Newtown Celebrates America 250 — Aug. 8, 2026

On Saturday, August 8, 2026, Newtown will host a full day of America 250 events including a Revolutionary-era skirmish outside the Bird in Hand, an Edward Hicks reenactor at Newtown Friends Meeting House, a Civil War band at the Newtown Theatre, a reenactment of the Doan Gang robbery, historical displays at the Half-Moon Inn, antique fire trucks at the Fire House Museum, bank lobby exhibits, and Hessian prisoner and graveyard tours at the Old Presbyterian Church. Expect extra pedestrian traffic; parking restrictions begin at 7:00 AM (no parking on South State Street between Penn Street and Centre Avenue on both sides, and no parking on Court Street between Penn Street and Centre Avenue) and road closures begin at 9:00 AM (South State Street between Centre Avenue and South Chancellor Street from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM; Court Street between Centre Avenue and Penn Street from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM). Motorists are asked to use Sycamore Street to enter the borough; Centre Avenue and Washington Avenue bridges will remain open, municipal parking lots will be available, and local businesses will be open for the event.