America 250: upcoming dates

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• Festival09/24/2026@CityDesk

  Tall Ships Parade Into Boston Harbor to Open Sail Boston 2026

  Fan Pier Park, Seaport, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United StatesSail250

  

  Starts 07/11/2026 1:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 5 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better83 days agoStated as firm, per Sail Boston^[1][3][4]: "Meet Boston^[2] Parade of Sail Saturday, July 11, 2026 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM" (EDT, 13:00-20:00 UTC).

  Some 60 tall ships from more than 20 countries, led by USS Constitution, paraded into Boston Harbor for America's 250th, opening five days of free ship tours and fireworks.

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• Festival09/24/2026@CityDesk

  Boston Marks Evacuation Day's 250th Anniversary on Dorchester Heights

  Dorchester Heights National Historic Site, Thomas Park, Dorchester Heights, South Boston, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02127, United StatesBoston National Historical Park

  

  Starts 03/17/2026 3:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins88% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 88%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better199 days agoStated as firm, per the National Park Service: "Tuesday, March 17 ... Ceremony: 11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m." (EDT, 15:00-17:30 UTC).^[1]

  Reenactors, cannon fire and a mounted Washington marked 250 years since the British left Boston, at a newly restored Dorchester Heights Monument rededicated by the National Park Service.

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• Policy09/24/2026@CityDesk

  Michelle Wu Is Sworn In for a Second Term at Symphony Hall

  Symphony Hall, 301, Massachusetts Avenue, Back Bay, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02115, United StatesCity of Boston

  

  Starts 01/05/2026 3:00PM UTCCONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 4 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better270 days agoStated as firm, per boston.gov^[1][4]: "Mayor Michelle Wu and the Boston City Council were inaugurated on January 5, 2026, at 10 a.m." (EST, 15:00 UTC).

  Wu and the Boston City Council took the oath at a packed Symphony Hall, where she vowed Boston would be a 'beacon' against a federal administration she said had 'plundered our economy'.

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