Plymouth 400 is the Massachusetts-based nonprofit that, 2009, has led the planning and execution of programs and events commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage and the founding of Plymouth Colony in 1620.

Plymouth Rock, a boulder in Pilgrim Memorial State Park, marks the place where settlers are thought to have landed on shore.

The Mayflower II, a full-scale replica of the ship that carried the Pilgrims across the Atlantic, is usually anchored at the park.

The Plymouth 400 commemoration has begun and will continue, albeit in different ways, through 2021 which is also the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving.

Transforming actual events into virtual ones and holding live events in 2021 allows the commemoration to move forward

Indigenous History Conference

29 and 30 October 2020

Slated to be held at Bridgewater State University, the conference is still scheduled but will be determined by COVID-19 guidelines.

Plans for an alternative virtual conference are being considered.

Illuminate Thanksgiving 2020

20 to 25 November 2020

This annual tradition will be held as a virtual event with partners from the Netherlands, UK and Wampanoag tribes.

Plymouth 400 Remembrance Ceremony

23 April 2021

This ceremony will be held with visiting dignitaries and local and State officials to remember the Pilgrims and Wampanoag people of 1620 and their contributions and sacrifices.

The ceremony will take place at monuments in Plymouth

Wampanoag Ancestors Walk

May 2021

The walk originally scheduled for August of 2020, will be moved to May, 2021.

Official Maritime Salute to the 400th Anniversary

25 to 27 June 2021

This large-scale Plymouth waterfront event planned has been moved to June 2021.

An extra day has been added to include a 400th Anniversary ceremony to kick off the weekend.

See also : AllWays Traveller to Plymouth, MA : https://www.allwaystraveller.com/continents/america-n/pilgrim-spirit-prevails-in-plymouth-ma

Useful links

​ www.Plymouth400inc.org