Hingham Annual Town Meeting 2026 - Independence Commemoration
2026-04-27 19:00 - 23:00 (America/New_York) | Hingham High School, 17 Union Street, Hingham, MA, 02043, United States
Join your neighbors to participate in democracy – and honor Town Meeting’s historic role in America’s revolution. On April 3, 1776, Hingham Town Meeting – acting three months before the Declaration of Independence was signed – was one of the first in the colonies to declare independence.
This year, Annual Town Meeting will open with a ceremony honoring the courage and foresight exercised by Hingham residents on that day.

The 2026 Town Meeting Warrant has 38 Articles, which can be found on the Town’s Town Meeting webpage. Town Meeting Procedures are outlined in Hingham’s Town Meeting By-Law. For more information, see Hingham’s Town Meeting Announcement.
Check in starts at 5:30 p.m., Town Meeting will start promptly at 7:000 p.m.
Town Meeting is open to all registered voters in town. The last day to register to vote in order to participate in this year’s Annual Town Meeting is Friday, April 17, 2025. The Town Clerk’s office will be open until 5:00 p.m. that day for walk-in registration. Residents may also register to vote online until 11:59 p.m.
