Semiquincentennial™ · Official-ish

America turns
250.

A serious empire deserves a serious birthday party. We reframed the nation's midlife crisis as a $4,000,000 sponsorship opportunity, backed by absolutely nothing and available for a limited time on July 4th, 2026, and possibly not much longer after that.

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As incredulously not endorsed by any federal commission  ·  “250 years, zero fiber, one flag.”

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Events Near You

Official-ish events,
algorithmically nearby.

Live-ish celebrations hosted by America250, Freedom 250, several federal agencies who did not return our calls, and the Hogs. Filter by region. Attendance is mandatory in spirit, optional in practice, and monetized either way.

Jul
04
Freedom 250 · Mobile Museum

The Freedom Truck idles outside, briefly

A repurposed food truck containing zero artifacts parks at your curb, plays the anthem through a single Bluetooth speaker, honors 50 American heroes it cannot name, and does not stop. Wave anyway.

Levittown, NY
East
Jul
04
America250 · America's Block Party

Block Party (you are the only attendee)

A folding table, one (1) sparkler, and a QR code that leads to a membership tier. Live music provided by a phone. Bring your own block, party, and reason for hope.

A cul-de-sac, AZ
West
Jun
25
Great American State Fair

Funnel cake & the Ferris wheel that does not move

All 50 state fairs collapsed onto one National Mall. A prize hog, a stalled Ferris wheel, and a booth where you may pay to say the phrase. Line forms at the flagpole.

National Mall, DC
Capital
Jul
11
Sail4th 250 · Tall Ships Tour

Tall ships sail symbolically toward solvency

A flotilla from 32 countries drops anchor for free public tours. They will not reach solvency. Sponsorship decals now available on the mainsail, per nautical mile.

Inner Harbor, MD
East
Aug
02
Our American Story

An Airstream collects your oral history (ghostwritten)

A crowd-sourced oral history tour rolls into town for one of 15+ stops. The crowd is one man. The story is the same story. It ends, as all American stories do, with a wire transfer.

Sacramento, CA
West
Sep
20
America Innovates

A traveling expo of billing innovations

A showcase of American ingenuity, chiefly the ingenuity required to bill a birthday party $4,000,000 and file it under infrastructure. Ribbon-cutting scissors sold separately.

Convention Ctr, DC
Capital
Nov
26
America Gives (to Us)

A year-round volunteer movement that accepts only donations

The country gives generously; the proceeds land, coincidentally, in a Hog-controlled account. The volunteering is spiritual. The invoice is real and, again, four million dollars.

Your bank account
East

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Flagship Programs

Two ways to
participate meaningfully.

01

The Block Party, Nationalized

Every neighborhood in America is entitled to one (1) block party, provided the neighborhood provides its own block, party, and reason for hope. We handle the permit paperwork and 94% of the proceeds.

Status: pending a permit that will not be issued before July 4th
02

The Freedom 250 Mobile Museum

An actual truck, containing zero artifacts, driving through zero museums, informing your town that history happened and it was, on balance, expensive. Now accepting corporate sponsorship per mile driven.

Status: currently parked, engine "resting"
Curated for the Occasion

Top picks for 2026.

Five official-ish initiatives, each independently peer-reviewed by nobody and independently valued at $4,000,000.

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America Gives (to Us)

A national giving challenge where the country gives generously and the proceeds land, coincidentally, in a Hog-controlled account.

💡

America Innovates (on the Invoice)

A showcase of American ingenuity, primarily the ingenuity required to bill a birthday party $4,000,000 and call it infrastructure.

📖

Our American Story (Ghostwritten)

A crowd-sourced oral history project. The crowd is one man. The story is the same story. It ends with a wire transfer.

🎡

The Great American State Fair (of Us)

Funnel cake, a Ferris wheel that does not move, and a booth where you can pay to say the phrase. Line forms at the flagpole.

Sail4th 250 (Bareboat, Bare Balance Sheet)

A flotilla of tall ships sailing symbolically toward solvency. They will not reach it. Sponsorship decals available on the mainsail.