From June 14 - July 4, we hosted a series of talks, dinners, and conversations about the nation’s history, the founding ideals of the country, and the challenges that persist today.
From our newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, to our oldest, the 4th of July, Civic Season is a time to explore your story and how it connects to U.S. history through events, activities, and resources from credible sources.
Civic Season is the flagship program from Made By Us, a network of hundreds of museums, historic sites, libraries, and archives unleashing access to history for younger generations who have the most at stake.
Learn more about the origins of Civic Season
To celebrate the Declaration's upcoming 250th birthday on July 4, 2026, Monticello is launching Declaration Book Club, featuring short readings, lively videos, and probing questions to spark discussion of our past, present, and future as one people, created equal.
Conversations about society, politics, and community shape life in the United States. Thomas Jefferson understood this and hosted dinners known for stunning food and sparking conversation. Host your own with our Feast of Reason conversation card deck!
We’ve gathered stories in the form of videos, biographies, podcasts, and more to create a hub of civics content. This material is woven together to bring history forward by examining the debates -- over education, religion, equality, immigration, voting, partisanship, the press, wealth, debt, and compromises -- that began in 1776 and continue to the modern day.
How have the words and ideas in the Declaration of Independence impacted human rights around the world?
Find out how old the United States of America is and exactly how long until we celebrate its 250th birthday at Monticello.
