Events

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with art that expresses revolutionary spirit and reveals the unexpected - including old photos of Concord. ArtScape announces The Revolutionary Show.  All ages welcome from 6 – 106! How to submit: Bring art, ready to hang, to ArtScape, 43 Bradford St., 2nd floor Friday, April 4 –...

The Milldames of Concord are pleased to invite you to an enlightening lecture by the renowned Concord historian Dr. Robert A. Gross. This event promises to be an exceptional opportunity to delve into the rich history of Concord with one of its most distinguished scholars. Event Details Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2025 Time: 4:00 pm...

Whose Revolution: Special Exhibition Opening Day March 28, 2025 The first of three 250th special exhibitions at the Concord Museum, Whose Revolution will highlight the competing and contradictory meanings of revolution during the period leading up to the war. Through maps, documents, furniture, and other objects, this exhibition will explore the gradual shifts that led...

  Meet at the Concord Town House to celebrate an auspicious moment in our history:  March 29th marks 145 years to the day that Louisa May Alcott, famed authoress of Little Women and hundreds of other literary works, became the first woman of Concord to cast a vote in a Town election! Join in the excitement...

Saturdays, 1:30pm Tours March 22, 2025 - June 30, 2025 Between twenty and forty colonists who fought along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775, were of African descent or Indigenous people. Although excluded from required militia service prior to the war, these individuals of color were the first of many to take up arms...

This event features a roundtable discussion focused on enslavement in New England, including a conversation with historians who have completed recent research on slavery in Concord, Lincoln, Sudbury, and Wayland.  The discussion will begin with introductory remarks from Professor Robert A. Gross about enslavement in New England. Following that, each panelist will present highlights from...