Did you know that in 1776, the colony of New Jersey approved the Declaration on July 2? And did you know that on July 8th, Trenton was one of only three places where the Declaration was first read in public?

To celebrate these momentous events, the capital city presents “Heritage Week,” a commemoration of New Jersey’s unique contributions as “The Crossroads of the American Revolution.”

July 2:

City block party presented by the City of Trenton; Barrack and State Streets

July 4:

12–4pm – Democracy Day picnic and program Mill Hill Park

6pm – Baseball and Fireworks presented by Trenton Thunder

July 6-7

9am – Heritage Churches of Trenton Walking Tour.

9am-4:30pm – NJ State Museum – free exhibits. NJ State Planetarium $10/$5 children under 12

10am-3pm – NJ State House Tours; free

10am–5pm – Old Barracks Museum tours

3pm – Trenton Free Public Library special talk – The NJ Quakers and the birth of the Jersey Devil

4pm – William Trent House - “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” Reading of Frederick Douglass’ 1852 speech with songs of the period

1-4pm - Ellarslie City Museum – Trenton’s Treasures

July 8

Noon – 250th Annual City Proclamation of the Declaration of Independence, presented by Trenton Kiwanis and the City of Trenton.

6PM - Nationwide Proclamation of the Declaration of Independence by all States and Territories, presented by RevolutionNJ; Patriot’s Theater at the War Memorial.