Concord Museum: Free Admission on Patriots’ Day April 19, 2025

Celebrate Patriots’ Day at the Concord Museum

On April 19, 2025, the Concord Museum will host a special Community Day inviting the public to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. As a steward of the largest collection of objects that witnessed the day the “shot heard round the world” set the war in motion, the Museum will offer a unique opportunity to commemorate this special anniversary through an unforgettable, family-friendly experience.

The Community Day will include:

· Free admission (9:00 am – 5:00 pm), including access to the immersive April 19, 1775 galleries to see the original lantern from Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride and the new special exhibition Whose Revolution.

· A family-friendly encampment of Revolutionary Living History (10:00 am – 5:00 pm). Billerica Colonial Minutemen will drill with muskets, cook over an open firepit, and demonstrate colonial crafts.

· Family drop-in activities (9:00 am – 4:00 pm) inspired by the American Revolution and the new Barefoot Books publication Rise Up!

· A Forum with Doris Kearns Goodwin (6:00 – 7:00 pm) on the American Revolution and its legacy. Advanced registration is sold out. Limited attendance available via a stand-by line and livestreamed. Free.

· A free outdoor concert with the Goodwin Band from 6:30 – 7:30 pm, finishing with a view of a town-wide drone show from the Museum’s front lawn.

· Food trucks and ice cream stationed outside the Museum from 11:00 am to 8:00pm along with a wine and beer truck from 2:00 pm through the drone show.