The weekly, citywide, yearlong celebration, organized by the Philadelphia Historic District 250th Committee, will honor America’s 250th birthday
Philadelphia is home to a lot of American firsts.
First Slinky. First ice cream soda. First Thanksgiving Day Parade. First Mummer.
Totally us.
First Zoo. First penitentiary. First children’s hospital. First flower show. First African American Methodist Episcopal congregation. First American flag. First Mother’s Day.
All us.
Oh, and the first and only Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution.
So why not celebrate all these firsts and so many more? That’s the idea behind the Philadelphia Historic District’s 250th Committee’s “52 Weeks of Firsts” in 2026. The yearlong, citywide celebration — to be announced Tuesday at a National Constitution Center news conference — will honor America’s 250th birthday, also known as the Semiquincentennial.
Read the full article here.
