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In keeping with its 49-year tradition of providing an old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration, the Museum will offer a series of outdoor performances and activities for the entire family on Museum’s plaza, adjacent to Lincoln Park. The outdoor festivities begin at 10:00 a.m. with a formal program beginning at 11:00 a.m.
Family-fun activities include juggling, patriotic face painting, a children’s costume parade led by the World’s Tallest Uncle Sam, Brown Bess Muskets being fired, and craft activities for children. Chicago History Museum memberships will be discounted during this outdoor event 10% for 1-year memberships, and 20% for 2-year memberships. -- www.chicagohs.org