200th Anniversary of Marquis de Lafayette's Farewell Tour in the Financial District

Fri Aug 16, 2024
8:30am to 1:45pm ET
Age: All Ages
Price: FREE
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Colonial Williamsburg and American Friends of Lafayette (AFL) are kicking off a 13-month bicentennial celebration of Lafayette’s triumphant return to the US with a costumed interpreter tracing Lafayette's footsteps through NYC's Financial District. 

WHERE: Brookfield Place, Evacuation Plaza and City Hall    

Schedule: 

  • 8:30 AM: “Lafayette” departs from Staten Island and sails past the Statue of Liberty

  • 9:30 AM: Statue of Liberty Fly-Over (viewable by all flotillas and Brookfield Place bystanders)

  • 10:00 - 10:30 AM: Arrival of Lafayette Flotilla into Brookfield Place

  • 10:30 - 11:00 AM: Walk to Evacuation Day Plaza 

  • 11:00 - 11:45 AM: Evacuation Day Plaza: Welcome and flag raising, City Proclamation, National Anthem

  • 12:30 - 12:45 PM: Gathering on steps of City Hall 

  • 12:45 - 1:45 PM: Inside City Hall: Brief speech and viewing of Lafayette portrait

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