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  • Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park

    Chancellorsville Anniversary

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Arts and Culture
    • Locations: Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Spring
    A family speaking to a living historian dresses as a Union Civil War soldier.

    View special programming for the upcoming anniversary of the Battle of Chancellorsville.

  • Gettysburg National Military Park

    Daily Ranger Programs at Gettysburg

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Guided Tours
    • Locations: Gettysburg National Military Park
    • Duration: 30-120 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    A park ranger gives a program to a group of people.

    Spring Ranger Programs have been scheduled and are every Saturday and Sunday from April 26 through June 1, 2025. Our Summer program schedule will be announced soon. We will update our website and social media platforms once all details are ready. Thank you for your patience.

  • Gettysburg Winter Programs

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Guided Tours
    • Duration: 45-60 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center
    • Season: Winter
    • Time Of Day: Day
    A full theater as seen from the back of the audience. A large white screen, a speaker and podium.

    Featuring some of the best Rangers, historians, and authors from across the country, the Winter Lecture Series will return to the Gettysburg National Military Park Museum and Visitor Center in 2025!

  • Raise Your Voice at the Woman's Tea Party

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Living History
    • Duration: 30-45 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Age: 10 and Older
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Faneuil Hall
    • Season: Summer
    • Time Of Day: Day
    three adults in 1800s clothing stand in front of the stage Faneuil Hall as students look on.

    Join National Parks of Boston Rangers in an interactive program based on the 1873 Woman's Tea Party meeting.

  • Join the "Rocking the Cradle" Town Meeting

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Living History
    • Duration: 30-45 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Age: 10 and Older
    • Pets: No
    • Location: Great Hall of Faneuil Hall
    • Season: Summer
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Interior of a large hall with 2 men and one woman in 1800s clothing, speaking to an audience.

    Join National Parks of Boston Rangers in an interactive program that recreates the historic meeting of abolitionists who protested freedom seeker Anthony Burns' arrest.

  • Walk the Black Heritage Trail®

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Guided Tours
    • Duration: 60-90 Minutes
    • Reservations: Yes
    • Age: 8 and Older
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    An NPS Ranger speaking to a group of children in front of a monument, holding an image of soldiers.

    Join a Park Ranger from the National Parks of Boston on a Black Heritage Trail® Tour to learn about the Black community of Beacon Hill that thrived before, during, and after the American Civil War.

  • Ranger's Choice Walking Tour

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Guided Tours
    • Duration: 60-75 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Season: Summer
    • Time Of Day: Day
    Two park rangers stand in front of a crowd talking next to a brick building

    Join a Park Ranger for a special guided tour exploring Boston's rich history as a city of revolutions.

  • Become a Junior Ranger at Boston African American National Historic Site

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Junior Ranger Program
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Location: Visitor Center, Faneuil Hall
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day
    A matte gold ranger bade that has a silhouette of a drummer soldier marching in the center.

    Become a Junior Ranger at Boston African American National Historic Site by learning about the sites along the Black Heritage Trail Trail® here in Boston.

  • National Parks of Boston: Find Your Park Anywhere

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Hands-On
    • Duration: 30-60 Minutes
    • Reservations: No
    • Age: 8 and Older
    • Pets: No
    • Season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
    • Time Of Day: Day, Night, Dawn, Dusk
    A kid sitting on the ground looking down at an activity he is working on.

    Find your park anywhere, from your home to your backyard, with activities spanning the National Parks of Boston.

  • Fort Monroe National Monument

    Commemorate the First African Landing

    • Type: Things To Do
    • Subtype: Cultural Demonstrations
    • Reservations: No
    • Pets: Yes
    • Time Of Day: Day
    A line of colorfully dressed seated people in colorful clothes beat drums with their hands. .

    Come together at Fort Monroe each August to commemorate the landing of the first enslaved Africans in Virginia. Their historic arrival still has a profound impact on the United States and its people.

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Last updated: August 18, 2023

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