The American Revolution Bicentennial Administration recorded 66,484 events and projects from March 1975 through December 31, 1976.
The total illustrates how widely the 1976 anniversary was organized. Rather than relying on one central festival, the federal administration encouraged communities, museums, schools, civic groups, and cultural organizations to create their own commemorations.
The reported total included 27,489 projects and 38,995 events. It also counted 654 events and projects held outside the United States, showing that the anniversary had an international dimension as well as a domestic one.
This figure refers to recorded Bicentennial activities, not the number of visitors or the number of official federal ceremonies. It also belongs to the 1976 Bicentennial, not the newer America250 program. The decentralized approach helped make the earlier anniversary visible in towns and cities across the country.