Saturday November 29th - (The Saturday following Thanksgiving)

Global Visitor Tree Lighting and Dedication

The living tree honors the 53,000 visitors from 158 countries who have come to the museum to learn about Bill's childhood.  It is a focal point of the memorial garden with large ornaments for each of the 158 countries.  Our tree is presented in an ecumenical spirit to coincide with the dark days of winter when people put aside their differences and gather toward warmth and light. 

It is a visual arts presentation inspired by Clinton's Global Initiative.  Various artists collaborate in decorating the tree to highlight ...   more »

Over forty-thousand people have visited Hope, Arkansas since the Clinton Birthplace Museum was restored and opened in 1997 by the Clinton Birthplace Foundation.  Of the world’s 193 countries, citizens from 157 countries have come to visit President Bill Clinton’s first home,  the home he shared with his widowed mother and maternal grandparents Edith and Eldridge Cassidy.  The museum’s World Atlas Map is filled with red visitor pins from Antarctica to Greenland, all around the equator and almost everywhere in between.  Visitors make the pilgrimage because President Clinton’s ideas and policies have had an important impact in their lives and their ...   more »

19 August, President Clinton’s 61st Birthday Cake Competition:  Award and prizes for the closest replica as edible cake or dimensional artwork of little Billy Blythe Clinton’s 3rd birthday cake. Rules details of submission will be available in early summer. Winning cakes in both categories will be photographed, and prizes awarded. Winning edible cake will be shipped to President Clinton. Winning non-edible cake will become part of the museum’s permanent exhibits. All other cakes will be sold to benefit the museum. Evening celebration of birthday cakes with punch and cake, with party favors for old and young. Fundraiser for the museum ...   more »

4th of July
2nd weekend Clinton Birthplace Foundation will host music and poetry about Freedom’s responsibilities.
   more »