Lafayette 200th Anniversary Celebration

 

Lafayette 200th Anniversary Celebration and Founders Day. Events throughout the spring, culminating Friday-Saturday, June 13 and 14, 2025.

Fifty years after first arriving to serve with the Continental Army, General Lafayette stopped overnight in Worthington, Massachusetts, while on his 1825 goodwill visit to all twenty-four states. As the “Nation’s Guest” the General was welcomed with affection and gratitude and his tour was of immense importance to the young United States. His visit highlighted the achievements of the Revolution and provided a contemporary window into the country’s progress.

Worthington’s 200th Anniversary Celebration of General Lafayette is an opportunity to explore Lafayette’s achievements and influence, as well as our town’s development over its 257 years. A variety of events are planned throughout the spring culminating in Lafayette’s Grand Ball on June 13th and our annual Founders Day Celebration on June 14th.

BUY TICKETS TO THE BALL!

For more information please follow these links:

Lafayette Essay Contest

Middle School Rules for Essay Contest

High School Rules for Essay Contest

Worthington Reads (Books and discussion on Lafayette) 

Lafayette Historic Talk

Revolutionary War Cemetery Tour

Lafayette Grand Ball

Historic Dance Workshops

What to wear to the Ball

Links will be added for tickets and a WHS/DAR project cataloguing Worthington’s Revolutionary War veterans and their gravesites.