Welcome to the 33rd American Independence Festival!

Free Admission!

Celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of the Declaration of Independence to New Hampshire on July 16th, 1776 at the 33rd American Independence Festival on Saturday July 15th in downtown Exeter, NH.

Made possible by Service Credit Union, admission to this year’s Festival is FREE for all ages.

Festival Highlights

- Witness the arrival of the Declaration & a live reading.
- View the original that was brought here in 1776.
- Learn from 18th Century Artisans practicing traditional skills and crafts.
- Play colonial games, dance and music.
- Visit the American Independence Museum galleries and historic tavern
- Talk with George Washington, Ona Judge, Mumbet, and people of the past.
- Drink a local brew in the beer garden.
- Afterward, you can enjoy shopping, food, live music, and more in downtown Exeter!

Festival Activities

- First Person Reenactors
- Declaration Reading
- Military Camp Life
- Beer Garden
- Family Saturdays
- Artisan Village
- Military Demonstrations
- Revolutionary Foodways

Date : July 15, 2023

Location :

American Independence Museum

1 Governors Lane

Exeter, NH

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