Celebrate Independence Day with a patriotic concert by the Toledo Symphony Concert Band at the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. The annual event on Thursday, July 4 is from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Admission is free. Bring a chair or blanket for seating.
The Toledo Symphony Concert Band will perform a variety of songs on the verandah of the home. In a Fourth of July tradition, Civil War reenactors will punctuate the performance of the “1812 Overture” with cannon fire. The concert is sponsored by Hal and Diane Hawk and Crown Battery Mfg. Co., with additional funding by Mosser Construction.
The Hayes Home and museum will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 4. The last tour of the home is at 4 p.m. For the holiday, the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums will offer a discounted adult site pass for $15. Hayes Presidential members are admitted for free.
Parking is on site, weather permitting. Overflow parking will be available on the street and at ProMedica Memorial Hospital’s parking lots at Buildings A and B, located at 605 Third Ave., Fremont. HPLM is a short walk to the east of the hospital parking lots.
For information, call 419-332-2081, or visit rbhayes.org.
Has the concert always been on July 4th?