Event Details

The public is invited to join the Museum of the Coastal Bend to celebrate the arrival of 2026—the year America commemorates its 250th anniversary! 

America 250 Celebration: 

Thursday, Jan. 8 from 4-6 p.m.

• 4:30 p.m. - Caren Adamson, member of the Guadalupe Victoria Chapter NSDAR, discusses the exhibit's immersive journey into the pivotal moments that shaped our nation's history, including the contributions of those living in what is now Texas, then New Spain, to the Revolutionary War. 
• 5 p.m. - Debbie Colley, VC adjunct music professor and VISD band director, leads the audience in experiencing "Music of the American Revolution" with a patriotic performances of fife and drum.

America 250 Exhibit:

View the exhibit "Celebrating America 250--The American Revolution Experience," organized by the Texas Society Daughters of the American Revolution. 

The exhibit will be on display through January 24. 

Admission to this event and the exhibit is free and open to the public.