Upcoming This Year
Jul
4
Morristown Green, Morristown, NJ
Annual Fourth of July commemoration on the historic Morristown Green, where Continental soldiers once mustered. The celebration typically features patriotic speeches, historical readings, live music, and community festivities honoring Morristown's central role in the American Revolution.
Oct
Morristown Green, Morristown, NJ
Annual community heritage festival held on the historic Morristown Green featuring live entertainment, local artisans, food vendors, and historical programming that celebrates the town's rich colonial and Revolutionary War legacy. The event draws thousands and highlights the Green's significance as a gathering place since the 18th century.
Dec
Wick House, Jockey Hollow, Morristown National Historical Park
Seasonal living history program at the restored Wick House, headquarters of Major General Arthur St. Clair during the 1779–1780 encampment. Park rangers and volunteers demonstrate 18th-century open-hearth cooking, domestic life, and the role of the Wick family during the Revolution.
Earlier This Year
Apr
Jockey Hollow, Morristown National Historical Park
Annual living history program at Jockey Hollow featuring Continental Army reenactors demonstrating camp life, musket firings, cooking, drilling, and soldier hardships during the brutal 1779–1780 winter encampment. Rangers and volunteers in period dress interpret the daily struggles of Washington's troops.
Jan
Washington's Headquarters Museum & Ford Mansion, Morristown National Historical Park
Ceremony and ranger-led programs marking the anniversary of George Washington's arrival in Morristown with the Continental Army in January 1777. Programs at the Ford Mansion (Washington's Headquarters) include tours of the mansion, talks on Washington's leadership during the crisis, and exhibits at the Washington's Headquarters Museum.