A summer shaping what comes next...

Every summer, between Juneteenth and July 4th, communities across the country come together for Civic Season – an annual tradition developed by museums and young people to “school up” on history and “skill up” to shape our future. Held between our newest and oldest federal holidays, Civic Season kicks off the year ahead with events, activities and celebrations.

This summer is extra special because July 4th, 2026 marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed. The U.S. 250th anniversary arrives just as the largest youth generation in American history enters adulthood. We’re inviting young people to write the next chapter of our nation’s story with Civic Season programs like Slice of History Pizza Parties and National Youth Takeover Day, fueled by Youth250.

A summer shaping what comes next...

Every summer, between Juneteenth and July 4th, communities across the country come together for Civic Season – an annual tradition developed by museums and young people to “school up” on history and “skill up” to shape our future. Held between our newest and oldest federal holidays, Civic Season kicks off the year ahead with events, activities and celebrations.

This summer is extra special because July 4th, 2026 marks 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed. The U.S. 250th anniversary arrives just as the largest youth generation in American history enters adulthood. We’re inviting young people to write the next chapter of our nation’s story with Civic Season programs like Slice of History Pizza Parties and National Youth Takeover Day, fueled by Youth250.

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Smithsonian National Postal Museum

1 hour

Living History Farms

1 hour

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

1 hour

Smithsonian National Postal Museum

1 hour

Library of Congress, By the People

1 hour

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

1 hour

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

1 hour

Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

1 hour

The Family Dinner Project

1 hour

Henrico County Recreation & Parks

1 hour

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State Historical Museum of Iowa

1 hour

National WWI Museum and Memorial

1 hour

Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

1 hour

Library of Congress

1 hour

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The Better Arguments Project

1 hour

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Filson Historical Society

1 hour

State Historical Museum of Iowa

1 hour

National WWI Museum and Memorial

1 hour

State Historical Museum of Iowa

1 hour

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

1 hour

Japanese American National Museum

1 hour

Tour Guide Tell All

1 hour

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Magoffin Home State Historic Site

1 hour

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

1 hour

National Museum of Women in the Arts

1 hour

Colonial Williamsburg

1 hour

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

1 hour

Japanese American Memorial Pilgrimages (JAMP)

1 hour

American Bookbinders Museum

1 hour

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Stelo Stories Studio + DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.

1 hour

Japanese American National Museum

1 hour

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National Museum of Women in the Arts

1 hour

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Hawai'i Council for the Humanities

1 hour

Missouri History Museum

1 hour

National Archives Foundation

1 hour

Senator John Heinz History Center

1 hour

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State Historical Museum of Iowa

1 hour

Albermarle Charlottesville Historical Society

1 hour

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

1 hour

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Smithsonian National Museum of American History

1 hour

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New American History

1 hour

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George Washington's Mount Vernon

1 hour

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National WWI Museum and Memorial

1 hour

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Living Room Conversations

1 hour

AllVoteNoPlay

1 hour

Lake County Forest Preserves, Dunn Museum

1 hour

National WWI Museum and Memorial

1 hour

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1 hour

Smithsonian National Museum of American History

1 hour

Japanese American National Museum

1 hour

State Historical Museum of Iowa

1 hour

Missouri History Museum

1 hour

UIS Center for Lincoln Studies

1 hour

Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs

1 hour

The Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum

1 hour

Schoolhouse.world

1 hour

The Library of Congress

1 hour

1 hour

Heinz History Center

1 hour

George Washington's Mount Vernon

1 hour

Library of Congress

1 hour

George Washington’s Mount Vernon

1 hour

Kentucky Historical Society

1 hour

1 hour

CFR Education (from the Council on Foreign Relations)

1 hour

The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law Divided Community Project and Ohio State University Mershon Center for International Security Studies

1 hour

Indiana University Center on Representative Government

1 hour

Living Room Conversations

1 hour

Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP)

1 hour

National Center for the Preservation of Democracy

1 hour

Lake County Forest Preserves, Dunn Museum

1 hour

New-York Historical Society

1 hour

National WWI Museum and Memorial

1 hour

Sing Sing Prison Museum

1 hour

National WWI Museum and Memorial

1 hour

1 hour

York County History Center

1 hour

Citizen University

1 hour

Sing Sing Prison Museum

1 hour

National Veterans Memorial and Museum

1 hour

New-York Historical Society

1 hour

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1 hour

New American History

1 hour

Amistad Research Center

1 hour

National WWI Museum and Memorial

1 hour

1 hour

DoSomething

1 hour

National WWI Museum and Memorial

1 hour

Civic Season Rocky Mountain/Plains Regional Group

1 hour

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1 hour

National WWI Museum and Memorial

1 hour

Filson Historical Society

1 hour

York County History Center

1 hour

National Veterans Memorial and Museum

1 hour

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1 hour

Heritage Conservation Programs, University of Southern California

1 hour

Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

1 hour

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1 hour

Living Room Conversations

1 hour

Lake County Forest Preserves, Dunn Museum

1 hour

1 hour

Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University

1 hour

National WWI Museum and Memorial

1 hour

Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University

1 hour

York County History Center

1 hour

Smithsonian's Office of Digital Transformation

1 hour

1 hour

Living Room Conversations

1 hour

South Carolina Historical Society

1 hour

International Spy Museum

1 hour

DoSomething

1 hour

Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University

1 hour

Indiana University Center on Representative Government

1 hour

Next Generation Politics / YVote

1 hour

Will Rogers Memorial Museum

1 hour

GeoCivics - University of Colorado Colorado Springs

1 hour

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

1 hour

Fourth Wall Films

1 hour

The Civic Success Project

1 hour

Atlanta History Center

1 hour

1 hour

The Family Dinner Project

1 hour

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