Fourth of July Celebration
Join us Friday, July 4, as we celebrate our nation's birthday! We have activities across the United States:
In honor of the nation's 232nd birthday, the National Archives Experience will extend its viewing hours.
All exhibits, including the Rotunda for the Charters of Freedom, which houses the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, will be open to the public from 10a.m. until 9p.m. on:
Saturday, July 5
Sunday, July 6
All of the Presidential Libraries are open on the 4th of July.
Special Events at the Presidential Libraries.
All National Archives research rooms will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
In 2007 the National Archives celebrated the 231st anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence with its traditional Fourth of July program.
- Archivist's 2007 Fourth of July speech
- Photos inside the National Archives
- Photos of the Declaration of Independence Reading Ceremony, Family Activities, and Reenactors
