The following commemorative festivities will begin at 9:00 AM and conclude at 12 Noon, on July 3^rd:

9am – Presentation of plaque and flag by local Sons of the American Revolution chapter in recognition of the Palace’s honorable tradition of flying the national colors.

10 am – Parade of Fife and Drum Corps and 1st NC Regiment of the Continental Line to the Palace’s South Lawn, followed by a reading of the Declaration of Independence on the Palace’s south steps, a Fife and Drum concert and a firing of muskets by the 1^st NC Regiment.

11:30 – The Fife and Drum Corps and 1st NC Regiment will again parade to South Lawn where they will hold a concert followed by a firing demonstration by the 1st NC Regiment.

All Day – Representatives from the 1^st NC Regiment will be at the military encampment on the Palace grounds.