America 250 Celebration

Schedule

Fri, 03 Jul, 2026 at 12:00 pm

UTC-07:00
Location

Fort Vancouver Nat'l Historic Site | Vancouver, WA

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Join The Historic Trust as we partner with City of Vancouver and National Park Service to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence!
Festivities kick off at 12pm and will run all day! All park facilities - including the Visitor Center, Reconstructed Fort, and Pearson Air Museum, will be open from 9am-4pm with free admission.
Marshall House Tours from 11am-3pm, Free Admission
Throughout the day: yard games, food trucks, community booths, DJ, living history characters, and balloon artist and face painter (3pm-8pm)
EVENTS SCHEDULE:
12-12:30pm, Registration for Pet Costume Contest
12:15-12:20pm, Mayor's opening remarks
12:20-12:45pm, NAYA Elders group - Native American Drum songs and opening ceremony
12:45-1:10pm, Pet Costume Contest
1:15-2:00pm, Vancouver Music Organization Ceremonial Trumpets
2:15-3:00pm, One of a Kind Drumline
3:30-4:30pm, Exit 52
5-9pm, Pre-movie activities
9:15-11:30pm, Movie in the Park: A League of Their Own

We would like to thank our Summer Series Partner, City of Vancouver; Summer Series Supporting Sponsors, Port of Vancouver and Waste Connections; America 250 Series Presenting Sponsor, Xfinity; America 250 Supporting Sponsors, Riverview Bank and Thompson Metal Fab, Inc.; and our media partners, The Columbian and The Oregonian, for supporting this special America 250 event!
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Where is it happening?

Fort Vancouver Nat'l Historic Site, 1501 E Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661-3821, United States

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