Philadelphia 250

The New Year’s Eve event is just one of several Liberty Bell-themed celebrations marking America’s 250th birthday over the next few months.

For America's 250th birthday, living history programs at Washington Crossing Historic Park will shed light on the role of revolutionary women and noncombatants.

The statewide Bells Across PA project will highlight towns and neighborhoods to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.

The Philadelphia Contraption Contest went dormant during the pandemic. It took an experimental theater company to bring it back.

Fifty-two Philadelphia innovations will be spotlighted in 2026, one each week, by the city’s artists and visitors bureau.

The construction project will cause traffic delays around the iconic city spot.

The semiquincentennial event will reach more than 1,000 Philadelphians in seven of the city’s most diverse neighborhoods.

The scholarship encourages classrooms to conduct research and dive into civic learning.

ArtPhilly will showcase Philly culture, past and present.

“The First Salute,” opening in April, will tell the story of a tiny, largely Jewish island that played a key role in the Revolutionary War.

The Chester County-based company has opened voting to pick the flavors that will represent “freedom, liberty and unity” on store shelves during 2026’s summer celebrations.

Pennsylvania and 10 other states, including New Jersey and Delaware, are suing FEMA and the DHS.

Each week, the city’s history of innovations — from Mother’s Day to ice cream sodas — will be highlighted as part of the nation’s semiquincentennial celebrations.

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University of Pennsylvania Press will publish three books – focusing on Philly’s relationship to the region, nation and world – later this month.