Our exclusive Living History After Dark event transforms the museum into a magical, candlelit adventure, where every shadow holds a story and every hallway echoes with the secrets of the Revolutionary era. Meet passionate costumed interpreters, discover rare artifacts unveiled just for this night, and immerse yourself in tales that will spark your imagination. Secure your ticket now and enjoy a special themed goody bag as a keepsake from a night you’ll never forget!

Doors open at 5:30pm, Doors close at 6:30pm.

Join us for a special Liberty 250 lecture by Zachary Edinger, Sexton (Shamash) of Congregation Shearith Israel.

This talk explores how New York's small Jewish community experienced the American Revolution and emerged fundamentally transformed by it. The Revolution forced every member of the community to make difficult choices. Some fled with the Patriot cause, others remained loyal to the Crown, families were divided, even as the synagogue itself continued to function under British occupation. By examining the lives of figures such as Gershom Mendes Seixas, Myer Myers, Uriah Hendricks, and the Gomez and Hays families, together with the stories preserved in Shearith Israel's ritual objects and archival documents, we gain a more nuanced understanding of Jewish life during the conflict than the familiar narrative of Patriots versus Loyalists.*

Evacuation Day marked the final British evacuation from New York City in 1783, after seven years of occupation. The evening culminated in a festive dinner given by Governor George Clinton, honoring George Washington and his officers at Samuel Fraunces’s tavern.

SRNY continues to celebrate this day annually with a dinner at Fraunces Tavern. Invited speakers address those assembled throughout the course of the dinner, offering their own interpretations of the very same thirteen toasts given at the first Evacuation Day Dinner at Fraunces Tavern on November 25, 1783.

Join us in the room where it happened for one of our special reenactments during the day and have an opportunity to converse with Washington himself before he returns to Mount Vernon!