Boston Tea Party Ships Annual Reenactment 2018

Celebrate and re-enact the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution—the Boston Tea Party

Step inside for an incredible journey back in time. Be a participant in the single most important event leading up to the American Revolution at the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum. Join in on one of Boston´s most iconic protests. Re-enactors from across New England come together to tell the story of the Boston Tea Party and dramatize the evening of December 16, 1773. this annual event is your own time machine to Boston's colonial past!

Presented by Old South Meeting House and the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum Relive the event that changed American history forever- the Boston Tea Party. in the same place where it all began 243 years ago.

Join Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock for a fiery debate about the tea tax. Then, follow the Sons of Liberty on a march to the tea ships in Boston Harbor to make salt-water tea.

The Annual Boston Tea Party Reenactment is a chance for the public to join in on one of Boston’s most iconic protests. Re-enactors from across New England come together to tell the story of the Boston Tea Party and dramatize the evening of December 16, 1773.

Located on the Congress Street Bridge in Boston, this floating museum is unlike anything you’ve ever experienced before. Live actors, high-tech, interactive exhibits, authentically restored tea ships and the stirring, multi-sensory documentary “Let it Begin Here”, are just a taste of what you’ll see, hear and feel.

Meet the colonists, explore the ships, dump tea overboard just as the sons of liberty did on that fateful night of December 16, 1773. Stop in to Abigail’s Tea Room for teatime and visit the Gift Shop for special souvenirs. It’s educational, entertaining and enlightening—an experience not to be missed by adults and children of all ages.

Due to the popularity of the Museum it is highly recommended that you reserve your tickets in advance via the online ticket system.

When: 
Sunday, December 16, 2018
Phone: 
617.482.6439
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