The Emperor Norton Trust

TO HONOR THE LIFE + ADVANCE THE LEGACY OF JOSHUA ABRAHAM NORTON

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EVENTS  ::  2024

Please join The Emperor Norton Trust at one of our upcoming events!

Stay tuned for information about this year's historical and cultural offerings — and save the dates of our popular annual celebrations of Emperor Norton's birthday; Empire Day; and the Tannenbaum Toast (see below).

For a listing of previous events, click here.



UPCOMING

In-person offerings continue to be on hold. Going forward, though, we hope to add more Zoom events to our calendar — so, stay tuned!

2024

Sunday 4 February
EMPEROR NORTON’S 206th

In February 2015, The Emperor Norton Trust inaugurated the tradition of celebrating the Emperor's birthday on his historical birth date of February 4th.

This tenth annual celebration is a virtual affair. Raise a glass wherever you are!

Tuesday 17 September
EMPIRE DAY | 165th Anniversary of Emperor Norton’s Public Reign
BE NORTONIAN | A Call for Empire Day Photos & Videos

In September 2015, The Emperor Norton Trust inaugurated “Empire Day” as a holiday to celebrate Joshua Norton’s public declaration of himself as Emperor on 17 September 1859.

After a hiatus for last year’s dedication of “Emperor Norton Place” on this date, this year marks the return of the Empire Day “Be Nortonian” online event that the Trust introduced on Empire Day 2021. >>> Details

Saturday 23 November
175th Anniversary of Joshua Norton’s Arrival in San Francisco

On 23 November 1849, the Hamburg vessel Franzeska landed in San Francisco from Rio de Janeiro. Everything that Emperor Norton reported and told others during his lifetime indicates that he — then Joshua Norton — was on that ship. On 23 November 2024, we celebrate the 175th anniversary of Joshua's arrival in the adopted city that he made the seat of his empire. Stay tuned. >>> Details

Sunday 8 December
THE 12th ANNUAL TANNENBAUM TOAST

As always, the Trust’s annual holiday toast to the Emperor is on the second Sunday afternoon in December. Stay tuned for details.

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