Independence Day Concert

Celebrate Independence Day by attending a patriotic concert performed by the Toledo Concert Band, featuring members of the Toledo Symphony Orchestra, on the verandah of the historic Hayes Home.

The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums’ annual Independence Day Concert is from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 4.

Admission is free. Concert-goers are asked to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating on the expansive lawn of the Hayes Home at Spiegel Grove, the estate of President Rutherford and First Lady Lucy Hayes.

The Toledo Concert Band will perform a variety of songs, including Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” while Civil War reenactors fire cannons in sync with the music.

Food trucks will sell snacks and lunch on-site.

Parking is available on the grounds, weather-permitting. Overflow parking is available on the street and in ProMedica Memorial Hospital’s parking lots at Buildings A and B, located at 605 Third Ave. Hayes Presidential is a short walk to the east of the hospital parking lots.

For parking updates, visit rbhayes.org.

The Independence Day Concert is sponsored by Hal & Diane Hawk, Crown Battery and the Ohio Arts Council.

The museum will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Hayes Home will have tours every hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The research library will be closed for the holiday.

The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is America’s first presidential library and the forerunner for the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and affiliated with the Ohio History Connection.

Hayes Presidential is located at Spiegel Grove in Fremont, Ohio. For information, call 419-332-2081, or visit rbhayes.org. Like Hayes Presidential on Facebook at @rbhayespres and follow on Twitter and Instagram at @rbhayespres.