PHOTOS: Boston celebrates 250th anniversary of the Tea Party Published December 17, 2023 • Updated on December 17, 2023 at 2:05 pm Actors marched and dumped tea into Boston Harbor Saturday night to commemorate the iconic Boston Tea Party 250 years before. 7 photos 1/7 Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald via Getty Images Colonials march to the wharf as Boston celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. 2/7 Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald via Getty Images The Red Coats arrive as Boston celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. 3/7 Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald via Getty Images Re-enactors dump tea into the harbor as Boston celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. 4/7 NBC10 Boston Tea being dumped in Boston Harbor on the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. 5/7 NBC10 Boston Tea being dumped in Boston Harbor on the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. 6/7 NBC10 Boston Tea dumped in Boston Harbor on the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. 7/7 NBC10 Boston Fireworks go off to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. More Photo Galleries In Photos: Election Day 2024 Rare comet in skies over North Texas In photos: Impact of Hurricane Milton In pictures: See damage from Hurricane Helene