Germantown’s place in the American Revolution will be on full display at the Revolutionary Germantown Festival, Saturday, October 4, 2025, from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, rain or shine. Enjoy hands-on activities, meet the soldiers, take tours, enjoy food and more at this annual free event hosted at Cliveden, the epicenter of the 1777 Battle of Germantown.

Explore the lives and experiences of people from the past throughout the day. Meet soldiers from the British and Continental armies and visit their camps to learn about life during the American Revolution, including the Museum of the American Revolution’s replica of George Washington’s mobile headquarters during the war. Watch Justin Cherry of Half Crown Bakehouse bake fresh bread in an 18th-century oven and purchase some for yourself. Hands-on activities will be available throughout the day; try your hand at blacksmithing, candle dipping and paper making. Family-friendly activities will be available with the sites of Historic Germantown.

Hear the stories of the Revolution from Ned Hector, an African American teamster and Dinah, a once-enslaved woman who lived and labored at Stenton, requested and gained her freedom April 15, 1776, and witnessed the Revolutionary War. Visitors can tour Cliveden and view an exhibit of portraits from the Souls Shot Portrait Project in the Cliveden Barn.

Two memorials will help mark the lives lost to violence both long ago and today. At 12:15 pm, there will be a moment of commemoration for those who died during the Battle of Germantown. At 3:45 pm there will be a moment of remembrance for those lost to gun violence in Philadelphia in 2025.

Find the event schedule, parking, and more information about the Revolutionary Germantown Festival here.