Saturday Firstival at Carpenters' Hall
Join Carpenters' Hall for a Saturday Firstival on September 12 celebrating the First Continental Congress as part of 52 Weeks of Philly Firsts, a citywide celebration marking 250 years of Philadelphia innovation and fun. Follow @52FirstsPhilly or visit 52firstsphilly.com for all the weekly events.
Before there was a nation, there was a meeting. The First Continental Congress gathered in Philadelphia to hammer out unity and independence, setting the stage for the next Congress, where that very famous declaration was signed. Big ideas, bold voices: it all started here.
The 52 Weeks of Firsts is a citywide, yearlong celebration honoring Philadelphia’s legacy of innovation produced by the Philadelphia Historic District 250th Committee. To honor these groundbreaking inventions and firsts, the Philadelphia Historic District is holding a year’s worth of free events to celebrate the country’s 250th birthday. The 52 Weeks of Firsts will take place every week of the 2026 semiquincentennial year across the City of Philadelphia in more than a dozen neighborhoods.
