Events

The 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party December 16th, 2023. Don’t miss your chance to attend this historic event! FREE tickets available at 9:00am on Tuesday, October 17th*. *Limit […]

To mark the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party, Revolutionary Spaces is sponsoring a civic event to honor three Community Changemakers whose leadership in bringing people together in dialogue has built a shared sense of purpose to drive change. Through their efforts, these honorees organized and inspired people to take action to ensure their […]

"Coffee or tea?" This simple question was far from innocent in 1773 - it was a test of political affiliation. The Boston Tea Party we think we know is a product of post-independence public memory and propaganda. The real Boston Tea Party was very different. It was divisive. And it did not even destroy all […]

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 the Boston Tea Party throughout the centuries. At Faneuil Hall, 250 years ago, the citizens of Boston resolved to “prevent the unloading, receiving, or vending […]

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 a Town Crier brings news to the streets. This free outdoor event features citizens of colonial Boston as they take the state to discuss the […]

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! This building hosted a number of meetings about the East India Company Tea sitting in Boston Harbor waiting to be unloaded and taxed. On that […]

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 Meeting House to the Harborwalk where Griffin’s Wharf once stood. Along the way, those marching will encounter a regiment of Red Coats in Post Office […]

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 is invited to watch a grand-scale reenactment of the Destruction of the Tea from the Harborwalk. Watch as the Sons of Liberty storm aboard the […]

Boston Tea Party Descendants Meet & Greet Are you a Descendant of a Participant in the Boston Tea Party? Join us in the Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf on Sunday December 17th after the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party for an informal meet and greet and speaker series. This is a FREE […]

Sunday December 17, 2023 1:00pm, 1:45pm, & 2:30pm Join The Paul Revere House to mark the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s first documented “Ride!” Though best known for his Midnight […]