2026 Event Schedule

8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — Family fun on Constitution Avenue NW, including live music, crafts, reenactors, and more!

10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. Declaration of Independence Reading Ceremony

Greetings

Patrick M. Madden
Executive Director
National Archives Foundation

Presentation of Colors

Space Force Color Guard

Performance

U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Old Guard
Fife and Drum Corps

National Anthem

Master Sergeant Caleb Green
U.S. Army (Ret.)

Declaration of Independence Reading

Abigail Adams, John Adams, James Forten, Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Ned Hector, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington

America the Beautiful

Master Sergeant Caleb Green
U.S. Army (Ret.)