On what date is America’s 250th anniversary officially celebrated?

America’s 250th anniversary is officially celebrated on July 4, 2026.

The date commemorates July 4, 1776, when the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. The 2026 observance therefore marks 250 years since the declaration’s adoption and the anniversary date traditionally recognized as the birth of the United States.

July 4 is known in the United States as Independence Day. It is a federal holiday associated with fireworks, parades, public ceremonies, concerts, and family gatherings. America250 extends those familiar traditions into a nationwide semiquincentennial program.

The anniversary date is sometimes confused with the date the Declaration was signed. Many delegates signed the engrossed document on August 2, 1776, although July 4 is the date printed on the declaration and the date used for Independence Day.