Gardens After Hours: Community Place, History Based, and Rejuvenation Station
2025-06-24 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Tudor Place, 1644 31st Street NW, Washington, DC, 20007, United States
Civic Season is celebrating the power of community building, with sites serving as vibrant third spaces—places where connections are formed, history is shared, and ideas turn into action.
Tudor Place will offer spaces for participants to share their thoughts on the past and present to build networks for the future. Through talk back boards, an art craft, a mocktail, live music (6pm -7pm) a look at collection objects from the 1920s and more, we hope that this Tudor Tuesday event brings people together to create a stronger community.
Visitors are welcome to bring a picnic (blankets and camp chairs permitted, no red wine or red/purple juices allowed). Be sure to remove all trash. Trash receptacles are not provided. Due to the historic landscape, games, chairs with legs, blow up furniture are not permitted.
Suggested donation of $5 for those 18+ (but not required)

Slice of History: Aurora & You
2025-06-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Aurora Public Library District – Santori Library, 101 S River St, Aurora, IL, 60506, United States
We’re all a part of Aurora’s history! Join us for a trivia night themed around local history. We’ll also have pizza, snacks, and button-making, while supplies last. Ages 12+

Weekday Wander on the Trails: Civic Love
2025-06-25 10:30 - 11:30 (America/New_York) | Conner Prairie, 13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN, 46038, United States
On this wander, participants will be introduced to and invited to utilize the “36 Questions for Civic Love” from the National Public Housing Museum. In collaboration with Civic Season programming, this wander encourages us all to strengthen our community relationships.

Slice of History: Mexican American Civil Rights History Game Day
2025-06-25 11:30 - 12:30 (America/Chicago) | Northwest Vista College Palmetto Center for the Arts Recital Hall, 3535 N Ellison Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78251, United States
Join us for the second annual Slice of History: Mexican American Civil Rights Game Day. Learn about Mexican American Civil Rights history and civic engagement over pizza, lotería, and trivia! Prizes will be awarded. 🍕🍕
📅 Wednesday, June 25, 2025
⏰ 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Northwest Vista College, 3535 N Ellison Drive, San Antonio, TX 78251
📍 Palmetto Center for the Arts (PCA) Recital Hall – Room 107
🆓 This is a FREE event!
Presented by MACRI, Northwest Vista College’s Mexican American Studies and History Departments, and Youth Do Vote.
This is an official Civic Season event. Civic Season is a new tradition for self-discovery and civic upskilling, co-created by Gen Z and cultural institutions. Civic Season is the flagship program from Made By Us, a network of hundreds of museums, historic sites, libraries, and archives unleashing access to history for younger generations. Learn more about Civic Season at https://www.thecivicseason.com/
RSVP at https://www.somosmacri.org/event-details/slice-of-history-mexican-american-civil-rights-history-game-day
MACRI’s programs are funded in part by the City of San Antonio Department of Arts & Culture, Bexar County, the Mellon Foundation, the John L. Santikos Charitable Foundation Fund of the San Antonio Area Foundation, Spurs Give, and individual donors like you! Gracias!

Wednesday Nights: Reentry Simulation
2025-06-25 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19130, United States
Reflect on some of the many structural challenges people face when returning home from prison. During this hands-on experience, you’ll be assigned a fictitious back story and persona then encounter simulated scenarios that mirror real-life tasks like finding a job, reporting to a parole office, and paying bills. At the end of the activity, you’ll debrief your experience and discuss the criminal justice system and complexities of reentry.
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About Wednesday Nights:
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site opens its gates this summer for Wednesday Nights! With a different theme each week, Wednesday Nights provide a fun and meaningful night out—combining history, culture, and entertainment in a one-of-a-kind setting. Enjoy immersive experiences, interactive events, and exclusive behind-the-scenes access to one of Philadelphia’s most unique landmarks.
Take a curated, self-guided audio tour by scanning QR codes throughout the historic site. Engage with exhibits, art installations, and pop-up talks highlighting the history of Eastern State Penitentiary and the impact of the criminal justice system today. Sit for artist Mark Loughney, and add your portrait to his growing installation Pyrrhic Defeat. Reflect and connect in The Fair Chance Beer Garden—offering soft drinks, small-batch craft beer, wine, and cocktails—presented in partnership with Triple Bottom Brewing.

Civil Rights in Chattanooga Historian's Panel Discussion
2025-06-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Chattanooga Civic Center at Mountainside, 701 Hooker Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37410, United States
Join us at the African-American Education and Heritage Museum on June 25th for a panel discussion about Chattanooga’s civil rights history, featuring local historians and experts! This event is free and open to the public.
The Tennessee Democracy Network and the United By Change Coalition are excited to join the Alton Park Development Corportation, Made By Us, and hundreds of history and civic organizations nationwide for the 2025 Civic Season, held from Juneteenth to July 4th. Civic Season unites our nation’s oldest and newest civic holidays, turbo-charging democracy through the power of history.
We hope you’ll join us for an evening of learning and reflection on Chattanooga’s history! Learn more about the United By Change Coalition at https://www.tndemocracynetwork.org/unitedbychange

"Voices of the Community: Local Black Preservation" Exhibit Gallery Talk
2025-06-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Join the curators of Voices of the Community: Local Black Preservation for an in-depth look at some of the compelling stories from the archives. Curated by community historians and activists, this exhibit explores the history, migration, and preservation of African American communities in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Lawnside, New Jersey. Read more about the exhibit here: www.hsp.org/exhibits.

Civic Nature Journaling
2025-06-26 10:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Conner Prairie Museum, United States
Civic Nature Journaling is a hands-on invitation that combines observations of the natural world and personal reflection on your role in the community. Come slow down, explore your surroundings, and document what you see, hear, and feel in nature.

Mapping the Ecosystem: A Civic Learning Celebration
2025-06-26 13:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman Street, Pittsburgh, PA, 15222, United States
Join us for an afternoon of celebration, storytelling, and co-creation as Pittsburgh teens share version 1 of their regional, civic learning map. This is a unique moment to recognize the brilliance and leadership of young people, while imagining together, what’s next for civic learning in our region.
We are proud to be a part of Civic Season, a summer tradition co-created by Gen Z and cultural institutions that offers stories, tools, and inspiration to help young people explore their identity and strengthen their civic skills. By unveiling their regional civic learning map and engaging in storytelling and co-creation, Pittsburgh youth are contributing to a national movement for civic renewal.
Join us on June 26 to be part of this transformative experience and connect with a nationwide movement dedicated to civic learning and action.
Why Attend?
Preview Version 1 of our Civic Learning Map
Celebrate Our Progress: Join us in recognizing the milestones we’ve already achieved in spotlighting youth brilliance across the region.
Shape What’s Next: Be an active contributor in shaping and expanding the map
Engage in Co-Creation: Collaborate with youth, educators, and community members to imagine and build what this map can become in the next version.
RSVP now and spread the word!
Who Should Attend?
Students and young leaders passionate about making a difference.
Educators & mentors looking for fresh ideas on civic learning.
Civic organizers & community members supporting youth engagement.

"On Our 250th": Wish Wall for America
2025-06-26 17:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Heurich House Museum, 1307 New Hamsphire Avenue NW, Washington, DC, 20036, United States
Before we can build the future we must imagine it.
Join the Heurich House Museum on Thursday, June 26th from 5-7pm during Civic Season for a collaborative community art experience: “On Our 250th” Wish Wall for America.
“On Our 250th” is a collaborative collection of birthday wishes by citizens for the United States as we celebrate 250 years as a nation and democracy. Write your hope, vision, or dream for the nation on a ribbon and tie it to our outdoor Wish Wall. The wall will be an evolving colorful tapestry installation that aims to transform individual voices into a collective expression of civic spirit and imagination.
Details:
Free, RSVP Requested
The Heurich House Museum’s Biergarten will be open from 4-8pm, enjoy a local craft beverage before or after participating in the Wish Wall!

Comedy and Conversations
2025-06-26 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Margaret Mitchell House, 979 Crescent Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30309, United States
On Thursday, June 26th, 7:30pm-9:30 pm, Comedy and Conversations returns! This is a program created by Munir Meghjani and David Perdue (not that one) that uses humor to shine a light on serious or under-explored topics. They recruit talented local comedians and subject matter experts to share their knowledge with you—and maybe make you laugh along the way.
Atlanta History Center is partnering with the program to host a night on the women’s suffrage movement in Georgia. We will hear from some funny comedians, discuss what you were (or weren’t!) taught in school, and the successes and failures of the fight for the right to vote.
Doors open ay 7:00 pm- event starts at 7:30!

Resistance and Freedom in Richmond’s Court End
2025-06-27 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | John Marshall House, 818 East Marshall Street, Richmond, VA, 23219, United States
Step into Richmond’s Court End and uncover the powerful stories of urban slavery, resistance, and resilience. This guided tour begins at the John Marshall House and continues to the White House of the Confederacy, offering a glimpse into 19th-century life and the fight for emancipation. A first floor exploration of both houses will be included.

Native Americans in the Nation’s Capitol
2025-06-27 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC, 20510, United States
Join us for a free three-part program:
First, watch a documentary clip about Navajo Code Talkers from World War II. We will discuss their legacy, including the Congressional Gold Medal recognition many decades later.
Then, examine an 1836 Cherokee petition protesting the New Echota Treaty, which ceded Cherokee land to the U.S. government. Learn more about how the 1st Amendment right to petition has influenced Congress and key political decisions.
Last, take a guided tour of the U.S. Capitol focused on the ways America’s depictions of Indigenous peoples in Capitol art has evolved over time.

Artist Led Exhibition Tour: Living Without the Gods
2025-06-27 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | South Asia Institute, 1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Join us for an artist-led gallery tour of our first floor solo exhibition “Living Without the Gods” by Chicago-based South Asian American artist Shaurya Kumar.
Kumar is an artist of recollection who immerses himself in memoirs and imagery of history, context and time. His body of work addresses the transposition of artifacts from their original contexts due to the effects of urbanization, colonialism, or time. During the tour, Kumar will discuss each piece in the exhibition and the ideas they explore in detail.

Sublime Narrative of Self Emancipation: An Artist Conversation with Curlee Raven Holton and Dr. Ashley Jordan
2025-06-27 18:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
Join us for an engaging conversation with artist Curlee Raven Holton, Dr. Ashley Jordan (CEO, African American Museum in Philadelphia), and David Brigham (Librarian and CEO, Historical Society of Pennsylvania), as they explore the intersection of art, history, and social justice. Holton serves as the 2025 Artist in Residence at Historical Society of Pennsylvania. His new artist book, The Sublime Narrative of Self Emancipation, draws from HSP’s abolitionist collections and the rich traditions of Black spirituals. This dialogue will highlight the enduring legacy of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society and Holton’s creative response to archival stories of resistance, resilience, and liberation that continue to shape our understanding of freedom and community today.

Athens Queer Space Tour
2025-06-28 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Memorial Hall, 101 Sanford Dr, Athens,, GA, 30601, United States
Celebrate Pride Month with a 2-mile walking tour of Athens’ LGBTQ+ history, led by local guide Rin Gunn. Discover the people, places, and stories that shaped queer life in Athens. Highlights include Memorial Hall, Church Bar, and other community landmarks.
To support Athens Pride & Queer Collective’s ongoing work, $5 from each ticket sold will be donated directly to APQC.
$20 per person. This tour is offered Saturdays and Sundays, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm, in June.

Oral History Workshop
2025-06-28 11:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center, 1050 Monticello Loop , Charlottesville, VA, 22902, United States
Join historians from Monticello’s Getting Word Project for an educational workshop that explores the practice of oral history – one of the many tools that historians at Monticello use to tell an honest and full history.
Participants will gain practical guidance and tools on how they might engage in oral history in their own communities and families, documenting stories, memories and traditions.

Community Healing: "Making and Mending" - Conversation about Art and Disability
2025-06-28 14:00 - 16:00 (America/Chicago) | South Asia Institute, 1925 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616, United States
Join us for a moderated community conversation exploring how artists of South Asia and the diaspora navigate careers at the intersection of art and disability. This event invites participants into a community-building experience that highlights the resilience of artists with disabilities working in creative fields that are often not designed with accessibility in mind. Together, we will engage in critical reflection and discuss how humanities-based institutions can lead the way in fostering more inclusive and accessible spaces.
The conversation will be moderated by Anand Venkatkrishnan, an intellectual historian of South Asian religion and author of Love in the Time of Scholarship: The Bhāgavata Purāṇa in Indian Intellectual History.
Featured speakers include:
Pooja Pittie, a Chicago-based visual artist living with a progressive form of muscular dystrophy, whose work explores the tension between a slowing body and an active, curious mind.
Grishma Shah, a self-taught painter and public health professional whose experience with a physical disability inspires her art and advocacy for disability as a valued identity.
Priya Rama, an Ohio-based artist who channels chronic migraines into vivid, expressive work, encouraging creativity as a response to chronic pain and stress.
ASL interpretation and online participation options will be available. Please register to receive a zoom link morning of the event. Mask-wearing is strongly encouraged in person.
This program is supported by a Healing IL grant from the Field Foundation and Illinois Humanities.

Athens Queer Space Tour
2025-06-29 10:30 - 12:30 (America/New_York) | Memorial Hall, 101 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA, 30601, United States

Slice of History at Hawaiian Mission Houses Historic Site and Archives
2025-07-01 16:30 - 18:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Hawaii Mission Houses Historic Site & Archives, 553 S King St, Honolulu, HI, 96813, United States
What if I told you history could be served with a FREE slice of pizza?
Get ready for A Slice of History, where we bring together food, friends, and the stories that didn’t make it into your textbooks!
Civic Season unites our oldest federal holiday, July 4th, with our newest: June 19th. It’s a time for millions of Americans nationwide to meet up and remember the ideals that each generation has worked to bring to life: freedom, equality, justice, and opportunity. Join us and learn about our past in order to better shape out future!
At Hawaiian Mission Houses we’re celebrating by:
Highlighting the history of the upcoming unofficially holiday of July 31st, Sovereignty Restoration Day (Lā Hoʻihoʻi Ea)
Offering a free tour focusing on the role of missionaries in the government of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi
A hands on activity that shows you what it’s like to be a historian doing archival research!
Having some PIZZA, of course!

Civil Rights Talk: Mexican American Teachers and Educational Achievement
2025-07-01 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | ID
Join us for a virtual discussion about Mexican American teachers and Mexican American educational achievement between the 1920s and 1940s. What were the learning conditions for Mexican American teachers and students? How did they contest inequity in education? This virtual talk will feature education historians Gonzalo Guzmán, Philis M. Barragán Goetz, and Laura K. Muñoz.
This virtual talk will stream live on Tuesday, July 1st, 2025, at 6 PM CT on Facebook at https://bit.ly/FB-MACRI and YouTube at https://bit.ly/YT-MACRI.
RSVP at https://www.somosmacri.org/event-details/macri-talk-mexican-american-teachers-and-educational-achievement to receive a reminder for the talk!

Researching the Revolution: A Portal to Philadelphia's Past
2025-07-02 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, United States
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania invites you to drop in on Tuesday, July 2, for Researching the Revolution: A Portal to Philadelphia’s Past.
Explore the Revolutionary City portal, a digital resource that showcases diverse stories of the American Revolution through the eyes of Philadelphia’s early residents. Stop by our archive throughout the day to attend live presentations of the portal by the American Philosophical Society. Plus, create Revolutionary-inspired art and take a behind-the-scenes vault tour of historical documents.
Head to 13th and Locust for a hands-on way to discover Philadelphia’s revolutionary roots and find your place in the story.
This free event is part of Red, White, & Blue To-Do.

Slice of History at Freedom Park
2025-07-03 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | North Carolina Freedom Park, 218 N Wilmington St, Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
Join us for a tour of Freedom Park and an exclusive look at powerful primary sources at the State Archives and State Library of North Carolina as we explore the enduring struggle for freedom in our state. This event is hosted by the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and America 250 NC and part of Civic Season’s ‘Slice of History’ event series organized by History Made by Us and Pizza to the Polls.

Headquarters of a Revolution: The 250th Anniversary of Washington’s Arrival in Cambridge
2025-07-05 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, 105 Brattle St., Cambridge, MA, 02138, United States
Explore the people, ideas, and questions that shaped General George Washington’s first revolutionary headquarters 250 years ago this July. Choose your path through this free, all-ages event featuring historic house and outdoor walking tours, family activities, talks by historians, living history, Cambridge Open Archives, a Story Walk, and more.
The house at 105 Brattle Street, now Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site, served as Washington’s first military headquarters of the American Revolution from July 1775-March 1776. Headquarters was a testing ground for many of the ideals, institutions, and questions that still define our country. This event will reveal Cambridge Headquarters as a complex hub of revolutionary activity, where generals, enslaved people, paid laborers, poets, Indigenous diplomats, politicians, self-emancipated families, and soldiers shaped history.

Ancestral Artistry: A Film Documentary
2025-07-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Kimball Theatre, 428 W Duke of Gloucester St, Williamsburg, VA, 23185, United States
Produced by the non-profit Louisiana Architecture Foundation (LAF), Ancestral Artistry: The Influence of Africans & Creoles of Color on Louisiana Architecture is a documentary that examines the rich architectural legacy that began 300 years ago with the arrival of enslaved Africans, skilled in the building trades, in French colonial Louisiana. The film focuses on these trades that, over the centuries, have produced the distinctive architectural forms that distinguish Louisiana’s built environments from other parts of the United States.
Often handed down within families through the generations, these construction trades—such as carpentry, masonry, iron smithing, and plaster work—have played a surprisingly large part in the history and culture of Louisiana’s Creoles of Color. The building trades in Louisiana have roots that reach back to both West African soil as well as European; so do the builders themselves. Unique from the majority of America, Louisiana fostered a large population of free, prosperous, mixed-race people. From the early 18th century on, the building trades continuously provided this community of free people of color with significant opportunities for wealth and social advancement—all during an era when precious few doors were open in America for anyone with African ancestors.
But Ancestral Artistry isn’t only about the past. The film weaves the stories and emphasizes the personal work of contemporary master craftsmen in New Orleans, Jeff Poree, Darryl Reeves, and the late Teddy Pierre. Ancestral Artistry shares the men’s hopes to preserve their fragile traditions and train apprentices who will succeed them.
Following the film is a panel discussion with Darryl Reeves, Karina Roca, and Jonn Hankins, with Kenneth Schwarz as moderator.
The Louisiana Architecture Foundation (LAF) works to advance Architecture in Louisiana by serving as a link between the public and the architectural profession. This linkage includes public awareness of architecture, public support for architecture, and public participation in processes that shape the environment. Visit www.louisianaarchitecture.org for more information.
Parking near Merchants Square is recommended. If you plan to park at the Colonial Williamsburg Visitor Center, please check the bus schedule.

Woodland Cemetery Walking Tour: Remembrance and Recovery
2025-07-19 09:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) | Woodland Cemetery, 2300 MAGNOLIA RD, Henrico, VA, 23223, United States
This walking tour encompasses the final resting place of African Americans from Richmond, Henrico and surrounding areas. On the tour, we will highlight not only the many influential people who are at rest in Woodland’s sacred grounds but also the ongoing recovery efforts that have occurred in recent years. The tour will cover a large portion of the grounds so please dress accordingly. Information: sch107@henrico.gov

From Colony To Country: Defining Liberty in the Summer of 1775
2025-07-27 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Watermen’s Museum, 309 Water St, Yorktown, VA, 23690, United States
Step back in time for a Revolutionary drama set in the summer of 1775. Watch as Lewis Burwell of Fairfield visits John Page at Rosewell to ponder weighty decisions. Listen as their wives and people enslaved by the families discuss their options and the impact of the looming storm on them. Join us for this historic event about Gloucester County’s role in the Revolution across the York River. After the play, we will host a Q&A with the actors and staff of Fairfield, showcase exhibits of Rosewell’s history, and enjoy outreach activities.

War Remains, A Virtual Reality Experience
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | National WWI Museum and Memorial, United States
Witness history unfold from a soldier’s point of view in this thought provoking, visceral encounter presented by legendary “Hardcore History” podcaster Dan Carlin. War Remains is an immersive, solitary VR experience that transports one viewer approximately every 15 minutes through the Western Front of the First World War. VR headsets and equipment are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized between users. Due to the graphic nature of the content, viewers must be at least 14 years of age.
Available daily at the museum beginning May 27th through Sept. 6;
spots are limited and require advance reservation.

Common Ground: The Heart of Community
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Japanese American National Museum, United States
Incorporating hundreds of objects, documents, and photographs from JANM’s collection, this exhibition chronicles Japanese American history, beginning in the late 1800s with the early days of the Issei (first generation) pioneers and continuing through the World War II incarceration, post-war resettlement, and the redress movement.
Timed, advance tickets are required. No walk-ins admitted. 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (PDT), Friday, Saturday, and Sunday only. Last entry is at 4 p.m.

Biocubes - Exploring Biodiversity
2099-01-01 00:00 UTC | Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, United States
A biocube is a fun, informative, and manageable way of exploring the biodiversity in the world around you by focusing on a cubic foot of space. By looking closely and documenting the life in a small area, one can get a better understanding of how different ecosystems are structured and how they function and how they change.
