Upcoming events.
11th Annual Independence Day Parade - 2026
The celebration of Independence Day has been a long standing tradition in Lower Manhattan from the very first days of the Revolution, and especially following the British military's evacuation in 1783. This year the celebration will begin with a Flag Raising, Cannon Salute to the fifty states at Castle Clinton, followed by a parade through historic downtown.
In the afternoon, Fraunces Tavern Museum will have an open house. There is also an It Happened Here program at 3:00pm The Passing of Three Presidents highlighting John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe who died on July 4th.
296th Anniversary of the Founding of New York City's First Synagogue
296th Anniversary of the Founding of New York City's First Synagogue
The Alexander Hamilton Immigrant Achievement Award 2026
Alexander Hamilton Immigrant Achievement Awards Ceremony
Evacuation Day Commemoration
The end of 7 years of British occupation of New York City and when the United States became truly independent in 1783.
Chinese American Veteran’s Day - It Happened Here at Kimlau Square
Over 12,000 Chinese men served in World War II which represented over 20% of their population. On March 4, 1944 a bomber pilot Lieutenant Benjamin Ralph Kimlau was killed when his plane crashed in New Guinea. He was the only New Yorker to have a memorial dedicated to him.
Saratoga Yorktown Celebration 2025
Each October the LMHA celebrates two of the Continental Army’s most decisive Revolutionary War victories, the battles of Saratoga and Yorktown. While other Continental Army victories, such as the siege of Boston, were essential to the final defeat of British forces and the recognition of United States of America as an independent, sovereign nation by the British Crown, Saratoga and Yorktown are indisputably considered to be the definitive turning points of the American Revolution in that both resulted in the surrender of significant British forces along with their commanding officers (on October 17, 1777 and October 19, 1781, respectively).
Story Time National Museum of the American Indian
Story Time at the National Museum of the American Indian
Wall Street Transformations through Time Walking Tour
Wall Street Transformations through Time Walking Tour
9/11 Memorial & Museum - New York First Sunday free access
9/11 Memorial & Museum - New York First Sunday free access
1885 Pioneer Ship sail around the New York Harbor
1885 Pioneer Ship sail around the New York Harbor
The 1900’s: Connecting the City: The History of Infrastructure Symposium
The 1900’s: Connecting the City: The History of Infrastructure symposium
Museum & Neighborhood Tour: A Century on the Lower East Side Walking Tour
Museum & Neighborhood Tour: A Century on the Lower East Side
Battery Park City - Its Manhattan Plus Walking Tour
Battery Park City - Its Manhattan Plus Walking Tour
1885 Pioneer Ship sail around the New York Harbor
1885 Pioneer Ship sail around the New York Harbor
Gangs of New York and the Bloody Five Points
Gangs of New York and the Bloody Five Points Walking Tour
