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The 250th Anniversary
of the Boston Tea Party

A Year Long Commemoration

“The most magnificent movement of all”

John Adams

Celebrate Our Commemorative Year With Us!
December 16, 2022 – December 16, 2023
The United States will commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 2023. The Boston Tea Party is one of the nation’s most iconic events and one that propelled America down the road to revolution.

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This Commemorative Year

This year of commemorations will feature unprecedented levels of collaboration between organizations across Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts including museums, schools, and historical organizations, in addition to Boston’s arts, tourism, and hospitality industries. The year will culminate in a grand-scale, live reenactment of the Boston Tea Party on December 16, 2023.

Special Exhibits, Artwork, & Public Programs

boston tea party celebrations

Theatrical Performances

reenactment at the old south meeting house

Virtual Presentations & Webinars

Upcoming Events

December 9, 2023
Remembering the Brig Beaver: Pembroke’s Place in the Boston Tea Party
Saturday December 9th, 2023 11:00am The Pembroke Historical Society will partner with the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, and Revolution 250 near the Brick Kiln Yard Historic Site to […]
December 16, 2023
Faneuil Hall
250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party: Faneuil Hall & The Boston Tea Party, A Protest in Principle A Retrospective on Revolution
Faneuil Hall & The Boston Tea Party, A Protest in Principle A Retrospective on Revolution 4:00pm-5:30pm The 250th Boston Tea Party Anniversary & Reenactment begins with a dramatic look at […]
December 16, 2023
Reader’s Park
250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party: Patriots & Loyalists
Patriots & Loyalists At Downtown Crossing 6:oopm-7:00pm As the meeting of the Body of the People rages inside Old South Meeting House, join the crowds of people gathering outside as […]
December 16, 2023
Old South Meeting House
250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party: A Reenactment of the Meeting of the Body of the People
A Reenactment of the Meeting of the Body of the People At Old South Meeting House 6:15pm-7:15pm Join Revolutionary Spaces in the room where it all happened—Old South Meeting House! […]
December 16, 2023
Downtown Crossing
250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party: Huzzah for Griffin’s Wharf! A Rolling Rally
Huzzah For Griffin’s Wharf! A Rolling Rally At Old South Meeting House 7:30pm-8:00pm Led by multiple fife and drum corps, the general public is invited to march from Old South […]
December 16, 2023
Atlantic Wharf
Boston Harbor, a Tea Pot Tonight! The Destruction of the Tea At Griffin’s Wharf At Atlantic Wharf adjacent to the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum 8:00pm-8:30pm The general public […]
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The Boston Tea Party Reenactment

December 16th, 2023

On December 16, 2023, Boston will commemorate the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, a moment that forever changed the course of American history.

boston tea party reenactment - the throwing of the tea

Community Programs