Join the City of Woburn on Saturday, June 13, starting at 10:00 a.m. for a special Flag Day celebration commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States.
This year’s celebration will include historical reenactments, a special reading of the Declaration of Independence, a viewing of Woburn’s original copy of the Declaration of Independence, and the Kiwanis Club Flag Day Carnival.
Schedule of events
10:30 am 460 Main Street to Woburn Common at 10 Common Street
Period reenactors will present a brief performance describing the morning of April 19, 1775, when the Woburn militia gathered at Fowle Tavern before marching to Lexington. Following the performance, reenactors will lead a march from the Pocket Park to the Common, where the City will host a flag raising, city band performance, and musket firing display.
11:15 am 10 Common Street
The Declaration of Independence will be brought to life through a short public performance combining a reading of the Declaration with first-person accounts from period reenactors, via Freedom’s Way.
11: 45 am 10 Common Street
A short ceremony on the Common will recognize student banner design winners in coordination with the Woburn Historical Society. Banners will be on display in the City Hall rotunda and on downtown lamp posts.
10 am – 4 pm 45 Pleasant Street
A rare printing of the Declaration of Independence, one of 20 of its kind, and other Revolutionary and Civil War Artifacts will be on view at the Woburn Public Library as part of the exhibition We the People.
12:00 pm – 2 pm First Burial Ground Access at Park Street
Second Burial Ground Access: Montvale Ave adjacent to the Peterson School
The First Burial Ground is the final resting place of Daniel Thompson, Woburn’s first Revolutionary War casualty, who was shot on April 19, 1775. The First and Second Burial Grounds are also the final resting places of other Revolutionary War veterans.
1 pm – 9 pm 63 Harrison Avenue
The annual Flag Day Festival on Library Field hosted by the Kiwanis and Sam Walker’s American Tavern will be full of family friendly fun. There will be live music, fun games and food trucks. The special day will culminate in a fireworks display for all to enjoy.