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<article class="post-744417 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-family-friendly category-featured category-festivals-and-community-days category-free category-fun-finds category-delaware-history-historic-sites category-holidays category-outdoors category-pennsylvania category-philly-pennsylvania category-shows-concerts category-to-dos tag-betsy-ross-house tag-family-friendly-philadelphia tag-free-activities-for-kids tag-historic-philadelphia tag-outdoor-movies tag-philadelphia entry" aria-label="2024 Special Events at the Betsy Ross House" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/CreativeWork"><header class="entry-header"><h1 class="entry-title" itemprop="headline">2024 Special Events at the Betsy Ross House</h1>
<p class="entry-meta"><time class="entry-time" itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2024-05-23T11:48:03-04:00">05/23/2024</time> by <span class="entry-author" itemprop="author" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a href="https://delawaretodo.com/author/ffdadmin/" class="entry-author-link" rel="author" itemprop="url"><span class="entry-author-name" itemprop="name">Robin Elton</span></a></span> </p></header><div class="entry-content" itemprop="text"><div class='wpfblike' style='height: 40px;'><fb:like href='https://delawaretodo.com/2024-special-events-at-the-betsy-ross-house/' layout='standard' show_faces='true' width='400' action='like' colorscheme='light' send='false' /></div>
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Happy birthday to Historic Philadelphia, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2024!</strong> Lots of historic family fun promises to be in store, starting with the Betsy Ross House as the site recognizes and commemorates the 250th anniversary of the 1774 opening of Betsy’s upholstery business. </p>
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<p class="has-medium-font-size"><em>The Betsy Ross House tells more than the story of America’s first flag. This Philadelphia treasure highlights an extraordinary 18th-century woman who was a courageous rebel, grieving widow, working mom, business owner, and survivor. Meet Betsy (one of several trained historic interpreters) while she sews real-life projects with period methods for today’s historic sites. Since 1891, the House has hosted Flag Day celebrations each June, the longest running Flag Day commemorations anywhere.</em></p>
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Photos by Miles Kennedy for Historic Philadelphia Inc.</p>
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<h1 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">2024 Special Events at the Betsy Ross House</h1>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Flag Raising with Betsy</h2>
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>May 24th – 27th and every day from June 9th – September 2nd at 10am</strong></p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">Join Betsy in the Betsy Ross House courtyard for a secret ceremony raising the 13 star flag, and hear why this was especially daring in 1776.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Once Upon A Nation Storytelling</h2>
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>May 25th – 27th, 11am – 4pm<br />May 31st – June 8th Fridays and Saturdays, 11am – 4pm<br />June 11th – August 31st Tuesdays-Saturdays, 11am – 4pm<br />September 1st and 2nd, 11am – 4pm</strong></p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">Visit the Storytelling Bench in the courtyard to hear little-known tales from America’s past.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Flag Fest</h2>
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>June 9th – 15th</strong></p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">The Betsy Ross House’s signature event returns in 2024, with free programming throughout the week highlighting the tradition of flag making in Philadelphia. Visitors can meet George Washington, welcome new Americans during a moving naturalization ceremony on Flag Day (Friday, June 14th) and enjoy an American Music Celebration at the end of the week featuring the Philadelphia Heritage Chorale, J. Donald Dumpson, and Friends.</p>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Meet the Women of the 18th Century</h2>
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>June 21st – August 31st Fridays and Saturdays</strong><br /><strong>September 7th – October 26th Saturdays, 11 am to 3 pm</strong> </p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">Learn about the lives and times of the diverse female population of Colonial Philadelphia as History Makers (first-person interpreters) portray women of different races, religions, and economic backgrounds on weekends through the summer and fall. </p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">First Friday Movie Nights Under the Stars & Stripes</h2>
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>First Friday of each month, June through October (no movie in September)<br />Movies begin at dusk, so start times will vary.</strong></p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">BYOB and snacks and enjoy a kitschy classic under the stars in the House’s courtyard. Tickets are $8 <a aria-label="online (opens in a new tab)" href="https://historicphiladelphia.org/events/betsy-ross-house-first-friday-movie-nights/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="ek-link">online</a> or at the gate, and include an after-hours tour of the House. Seating is limited so get there early!</p>
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<li class="has-medium-font-size">June 7: <em>The Killer Shrews</em> (1959)</li>
<li class="has-medium-font-size">July 5: <em>The Brain from Planet Arous</em> (1957)</li>
<li class="has-medium-font-size">August 2: <em>The Invisible Boy</em> (1957)</li>
<li class="has-medium-font-size">October 4: <em>Night of the Living Dead</em> (1968)</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Slice of History: A Race Through Time</h2>
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Friday June 28th, 6pm</strong></p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">Slice of History is a meet-up for young adults to kick off Civic Season 2024, organized by the National Center for Civil and Human Rights and Made by Us. During this scavenger hunt, teams of two tackle challenges, earn clues, and race through time for a chance to win great prizes– finish first to secure tickets to the Chinese Lantern Festival! Participants will meet the Founding Fathers and Betsy Ross and all teams will be rewarded with a pizza party post-race with beer provided by Yards. <a aria-label="Tickets are $60 (opens in a new tab)" href="https://historicphiladelphia.org/events/race-through-time/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="ek-link">Tickets are $60</a> for each team of two.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Children’s Naturalization Ceremony</h2>
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Tuesday July 2nd, 9am</strong></p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">Thirteen children from around the world take the Oath of Citizenship during this moving ceremony.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Red, White, & Blue To Do</h2>
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Tuesday July 2nd, 12 – 7 pm</strong></p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">July 2nd was declared by John Adams to be a day of “pomp and parade.” The Betsy Ross House celebrates with patriotic carnival-style games for prizes (50 cents per game) from 12 – 4 and extended hours (until 7pm). <a href="https://www.phlvisitorcenter.com/red-white-blue-to-do-philadelphia-pa" target="_blank" aria-label="More events through the city here. (opens in a new tab)" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="ek-link">More events through the city here.</a></p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Patriotic Pet Fashion Show</h2>
<p class="has-medium-font-size"><strong>Thursday July 4th, 10:30am</strong></p>
<p class="has-medium-font-size">You’re not going to want to miss pets of all kinds decked out in their patriotic finest, as they parade in the courtyard in celebration of Independence Day.</p>
<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">About the Betsy Ross House</h2>
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<p>The Betsy Ross House is located at 239 Arch Street, a short walk from Independence Hall, the Liberty Bell, Elfreth’s Alley and Christ Church. It is open 10am to 5pm daily from March to October (10am to 4:30pm Wednesday through Monday November to February) and tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for children, seniors, students and military with ID. Audio guides are available, including a “just for kids” version, at $12 for adults; $10 for children, seniors, students and military with ID; this price includes admission.</p>
<p>The House is a two and a half story, eight room brick rowhouse originally built in 1740. It has been restored to the period from 1776 to 1779, when Betsy Ross rented rooms there and (allegedly) sewed the first American flag. The fully-functioning upholstery shop, where you can actually see Betsy at work, is the only representation of a colonial upholstery shop in America. Expect a self-guided tour to last about 25 minutes.</p>
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