Footloose on the Freedom Trail is a 3 hour walking tour of the entire Freedom Trail from the State House to the U.S.S. Constitution offered every Independence Day.

photograph of the reading of the Declaration of Independence
Crowds and Boston By Foot tours gather every year to hear a reading of the Declaration of Independence at the Old State House. Photo by Tom Coppeto. 2007.

The tour winds among Boston's parades and celebrations and includes the honoring of Samuel Adams, John Hancock and Paul Revere at the Granary Burying Ground, and the reading of the Declaration of Independence from the balcony of the Old State House.

photograph of the Boston Pops
John Mellencamp plays at the Hatch Shell with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra joined by the Middlesex County Volunteers Fifes & Drums. Photo by Tom Coppeto. 2007.

Following the tour, celebrations continue through the day and conclude with the Pops concert and fireworks display over the Charles.

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