248th Annual Grand Union Flag Raising Ceremony

A Reenactment of the Raising of America’s First Flag

Featuring appearances by Ancient Militia and British Redcoats.

City Hall Procession: 11:30 a.m.

Prospect Hill Program 12-1 p.m.

Colonial garb encouraged. Event includes light refreshments and Patriotic songs. 

Every New Year’s Day the city of Somerville commemorates an important moment of the American Revolution The First Flag Raising. The event reenacts the one that took place on Prospect Hill on January 1, 1776.

General Washington raised a new American flag on that day over the highest point in the land, Prospect Hill in Somerville. The event starts at Somerville City Hall and proceeds to Prospect Hill. Numerous city officials, the Ancient & Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts based out of Faneuil Hall (Boston), and re-enactors participate in the ceremony and parade.

Start Location: City Hall Concourse – 93 Highland Ave. Somerville, MA 02143

End Location: Prospect Hill Somerville, MA

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