List of Events

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In Celebration of America and Hanover

Across the community, Hanover organizations have come together to create an event lineup that celebrates American history and Hanover history alike. Check out the list of celebratory events from all the partners below and get excited for the festivities to begin!

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America 250 Events and Programs

Event/Program Name Date and Time Location
Revolution Reconsidered: History, Myth, and Propaganda Oct 2025-Aug 8, 2026 Hood Museum
Inhabiting Historical Time: Slavery and Its Afterlives Dec 2025-July 11, 2026 Hood Museum
American Pop Dec 2025-Nov 26 Hood Museum
Nurturing Nationhood: Artistic Constructions of America, 1790-1940 Feb 26-Aug 29 Hood Museum
Pig & Wolf Community Celebration & Dance March 13 @ 5:30pm RWB Community Center
Always Already: Abstraction in the United States April 25-March 2027 Hood Museum
The Native American's Revolution April 28 @ 6:30pm Howe Library
America's Birthday Story Walk May 3-August 1 The Etna Library
The US At 250: Jeff Rosen May 7 @ 5pm TBD
The US At 250: Maggie Blackhawk May 8 @ 5pm TBD
The US At 250: Laurie Santos May 12 @ 5pm TBD
What the Declaration of Independence Offers U.S. Social Movements May 13 @ 6:00pm The Etna Library
Frontier of Revolution: The Upper Valley in 1776 May 13 @ 6:30pm Howe Library
One Nation Under Siege: The First Amendment and the Perils of Christian Nationalism May 19 @ 6:30pm Howe Library
The US At 250: Bob Bauer and Jack Goldsmith May 20 @ 5pm TBD
Apple Pie Festival at the Etna Library Gazebo May 23 @1:00pm The Etna Library
Memorial Muster Day May 25 @ 3pm Hanover Center Parade Ground
The US At 250: Dan Gilbert May 28 @ 5pm TBD
The Spirit of '76: Can the People Rule? May 28 @ 6:30pm Howe Library
Dover Quartet April 29 @ 7:30pm HOP
The Hanover History Hunt June 1-July 4 Downtown Hanover
Red, White, and Blue Window Craft June 2 @ 3:30pm Howe Library
Historical Trivia Night June 10 @ 6:30-8:30pm Still North
Hanover's 265th Birthday Ice Cream Social June 19 @ 4-5pm TBD
America's 250th Birthday Chalk Art Contest June 22-26 The Etna Library
Hand Papermaking June 23 @ 5-7pm Howe Library
Mastodon to Mosaic: Building an Academic Art Collection in America June 26-Feb 2027 Hood Museum
Exploring Life in 1776 Through Crafts June 26 @ 2-4pm Howe Library
Hanover Center Old Timer's Fair June 27 @ 9am-5pm The Common in Hanover Center
America's 250th Birthday Bicycle Parade June 27 @ 10am Etna Library
Design a Shoebox Float and Other Fourth of July Crafts June 29-July 3 Howe Library
The History of the Hanover Town Library July 1 @ 5:30-7:30pm Etna Library
Old Fashioned 4th of July Parade July 4 @ 10am Downtown Hanover
Old Fashioned 4th of July Celebration After Parade Dartmouth Green
Stars & Stripes Mini Parade with Shoebox Floats After Parade Dartmouth Green