Toast 250! Tavern Nights

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of these United States with friends and neighbors at Toast 250! Tavern Nights. Be transported to tavern life during the Revolution with historic guests, tavern games, music, libations and more!

Taverns were at the heart of social and political life in the 18th century—serving as community hubs where locals and travelers gathered to enjoy refreshments, exchange news, and share revolutionary ideas. In that same spirit, and in support of Revolutionary Westchester 250’s mission to build awareness and appreciation of Westchester County’s Revolutionary War–era history, we are excited to launch Toast 250! Tavern Nights throughout Westchester County in 2026.

Imagine entering your favorite tavern and being greeted by a fiddler or fifer dressed in their finest period attire. You sidle up to the bar to share a traditional brew with Colonel John Glover, offering a few rousing toasts to General George Washington. Then you test your skills at classic tavern games—cards, dancing limberjacks, or shut the box—while sharing a savory meat pie (and perhaps a whispered conspiracy) with Mrs. Benedict Arnold and Major John André…if they dare to show up!

Next, put your Revolutionary War knowledge to the test by challenging friends and fellow tavern teams in a customized Westchester Edition Revolutionary War Trivia game. Win bragging rights—and prizes we promise aren’t worth a Continental dollar.

All the while, foot-stomping traditional tavern tunes fill the room.

Feel free to dress the part—a drawstring skirt and mob cap, a tricorn hat and hunting shirt—or any outfit that puts you in the spirit of revolutionary fun! And because history is for everyone, a Tavern Night can also be planned as a Tavern Day, with authentic activities for all ages. Let’s gather to learn, laugh, celebrate—and raise a toast to commemorate the 250th!

Attend a Toast 250! Tavern Night or consider hosting one!

Upcoming Toast 250! Tavern Nights

Wednesday, September 23

Capture Day!

Come Toast 250 and celebrate Capture Day at Tarrytown’s legendary Horsefeathers with the infamous British spy Major André—some say he still haunts nearby Patriots Park where he was captured. Chat with Ben Franklin, George Washington, the hero-turned-traitor Benedict Arnold, Revolutionary women and the soldiers of the 5th New York Regiment. Enjoy tavern music and dancing with fiddler Henry Burby and Adam Hart on guitar. Test your skill at colonial games hosted by Philipse Manor Hall. At 7:30 p.m., get your team ready for American Revolution Trivia, the Westchester Edition.

Wednesday, October 14

Welcome the Lynx

Mix and mingle with living history heroes, soldiers and civilians and be among the first to welcome the tall ship Lynx—a replica historic privateer schooner—to Westchester’s and New Rochelle’s 250th celebration. The Lynx will be moored in the marina (visible from Kenny’s) as part of her 250th Eastern Seaboard ports-of-call schedule, the only stop in Westchester County! Join George Washington, Ben Franklin, Col. John Glover, British Gen. Howe and Revolutionary Women for tavern music with The Whiskey Rebels, games with Philipse Manor Hall, a special Tavern menu by Kenny’s, and a round or two of our original American Revolution Trivia Game. Captain Peacock and his hearty Lynx crew may join us!

Note: Public tours on the Lynx will be on Saturday, October 17th.

Sunday, November 15

King’s Ferry Crossing

Join us to Toast 250! in the historic hamlet of Verplanck, on the shore of the Hudson River where 250 years ago, in November 1776, Gen. Washington’s Continental Army crossed the Hudson here at the Kings Ferry—discouraged, retreating, but not destroyed after the Battle of White Plains. At The Paradise, chat up Gen. Washington and Continental soldiers from the 5th New York Regiment—with musket drills and firing outside! Meet Ben Franklin, revolutionary women and enjoy tavern tunes and dancing with fiddler Henry Burby. At 4 p.m., gather your team and brush up on local history for our American Revolution Trivial Game, the Westchester Edition. Period dress encouraged but not required!