# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Reading of the Declaration of Independence
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am
- **Event Description**: This year our national holiday occurs on Saturday, July 4, 2026. Join fellow citizens at 9:00 A.M. at the Blue Star Memorial on the grounds of the Portsmouth Free Public Library to read aloud portions of our nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, adopted unanimously by a fledgling Congress 250 years ago on July 4, 1776. Copies will be available or you may bring your own. We welcome families--children are encouraged to read a passage. In case of rain we will meet inside the library in the Mello Program Room.  

Please provide your own chair or blanket and dress for the weather. Some participants like to wear red, white and blue for the occasion. By about 9:30, you will be on your way to parades and cookouts and other celebrations of the day.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/portsmouth/reading-of-the-declaration-of-independence/200030144506238
- **Event Categories**: parades, holiday
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Portsmouth
- **state**: RI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2658 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02871
- **lat**: 41.602
- **long**: -71.24882
- **full address**: 2658 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02871

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Reading of the Declaration of Independence being held?
  - **A:** Reading of the Declaration of Independence takes place on Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am to Sat, 04 Jul, 2026 at 09:00 am at 2658 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02871.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Reading of the Declaration of Independence?
  - **A:** Reading of the Declaration of Independence is organized by Portsmouth Free Public Library.

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