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Bunker Hill Commemoration Week 2025

Boston National Historical Park

Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill

Row of Revolutionary War re-enactors standing in front of the Bunker Hill Monument.

Photo by Arlan Fonseca, Courtesy of the National Parks of Boston

The National Parks of Boston is proud to be a part of a community partnership working together to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

Explore this webpage to learn more about the commemorative events, the Bunker Hill 250 partnership, and the history and legacy of the battle.

Events

A row of individuals nicely dressed holding up their right hands.

Photo by Arlan Fonseca, Courtesy of the National Parks of Boston.

Naturalization Ceremony

Thursday, June 12

Bunker Hill Monument and Grounds

United States Citizenship and Immigration Services will hold a naturalization ceremony at the Bunker Hill Monument. Two hundred-fifty new citizen candidates will be sworn in and receive a Passport to their National Parks. New citizens will be invited to plant the first flags of the Flag Garden. The Monument will be closed for the morning and reopen for climbing following the ceremony.


Memorial Flag Garden

Friday, June 13

Bunker Hill Monument and Grounds

More than 1,500 flags (American and British) will be placed in the Flag Garden.


Flag garden in front of the Prescott Statue and Bunker Hill Monument.

NPS Photo/C. Gould

Flag Day Ceremony

Saturday, June 14

Memorial Flag Garden, Bunker Hill Monument and Grounds

The National Parks of Boston, British Consulate, American Legion J.W. Conway Bunker Hill Post 26, and Home Base will host a Flag Day Ceremony at the memorial flag garden on the grounds of the Bunker Hill Monument. The public is invited to join the reading of names of lives lost on or as a result of the battle on June 17, 1775.


A Park Ranger handing out stickers to children along a parade route.

NPS Photo

Bunker Hill Parade

Sunday, June 15

The Bunker Hill Parade Committee will host the annual Bunker Hill Parade. The parade commemorates the Battle of Bunker Hill, the armed services, and the essence of American heritage while celebrating the historic neighborhood of Charlestown.


Bunker Hill Ecumenical Service & Procession

Tuesday, June 17

More information to come.


A group photo of people standing around two wreaths with the Bunker Hill Monument in the background.

Photo by Arlan Fonseca, Courtesy of the National Parks of Boston.

Bunker Hill Remembrance Ceremony & Oration

Tuesday, June 17, 3:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

Bunker Hill Monument and Grounds

The National Parks of Boston, Bunker Hill Monument Association, and American Legion J.W. Conway Bunker Hill Post 26 will host the annual Battle of Bunker Hill Remembrance Ceremony & Oration on the grounds of the Monument.


Planning Ahead

Parking

Paid parking is available for all events at the Nautica Parking Garage located at 88 Constitution Road. It is a 10-15 minute walk to the Bunker Hill Monument.


The Partnership

Red block Bunker Hill lettering with 250 in blue. A little green tree dots the i in hill.
Bunker Hill 250

Learn about the Bunker Hill 250 partnership and all events commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.

History: The Battle and Its Legacy

  • British soldiers in red coats attack up Breed's Hill in formation.
    Battle of Bunker Hill

    Learn about this "Decisive Day" through this video series and article.

  • Drawing of the Bunker Hill Monument mid-construction, about 25 rows of blocks high.
    Building the Bunker Hill Monument

    Discover the great lengths Bostonians went in order to construct the iconic monument memorializing the Battle of Bunker Hill.

  • grid of 4 images. A pillar; partly constructed Monument; finished Monument; Group in front of Mon.
    Bunker Hill Memory

    How have people remembered the Battle of Bunker Hill and the monument that commemorates it at different moments in history?

Press Kit

Park Information


Last updated: March 13, 2025