Fourth at Fort Pitt

Celebrate the birth of our country at the birthplace of Pittsburgh. At 11 a.m., visitors to Point State Park can join local veterans, Boy and Girl Scouts, and elected officials to help raise a 13-star, 36-foot American flag as part of a special Fourth of July ceremony at Fort Pitt Museum. The American flag is the same size and star pattern that originally flew over Fort Pitt more than 200 years ago. Following the flag raising and singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” the Fourth at the Fort event will feature a live reading of the Declaration of Independence by a special guest. Later in the evening, the Fort Pitt Museum will fire its new replica 18th century cannon to kick off the annual fireworks display at Point State Park.