In the same exact room where the Boston Tea Party uprising began almost three centuries ago, a live reenactment gives people the opportunity to feel the drama and passion of the people. This is not a reenactment of the tea toss on Boston Harbor, which was hosted two years ago at the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum; this is a reenactment of the lesser-known part of where the Boston Tea Party story begins.
Hosted by Revolutionary Spaces at Old South Meeting House, a one-night-only reenactment of “Meeting of the Body of the People” takes place in the same room it did 252 years ago, where colonists cried out for liberty.
It was in this meeting that Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere, and other Boston patriots debated what to do with the East India Company’s tea and set the American Revolution in motion. It is the precursor to the Boston Tea Party, and on December 16, 2025, you can witness the emotion, action, and testimony as historical portrayers resurrect that storied night in Boston.
Tickets range from $25-$60. The “Meeting of the Body of the People” reenactment takes place at 6:15 PM on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Old South Meeting House in Downtown Boston.
The reenactment includes portrayal of over 18 key figures in the Boston Tea Party and occurs for only one-night this year.