bergen-county-department-of-parks
Bernards Township NJ250Basking RidgeSomersethttps://www.bernards.org/250
Boston Symphony OrchestraBostonSuffolkhttps://www.bso.org
Boston Tea Party Ships and MuseumBostonSuffolkhttps://www.bostonteapartyship.com
Burlington County Cultural and Heritage CommissionMount HollyBurlingtonhttps://www.co.burlington.nj.us
Burlington County Lyceum of History and Natural SciencesMount HollyBurlingtonhttps://www.co.burlington.nj.us/1066/Lyceum-of-History-Natural-Sciences
Burlington County NJ250Mount HollyBurlingtonhttps://www.co.burlington.nj.us
Cape May County Historical SocietyCape MayCape Mayhttps://www.cmcmuseum.org
City of BostonBostonSuffolkhttps://www.boston.gov
City of Burlington NJ250Burlington CityBurlingtonhttps://www.burlingtonnj.us
City of New Brunswick NJ250New BrunswickMiddlesexhttps://www.cityofnewbrunswick.org
City of Paterson NJ250PatersonPassaichttps://patersonnj.gov
City of Summit and Summit Free Public LibrarySummitUnionhttps://www.summitlibrary.org
City of Trenton NJ250TrentonMercerhttps://www.trentonnj.org
Common Sense 250 / RevolutionNJGlen RockBergenhttps://revolutionarynj.org
Connecticut Farms ChurchUnion TownshipUnionhttps://www.connecticutfarmschurch.org
Crossroads of the American RevolutionMultiple TownsStatewidehttps://revolutionarynj.org
Cumberland County NJ250GreenwichCumberlandhttps://www.cumberlandcountynj.gov
East Jersey Old Town VillagePiscatawayMiddlesexhttps://www.eastjerseyoldtown.org
Essex County Cultural and Heritage AffairsNewarkEssexhttps://essexcountynj.org
Essex County NJ250NewarkEssexhttps://essexcountynj.org
Fairleigh Dickinson UniversityTeaneckBergenhttps://www.fdu.edu
Fort Billingsport and partnersPaulsboroGloucesterhttps://fortbillingsport.org
Freedom Trail FoundationBostonSuffolkhttps://www.thefreedomtrail.org
Friends of the Millburn LibraryMillburnEssexhttps://www.millburnlibrary.org/friends
Great Falls National Historical ParkPatersonPassaichttps://www.nps.gov/pagr
Heritage Trail AssociationBridgewaterSomersethttps://heritagetrail.org
Heritage Trail Association / Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburgSomersethttps://raritanval.edu
Historic Salem CountyLower Alloways CreekSalemhttps://www.historicsalemcounty.org
Historical Society of MoorestownMoorestownBurlingtonhttps://moorestownhistory.org
History on the Green OrganizersSomervilleSomersethttps://historyonthegreen.org
Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage CommissionFlemingtonHunterdonhttps://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us
Hunterdon County Historical SocietyLambertvilleHunterdonhttps://hunterdonhistory.org
Hunterdon County NJ250FlemingtonHunterdonhttps://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us
Indian King Tavern Museum / The Haddon FortnightlyHaddonfieldCamdenhttps://indiankingfriends.org
Liberty Hall MuseumElizabethUnionhttps://libertyhall.kean.edu
Massachusetts 250BostonSuffolkhttps://massachusetts250.org
Mercer County Cultural and Heritage AffairsTrentonMercerhttps://www.mercercounty.org
Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage CommissionNew BrunswickMiddlesexhttps://www.middlesexcountynj.gov
Middlesex County NJ250New BrunswickMiddlesexhttps://www.middlesexcountynj.gov
Middletown America 250 CommitteeMiddletownMonmouthhttps://middletownnj.org
Middletown Township / America 250 PartnersMiddletownMonmouthhttps://middletownnj.org
Middletown Township Historical SocietyMiddletownMonmouthhttps://middletownhistoricalsociety.org
Middletown Township Public LibraryMiddletownMonmouthhttps://mtpl.org
Millburn 250MillburnEssexhttps://www.millburn250.org
Millburn Free Public LibraryMillburnEssexhttps://millburnlibrary.org
Millburn–Short Hills Historical SocietyMillburnEssexhttps://millburnhistory.org
Miller Cory House MuseumWestfieldUnionhttps://millercoryhouse.com
MNHP, 2nd NJ, FoJH, and WANJMorristownMorrishttps://www.nps.gov/morr
Monmouth County 250/PartnersVariousMonmouthhttps://monmouthnj250.org
Monmouth County NJ250Multiple TownsMonmouthhttps://monmouthnj250.org
MonmouthNJ 250 CommitteeHolmdelMonmouthhttps://monmouthnj250.org
Morristown National Historical ParkMorristownMorrishttps://www.nps.gov/morr
Morris County / NJSSAR SuggestedWestfieldUnionhttps://www.njssar.org
Morris County 250 CommitteeHistoric SpeedwellMorrishttps://morriscounty250.org
Morris County 250th CommitteeMorristownMorrishttps://morriscounty250.org
Morris County Historical SocietyMorristownMorrisVisit Acorn Hall
Morris County NJ250MorristownMorrishttps://morriscounty250.org
Morris County Office of Historic PreservationMultiple TownsMorrishttps://www.morriscountynj.gov
Morris MuseumMorristownMorrishttps://morrismuseum.org
Mr. Local History ProjectBasking RidgeSomersethttps://mrlocalhistory.org
Museum of the American Revolution / Millburn Free Public LibraryVirtualVirtualhttps://www.amrevmuseum.org
National Flag FoundationStatewideStatewidehttps://nationalflagfoundation.org
National Park ServiceCharlestownSuffolkhttps://www.nps.gov
New Jersey Division of Parks and ForestryTrentonMercerhttps://www.njparksandforests.org
New Jersey Historical CommissionTrentonMercerhttps://njhistory.org
New Jersey State MuseumTrentonMercerhttps://www.statemuseum.nj.gov
New Jersey State ParksMultiple TownsStatewidehttps://www.njparksandforests.org
New Jersey Studies Academic AllianceHillsboroughSomersethttps://njsaa.org
NJ Department of StateTrentonMercerhttps://www.nj.gov/state
NYNJ Trail Conference / Parks Partner SuggestedFort LeeBergenhttps://www.nynjtc.org
Old North ChurchBostonSuffolkhttps://www.oldnorth.com
Passaic County Cultural and Heritage CouncilPatersonPassaichttps://www.passaiccountynj.org
Passaic County NJ250PatersonPassaichttps://www.passaiccountynj.org
Passaic County Parks and RecreationWanaquePassaichttps://www.passaiccountynj.org
Philadelphia250PhiladelphiaPhiladelphiahttps://www.philadelphia250.us
Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment AssociationBasking RidgeSomersethttps://www.pluckeminartillerycantonment.org
Princeton Battlefield SocietyPrincetonMercerhttps://princetonbattlefields.org
Princeton UniversityPrincetonMercerhttps://www.princeton.edu
Princeton University LibraryPrincetonMercerhttps://library.princeton.edu
Proprietary House AssociationPerth AmboyMiddlesexhttps://www.proprietaryhouse.org
Pushcart PlayersStatewideStatewidehttps://www.pushcartplayers.org
Red Bank Battlefield ParkNational ParkGloucesterhttps://www.gloucestercountynj.gov
Red Mill Museum VillageClintonHunterdonhttps://theredmill.org
RevolutionNJStatewideStatewidehttps://revolutionarynj.org
Rumson Borough NJ250RumsonMonmouthhttps://rumsonnj.gov
Rutgers Recreation / Morristown National Historical ParkMorristownMorrishttps://recreation.rutgers.edu
Rutgers UniversityNew BrunswickMiddlesexhttps://www.rutgers.edu
Sail 250 AmericaBostonSuffolkhttps://sail250america.org
Sail4th 250New York HarborNew Yorkhttps://sail4th.org
Seton Hall UniversitySouth OrangeEssexhttps://www.shu.edu
Somerset County Cultural and Heritage CommissionSomervilleSomersethttps://www.co.somerset.nj.us
Somerset County Historical CommissionBridgewaterSomersethttps://www.co.somerset.nj.us
Somerset County Historical SocietyBridgewaterSomersethttps://somersethistorynj.org
Somerset County NJ250SomervilleSomersethttps://visitsomersetnj.org/celebrate-250
Somerset County PartnerBedminsterSomersethttps://visitsomersetnj.org/celebrate-250
Somerset PatriotsBridgewaterSomersethttps://www.somersetpatriots.com
Springfield Historical SocietySpringfieldUnionhttps://www.springfieldhistoricalsociety.org
Sussex County Historical SocietyAndoverSussexhttps://sussexhistory.org
The Stickley Museum at Craftsman FarmsMorris PlainsMorrishttps://stickleymuseum.org
Town of Somerville NJ250SomervilleSomersethttps://www.somervillenj.org
Tuckerton SeaportTuckertonOceanhttps://tuckertonseaport.org
U.S. National Park Service ProbableMorristownMorrishttps://www.nps.gov/morr
Union County Cultural and Heritage AffairsElizabethUnionhttps://ucnj.org
Union County NJ250ElizabethUnionhttps://ucnj.org
Warren County Cultural and Heritage CommissionOxfordWarrenhttps://www.warrencountynj.gov
Washington Crossing Historic ParkWashington CrossingBuckshttps://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org
Wayne TownshipWaynePassaichttps://waynetownship.com
Westfield Recreation Department and Westfield Historic Preservation CommissionWestfieldUnionhttps://westfieldnj.gov
Woodbridge Public Library / Woodbridge TownshipVirtualMiddlesexhttps://www.woodbridgelibrary.org

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