250th Anniversary Flag Day Celebration

The City of Woburn will continue its commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution on Saturday, June 13, with a full day of events held in coordination with the City’s annual Flag Day festivities. The schedule includes Revolutionary War reenactments, a march from the Pocket Park to Woburn Common, a flag raising, music, musket firing display, a performance reading of the Declaration of Independence, student banner recognition, burial ground tours, a special library exhibition, and the Kiwanis Flag Day Festival and fireworks.

10:30 a.m., 460 Main Street to Woburn Common: Period reenactors will present a brief performance about the morning of April 19, 1775, when the Woburn militia gathered at Fowle Tavern before marching to Lexington. Reenactors will then lead a march from the Pocket Park to the Common, followed by a flag raising, city band performance, and musket firing display.

11:15 a.m., Woburn Common, 10 Common Street: A short public performance will bring the Declaration of Independence to life through a reading and first-person accounts from period reenactors.

11:45 a.m., Woburn Common, 10 Common Street: A short ceremony will recognize student banner design winners in coordination with the Woburn Historical Society.

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Woburn Public Library, 45 Pleasant Street: A rare printing of the Declaration of Independence and other Revolutionary and Civil War artifacts will be on view as part of the exhibition We the People.

12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., First and Second Burial Grounds: Burial ground tours will be offered at the First Burial Ground, accessed from Park Street, and the Second Burial Ground, accessed from Montvale Avenue adjacent to the Peterson School.

1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., Library Field, 63 Harrison Avenue: The annual Kiwanis Flag Day Festival will include family-friendly activities, live music, games, food trucks, and fireworks.