Benjamin Franklin’s 320th Birthday Celebration

It's Ben Franklin's 320th birthday! Come celebrate with us with a three-part event, culminating in a ticketed luncheon honoring Philadelphia's own General H.R. McMaster, The 2026 Franklin Founder Awardee. The 2026 theme is ‘The Role of The Military in a Democracy,’ focusing on themes at the intersection of politics and the military at: a free morning panel at the American Philosophical Society; a free procession to Franklin’s Grave at Christ Church; and a ticketed luncheon honoring General H.R. McMaster at the Museum of the American Revolution.