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.)