{"id":552906,"date":"2026-03-29T20:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/552906\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T20:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T20:01:09","slug":"apples-50th-anniversary-finale-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/552906\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple&#8217;s 50th Anniversary Finale Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple has been celebrating its upcoming 50th anniversary by hosting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/25\/apple-50th-anniversary-events-uk-australia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">surprise performances<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2026\/03\/27\/apple-50th-anniversary-washington-dc-tokyo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">other events around the world<\/a> over the past few weeks, and now Bloomberg&#8217;s Mark Gurman has revealed details about the company&#8217;s grand finale.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Apple-Park-Rainbow-1.jpg\"   alt=\"Apple Park Rainbow 1\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1042498\"\/><br \/>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/markgurman\/status\/2037990058364715452\" rel=\"nofollow\">social media post<\/a>, Gurman said Apple&#8217;s celebrations will conclude this week with a finale at its Apple Park headquarters for employees.<\/p>\n<p>A special guest will perform, according to Gurman. He hinted at Paul McCartney.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me just say he&#8217;s still going strong, was part of the British Invasion and [Steve] Jobs would&#8217;ve been ecstatic,&#8221; Gurman said about the headliner.<\/p>\n<p>As spotted by MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/retail\/appleparkvisitorcenter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Park Visitor Center<\/a> is closing early at 3 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, March 31. However, it is our understanding that Apple&#8217;s final celebration will not have a public component, with the event likely to be limited to Apple&#8217;s corporate employees and other invitees.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear if any of Apple&#8217;s retail employees will be invited to the event.<\/p>\n<p>Apple turns 50 on April 1. 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