Webster Arboretum throws a party for America's 250th this Wednesday
An afternoon of music, lawn games and food trucks at the Webster Arboretum on Wednesday, June 24, marking the nation's 250th birthday.
The Webster Arboretum is marking the nation's 250th birthday with an afternoon of music, lawn games and food trucks on Wednesday, June 24, and the whole town is invited.
The celebration runs from 3 to 7 p.m. at the arboretum inside Kent Park, 1700 Schlegel Road. It is part of the wave of America250 programming taking place across Webster and New York State this summer, marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Organizers have lined up an afternoon built for families. The activity list includes story times, scavenger hunts, a Duck Derby, lawn games, kids' crafts, and guided tours of the gardens and the poetry path. Food trucks will be on site, and the Patriot Guard is slated to take part.
The music runs throughout the afternoon. Scheduled performers include the Chorus of the Genesee, Dance Party with Denise, the Webster Village Band, Striking Strings and Fathers' Night Out. Ganondagan will share traditional Haudenosaunee stories and talk about Seneca daily life for children.
Admission is expected to be free. The arboretum bills itself as open 365 days a year at no cost, and there is no ticket price listed for Wednesday's event.
For anyone who has not been, the Webster Arboretum is a community park tucked inside Kent Park off Schlegel Road, with about a mile and a half of trails winding through gardens, groves and a pond. It is run as a community resource and stays open year round. The Curry building on the grounds is available for rentals.
Wednesday's event is one of several local tie-ins to the country's semiquincentennial, the formal name for the 250th anniversary. Webster held a summer celebration earlier in June with food trucks and live music.
Parking and trail access are available on site at Kent Park. Families planning to stay for the full afternoon may want to bring a folding chair or a blanket for the music.
The arboretum is at 1700 Schlegel Road, Webster. The celebration runs 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, with full details on the Webster Arboretum website event page.
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