History buffs may be interested to know that a consortium of organisers-Meet Boston, the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party Board of Advisors (BOA) and Revolution 250, are working together to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the events that led to the American Revolution, a historical event that changed the course of American history.
The 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, dubbed the “single most important event leading up to the American Revolution,” will occur on Saturday, December 16, 2023. Boston will be the first to mark the 250th anniversary of a landmark historic event in the United States’ journey to independence and the founding of a free nation, as well as the epicentre, in honouring the anniversary.
“The Boston Tea Party helped spark the Revolutionary War and is one of the earliest milestones on the path to our nation’s founding,” said Rosie Rios, Chair of the United States Semiquincentennial Commission. “It was a dramatic demonstration of the colonists’ willingness to fight for truths they knew to be self-evident—that we all have the unalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. As we approach the nation’s semiquincentennial—the 250th commemoration of when our leaders firmly established those beliefs through the Declaration of Independence—it is crucial that we recognize the vital role the Boston Tea Party played in shaping the America we know today.”
A multitude of organizations across Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are working together to create a commemorative year of public engagement, dynamic programming, special exhibits, events, installations, and performances. The year will culminate in a grand-scale, live reenactment of the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 2023, slated to be one of the largest theatrical moving performances in the United States.
Information on the 250th Boston Tea Party Anniversary commemorative year, in addition to updates on all events and programming throughout the year, will be available at www.BostonTeaParty250.com.
