DATE CHANGE: The 250th Anniversary Reenactment of Huntington Independence Day – FREE

DATE CHANGE: Join us as Huntington celebrates America’s 250th anniversary with a special reenactment of Huntington Independence Day! 

This Liberty 250 event will recreate the historic moment when the Declaration of Independence arrived in Huntington on July 22, 1776.

Enjoy an afternoon of living history, including musket and cannon firing demonstrations, 18th-century crafts, trades, cooking, toys, games, and music.

Activities:

• Experience the events of July 22, 1776 when the Declaration of Independence was read for the first time on Long Island
• Musket and cannon firing demonstrations
• Eighteenth Century crafts, trades, cooking, toys/games and music
• Arsenal Tours
• Children’s Crafts and Games
• Montaukett Native Dancers
• Historic Exhibits
• Screening of “What Liberty Means”
• Walt Whitman re-enactor
• Platt’s Tavern Coins
• Food Trucks

DATE CHANGE: Sunday, July 19, 2026
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM

The Arsenal and Huntington Green
425 Park Ave
Huntington, NY

Bring the family and experience Huntington’s Revolutionary history as we honor our nation’s founding and celebrate 250 years of American independence.

Participating Organizations:

Order of the Ancient & Honorable Huntington Militia
Huntington Historical Society
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
Huntington Public Library
Northport Historical Society
Huntington Town Archives
Huntington Lighthouse
Greenlawn-Centerport Historical Association
Walt Whitman Birthplace
Montaukett Native Dancers
Heckscher Museum
Huntington African American Museum
Cinema Arts Centre
Lefferts Tide Mill & Preserve