Where:
City Hall Concourse, Somerville
93 Highland Ave.
Somerville, MA 02143
Admission:
FREE
Categories:
Date Idea, Innovation, Meetup, Music, Social Good
Event website:
http://www.ahac.us.com/first-flag-raising/
Grand Union Flag Raising – First Flag Raising
A Reenactment of the Raising of America’s First Flag
Every New Year’s Day the city of Somerville commemorates an important moment of the American Revolution The First Flag Raising. The event reenacts the one that took place on Prospect Hill on January 1, 1776.
General Washington raised a new American flag on that day over the highest point in the land, Prospect Hill in Somerville. The event starts at Somerville City Hall and proceeds to Prospect Hill. Numerous city officials, the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts based out of Faneuil Hall (Boston), and re-enactors participate in the ceremony and parade.
First Flag Raising Event Information
Date: January 1st
Admission: Free
Start Time: 11:30am
End Time: 12:30pm
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Start Location: City Hall Concourse – 93 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02143
End Location: Prospect Hill Somerville, MA
Parking: Public Lots & On Street Parking
Public Transportation: Bus 90 Davis Sq
Directions Hwy Exit: RT 93 to Fellsway Exit
Friday, May 09, 2025 goes until 05/31
Massachusetts
Saturday, May 10, 2025 9:00a
Outside the Newbury Hotel entrance
Saturday, May 10, 2025 10:30a
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
Saturday, May 10, 2025 2:00p
Alexander Hamilton Statue
Friday, May 09, 2025 7:00p
Old South Church