HomeConnectCity Manager's OfficeCity's 150th Anniversary150th Birthday Party

Join the City of Manassas in celebrating 150 years as a community on April 1, 2023, from 2 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  See what's in store for the day.

The Stage Line Up:

• 2:30 p.m. - Pershing's Own Band
• 3 p.m. - Ceremony to recognize the birthday
• 4 p.m. - Celeste Vee - Electric Violinist
• 5 p.m. - Carleigh Jane 
• 6 p.m. - Special Occasions Band
• 7:30 p.m. - Fireworks!

Program Line Up:

• 150th Video Series - in the Boys & Girls Club - watch residents from the City of Manassas as they tell their Manassas story. 
• Tours of the Manassas Industrial School at 2:15 and 4: 15 p.m.  Meet at the statue of Jennie Dean.
• Explore a Manassas Timeline exhibit presented by the Manassas Museum
• Family friendly storytelling with Ms. Sheila Arnold (2:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm, 5:30pm)
• Help create a Community Collage that will be displayed at the Manassas Museum when it reopens later this year
• Hands-on crafts will help you explore the history of the City

Food Trucks/Food:

• Ashton Diner
• Fosters
• Hog Shack
• La Jarochita
• Zandras

For the young and young at heart:

• Axe Throwing
• Balloon Artist
• Balloon Pop Game
• Bucket Truck Rides
• Crayon Castle Moonbounce
• Extreme Air Jumper
• Face Painting
• Rock Climbing Wall
• Touch a Truck - reach out and touch some of the City's great equipment (dump trucks, plows, police cars, fire truck, and a race car)
• Get your 150th postal cancelation stamp - bring an addressed and stamped letter, postcard or piece of mail and the post office will cancel the stamp with the official 150th cancelation.