Calendar - Independence Seaport Museum

Events Calendar

Independence Seaport Museum offers an entertaining schedule of events – check it out! For more information, please call 215.413.8655.

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Black Hands, Blue Seas
June 6, 2008-March 22, 2009

An exhibit exploring the role of African Americans in the maritime world.
See the Black Hands, Blue Seas page for more information on this exhibit »
FREE with Membership or Museum admission.

Members Only 2008 Fireworks Spectacular!
New This Year - Silent Auction!
Saturday, July 5, 6:30 pm

Celebrate our nation's birthday with food, fun, and a grand view of the Sunoco Welcome America! fireworks! Not a member? Sign up today, register for the fireworks gala, and join in the festivities!

BOAT CAMP for Teens!
July 7-August 8, M-F, 9 am-4 pm

Hang out with the cool crew at Workshop on the Water and build a boat this summer. Learn all phases of boatbuilding, use power tools, and tour the Museum, its two historic ships, and other maritime sites.

$850/Museum members; $895/non-members.
For more information and a registration form, click here »
Class size limited.

Black Hands, Blue Seas Program
Family Fun Day
African-American Maritime Adventures
August 2, 11 am-4 pm

A day of family fun and activities at the Seaport.
See the Black Hands, Blue Seas page for more information on this exhibit »
FREE with Membership or Museum admission.

Seaport Starlight Cinema
Outdoor Summer Movie Series
Various Dates, Sunset (Doors open at 8 pm)

Watch campy pirate classics in our intimate rooftop theater.

July 15 - The Crimson Pirate (all moviegoers get a free pirate eye patch!)
August 19 - The Pirate
September 19 - The Princess and the Pirate

See the Summer Movie Series page for more information »

FREE with Membership or $4 at the door. Held in Concert Hall in inclement weather.

Talk Like a Pirate Day
Saturday, September 20, 11 am-4 pm

Roguish fun for kids of all ages!
FREE with Membership or Museum admission.

Sub Vet Saturday
Saturday, October 11

Tour the WWII Submarine Becuna and hear stories of life under the sea from real submariners.
FREE with Membership or Museum admission.

Black Hands, Blue Seas Program
Secret Symbols in African Textiles & African-American Quits
Saturday, October 18, 2 pm

Pennsylvania Humanities Council folklorist Cassandra Stancil Gunkel unravels the secret meanings in African textiles.

See the Black Hands, Blue Seas page for more information on this exhibit »

Black Hands, Blue Seas Program
Voices of Africa
Monday, November 10, 7 pm

Internationally acclaimed all-women a capella and percussion ensemble that performs a powerfully unique blend of a cappella harmonies and African percussions that spans the African Diaspora.

See the Black Hands, Blue Seas page for more information on this exhibit »

Veterans Day Celebration
Tuesday, November 11, 11 am

Celebration aboard the 1892 Cruiser Olympia.
FREE with Membership or Museum admission.

Behind-the-Scenes Tours of
Cruiser Olympia & Submarine Becuna
First Saturday of every month, 11-3 pm

Explore areas of the Cruiser Olympia, Admiral Dewey's Spanish-American War flagship, and the World War II Submarine Becuna, normally off limits to the public. See the Olympia's triple expansion steam engines, boiler room, and working ash hoist, and the Becuna's conning tower.

Visit the Historic Ships' web page for more information »

Must be 12 or older and able to climb steep stairs. Comfortable walking shoes recommended. Ships may close in severe weather. Ships are not handicapped accessible.

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