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Independence Day

historic interpreters in period dress parading through walnut hill

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Date:
Friday, July 4
Time:
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Website:
www.lhf.org

Celebrate July 4th the old-fashioned way!

PLUS Medicine Shows and Historic Baseball

Friday, July 4 • 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

All activities included with General Admission

Celebrate a historic Independence Day in the town of Walnut Hill. 1876 marks the first centennial of the United States, and Living History Farms’ Independence Day activities truly show what this day meant to those in the 19th century—a day of family fun and games!

Special activities:

  • Games
  • Pie eating contest
  • Crafts
  • Reading of the Declaration of Independence at 11:30 a.m. at the Church of the Land
  • Printing of the Declaration of Independence at the Print Shop
  • Parade from the Gazebo to the Kemin Cultivation Center at 3 p.m.
  • Medicine Shows at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. at the MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion
  • FREE! Historic Baseball at 3:30 p.m. on the Front Lawn

Medicine Shows at the MidAmerican Energy Foundation Pavilion • 1 and 2 p.m. • Included with General Admission

medicine show players holding bottle of elixir

Historic Baseball on the Front Lawn • 3:30 p.m. • FREE!

batter in historic uniform taking a swing at pitcher


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Support is provided by the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority

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