Events

As part of the town-wide celebrations for Concord250, we invite you to a new edition of “True Stories Told Live.” Join us for another fabulous evening of storytelling and community! This time, it will be a night of stories about freedom… This event will take place at Concord Art, 37 Lexington Road. Buy your tickets...

As April 19 gets closer, we’re excited to announce Concord Gets Ready – an initiative to decorate the town! Submit a photo of your decorated porch, door, or mailbox & be entered in a raffle to win a pack of gorgeous goodies donated by local merchants. We’ll be posting ideas, hosting workshops, and making DIY kits...

April 10 – April 11 What challenges did New England society face in 1775, and how did they impact the outbreak of fighting in Concord and Lexington? The Concord Museum, the David Center for the American Revolution at the American Philosophical Society, and the Massachusetts Historical Society invite you to a conference on April 10-11, 2025...

Concord Band Performs Revolutionary Music The Concord Band will present its spirited Spring Pops! concert on Friday, April 11, 2025, at 51 Walden Performing Arts Center. The program commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord as part of Concord250 festivities this year throughout the town of Concord. The concert features two compositions specially commissioned to...

Guided tours of the Wright Tavern are happening on the hour, just come in to buy your ticket Tickets are $12.00 for adults, $10.00 for Seniors and Students, children 10 and under are free Come in, learn the stories and experience the space of this iconic, historic building

The Concord Independent Battery and Concord250 Community Participation Committee invite you to join us as we celebrate the arrival of our new American flag, size 15' x 25'.  

Nathan Meriam House April 12, 2025 11:00 am - 1:00 pm Visit the Nathan Meriam witness house and talk with costumed park staff about the Meriam family and the importance of the crossroad near their home on April 19, 1775. In the early afternoon of that fateful day, Militia soldiers arriving from Reading, Chelmsford, and Billerica attacked...

Saturday, April 12 -  Beer Garden Celebration and Wright Tavern Tours          From 11:00 - 7:00       Food and beverages will be sold at the Beer Garden; tables will be out for resting and enjoying the day       Tours in the Wright Tavern are happening on the hour; reservations are recommended       Tickets are $10.00; children 10 or under...

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...

The Concord250th Patriots Ball will be held on Saturday April 12, 2025 7pm-12am at the Concord Armory. This Concord tradition will include a live band, dancing, cash bar, light refreshments, a traditional grand march and a march to Concord Center at midnight to witness Dr. Samuel Prescott arriving on horseback to sound the alarm that the British Regulars are...

The documentary reveals a long-suppressed secret, set in Concord, Massachusetts—the birthplace of the American Revolution, where the first shots were fired on April 19, 1775. While Concord is often celebrated for its role in the fight for freedom, few are aware of the untold stories that extend beyond its borders. The film also explores hidden...

Colonel James Barrett House Sunday, April 13, 2025 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm On April 19th, 1775 a contingent of about 120, British Soldiers marched over the North Bridge to Barrett’s farm in search of military arms and supplies. During this open house program explore the interior of this 319 year old home, talk with park staff...

This lecture by well-known historian Robert J. Allison, Chair of Rev250 for Massachusetts, will occur in the Wright Tavern. Allison teaches American history at Suffolk University. He will discuss the road that the resistance took to become a revolution in the days after the Battle of Concord on April 19, 1775.  Seating is limited. Advanced...

April 13, 6:00-7:30 PM: Join us in celebrating the 3rd Annual Ellen Garrison Day at Tricon Church in Concord. The evening will be filled with musical performances and dramatic readings as we honor the life and legacy of Civil Rights Activist Ellen Garrison. The Concord-Carlisle High School Orchestra will perform! Free and open to the...

Spring 2025 - Fall 2025 "Weaving an Address" The exhibition is planned for The Brister Hill Loop, part of the forest named for Brister Freeman, an enslaved man who won his freedom by serving in the Revolutionary War and then bought property in Walden Woods and lived there along with other formerly enslaved. This area...

Exhibition: April 14 - June 14, 2025 Opening Reception  April 14, 6PM   The Umbrella Arts Center in historic Concord Center will commemorate the semiquincentennial of the American Revolution and “the shot heard round the world” with an ambitious outdoor/indoor public and gallery art exhibition, Weaving an Address, curated by artist Marla McLeod.   For...

The Willard family has close ties to Concord and that historical day. Simon Willard was one of the founders of Concord in 1635. Isaac Davis, the first officer killed in the American Revolution on that day and the person the Minuteman Statue was designed after, was a descendant of Margery Willard and Dolar Davis, who...

 The documentary reveals a long-suppressed secret, set in Concord, Massachusetts—the birthplace of the American Revolution, where the first shots were fired on April 19, 1775. While Concord is often celebrated for its role in the fight for freedom, few are aware of the untold stories that extend beyond its borders. The film also explores hidden...

A first-day-of-issue ceremony for Battlefields of the American Revolution, new Forever stamps to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolutionary War.The event is free and open to the public. News of the stamps is being shared with the hashtag #BattlefieldsStamps. Who: Judy de Torok, corporate affairs vice president, U.S. Postal Service, will...

Documentarian Ken Burns will visit Concord on April 17 to discuss his new film, "The American Revolution," timed to the start of the War of Independence on April 19, 1775. Burns will be joined by co-directors Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt and historian Rick Atkinson, author of "The British Are Coming," from 7 to 8:30...

Join friends and neighbors in this one of a kind collective choral event! Led and arranged by beloved NYC music leader Kenter Davies (who grew up in Sudbury!), we’ll explore harmony, free our voices, and build community through the song “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong. There’s no auditions, no experience necessary, and no...

April 17, 2025 Patriot Vigil, North Bridge, Concord Ceremony 7:45 pm - 8:30 pm Luminaria 7:30 pm- 9:00 pm As darkness descends upon the North Bridge battlefield we invite you to come and reflect on the events of April 19, 1775 and the meaning of liberty. The evening ceremony will feature a lantern-light procession, poetry,...

      Food and beverages will be sold at the Beer Garden; tables will be out for resting and enjoying the day       Tours in the Wright Tavern are happening on the hour; reservations are recommended       Tickets are $10.00; children 10 or under are free       Come in, learn the stories and experience the space of this iconic, historic...

Built in 1747, the Wright Tavern is a very iconic and historic building in the founding of the United States. This is the site where leaders of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress met and developed the course for freeing the Colony from British tyranny. Early in the morning of April 19, 1775, this is where the...

ArtScape announces The Revolutionary Show.  Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with art that expresses revolutionary spirit and reveals the unexpected - including old photos of Concord.  April 10–May 16th ArtScape, Main Gallery, 43 Bradford Street, Concord

The Salute to Valor Freedom Gala is a premier event dedicated to honoring our Nation’s Warriors and celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. TICKETS HERE $250 Friday, April 18, 2025 | 5:30 PM | The Concord Armory, Concord, Massachusetts The Salute to Valor Freedom Gala sponsored by ToughRuck is a premier event dedicated...

The Biggest Little Place is a one act musical written by C.W. Arle and Tyler Arle in celebration of Concord's 250th birthday. This is an entertaining, educational and really fun love letter to Concord. The show begins with three middle schoolers walking through Sleepy Hollow Cemetery researching a project for school. They are bemoaning their...

250th Block Party Timeline  ALL DAY EVENTS 9:00 AM – 7:45 PM Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike Community Day at the Concord Museum, see the original lantern from Paul Revere's midnight ride, free access to the new special exhibition Whose Revolution, a family-friendly encampment of living history, an outdoor concert, food and beverage trucks, and...

APRIL 19 PATRIOTS' DAY: 6:00AM: DAWN SALUTE (Muster at Buttrick Hillside at 5:45am, 6am Dawn Salute) 8:30AM: PARADE BEGINS 9:30AM: OLD NORTH BRIDGE CEREMONY MID-DAY: PARADE ENDS 1-7:30PM: BLOCK PARTY CONCORD MUSEUM: Free admission all day MINUTE MAN NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK events happening all day 7:30-8:45PM: CONCORD250 "PATRIOTS LIGHT, including DRONE SHOW at 8:15PM at...

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...

Built in 1747, the Wright Tavern is a very iconic and historic building in the founding of the United States. This is the site where leaders of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress met and developed the course for freeing the Colony from British tyranny. Early in the morning of April 19, 1775, this is where the...

In honor of Concord 250, Thoreau Farm has special open house hours this April. Beginning with the afternoon of April 19, and continuing through April 27, drop-in to Thoreau Farm for activities for all ages.

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...

"SCENES FROM THE REVOLUTION" IS READY FOR CONCORD250 Please join us after the parade at The Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden St. Concord MA on SATURDAY APRIL 19, 2025 for two performances of “SCENES FROM THE REVOLUTION - a Quarter Millennial Musical” written by Aline Shader. For all ages, this engaging musical, with heartwarming...

From Brooklyn to the Bay Area, the phenomenon of the One-Day Choir is connecting people from all backgrounds and abilities through song. Brooklyn-based Kenter Davies has led One-Day Choirs all across the country, celebrating the magic of group song. To celebrate Concord250, Wright Tavern Sing is bringing the One-Day Choir to Concord for two events...

Tough Ruck begins at Fenn School Campus at 7am   Photo courtesy of Maia Kennedy

Submission period:  April 21, 2025 - October 1, 2025

Commemorate Patriots' Day with a National Park Service program marking the "shot heard round the world." Check back soon for more 2025 details. This event is co-sponsored by Friends of Minute Man National Park

Step back to 1784 and spend time with Martha Washington as she completes dressing for her day in this interactive living history program. During your time together, Mrs. Washington will share news of her family, and how her husband’s role in current events impacts her family and her developing nation.  

Meet a real-life silversmith who will be demonstrating his craft and exploring history’s most famous patriot silversmith, Paul Revere! Free with Museum Admission. Members visit free. Drop-in throughout the day.    

Cheer on the CCHS Boys Baseball Team as they take on Lexington at Lexington High School on Monday, April 21.        

Join us for a family-friendly event in the colorful Barefoot Books Community Space! Enjoy a story time of our brand new book Rise Up!: Powerful Protests in American History (Barefoot Books) with author Rachel Katz at 10:30am. Following the storytime, help us add to our community art project and tell us: “What Do You Stand...

How does a globally focused children’s publisher celebrate America’s 250th anniversary while also acknowledging the complex history of the nation? Join us for nibbles, wine, and a panel discussion with Rise Up!: Powerful Protests in American History (Barefoot Books) author Rachel Katz and Barefoot Books CEO and Co-Founder Nancy Traversy on the story behind Rise...

Free with Museum Admission. Members visit free. Drop-in throughout the day.

How does a globally focused children’s publisher celebrate America’s 250th anniversary while also acknowledging the complex history of the nation? Join us for nibbles, wine, and a panel discussion with Rise Up!: Powerful Protests in American History (Barefoot Books) author Rachel Katz and Barefoot Books CEO and Co-Founder Nancy Traversy on the story behind Rise...

Elizabeth James-Perry, Aquinnah Wampanoag Culture Bearer and Artist, joins us for a conversation on the experiences of Native communities in the Massachusetts area during the American Revolution. As part of the new special exhibition Whose Revolution Elizabeth James-Perry created a Wampum choker that represents the kind of object an eighteenth-century Wampanoag soldier from eastern Massachusetts,...

Concord 250: Monumental (Re)Make Celebrate the 250th birthday of the battles of Concord and Lexington by helping us recreate Daniel Chester French’s iconic statue The Minute Man through collaborative 3D printing! What is this? The Workshop is collaborating with local artist and author Dr. Linda Booth Sweeney to reimagine and reproduce a scale model of Daniel Chester French's iconic statue...

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...

Join us for a special event marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution at the 250th Midnight Ride Celebration. Enjoy an unforgettable night of festive food, entertainment, and dancing as we mark this historic milestone in style and honor Churchill and Janet Franklin. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Museum’s educational programs, helping...

Awake, Rise, Act: Contemporary Broadsides An exhibition of Fine Art prints made to resemble 18th century broadsides created for the semiquincentennial celebration of Concord Massachusetts. They are on view at the Wright Tavern, an historic building that played a role in the founding of the United States and the place where the Provincial Congress was...

Naturalization Ceremony at Old North Bridge National Park Service and US Citizenship and Immigration Event. Details to be announced.

Attend the 23rd Annual Lexington Tattoo and Muster Free outdoor evening performance of fife and drum music at the scene of the first skirmish in the Revolutionary War. Hosted by the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps of Lexington and featuring four other corps.

A slightly different kind of revolution will take place in historic Concord with The Concord Players' production of Urinetown the Musical! It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions - including a ban on private toilets. Public pay toilets are controlled by the evil 'Urine...

The Sudbury-Assabet-Concord (SuAsCo) Wild and Scenic River Stewardship Council hosts University of Connecticut Professor Robert Thorson and a special presentation on the history of our rivers as part of Concord250. A frequent and engaging speaker in Concord, Dr. Thorson is a Midwestern native, turned Northwestern geologist, turned Northeastern academic. He is a life member of...

Free outdoor afternoon of music, history and entertainment by two dozen fife and drum corps representing different eras including the Revolution, hosted by the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps of Lexington. Begins with a 250th anniversary ceremony on the Lexington Battle Green (1624 Massachusetts Ave.) honoring the 7 Lexington patriots who fell on...

Concord250 Theme runs throughout! See the iconic Concord250 lantern on the Umbrella lawn, Discover the Battle Road Commemorative issue will be available for purchase, a Brister Freeman Concord250 trading card giveaway will be happening and a Barefoot Books "Rise Up" storywalk! Annual Open Studios and Ceramics Studio Sale at the newly renovated Umbrella Arts Center...

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...

The concert will feature two works commissioned by Concord Women’s Chorus: Concord Fragments, a 2010 piece by renowned composer Libby Larsen, three movements set to texts by three Concord women: Lidian Emerson, from an 1843 letter to her husband, Ralph Waldo Emerson; Martha Lawrence Prescott, from an 1834 diary entry on her 18th birthday; and...

The Women's Parish Association of First Parish in Concord is happy to add to your 250 celebrations by presenting A Revolution of Her Own! - Deborah Sampson to be performed by critically acclaimed actor Judith Kalaora, Founder and Artistic Director of History at Play. Deborah Sampson, the first woman to professionally fight in and be...

A slightly different kind of revolution will take place in historic Concord with The Concord Players' production of Urinetown the Musical! It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions - including a ban on private toilets. Public pay toilets are controlled by the evil 'Urine...

Wednesday, March 26—Thursday, July 31 Goodwin Forum, Main Library The William Munroe Special Collections is excited to announce the temporary installation of a stunning work of art by Andy Warhol, on loan from the Museum of American Bird Art at Mass Audubon. In honor of the Concord250 celebrations, Warhol’s original silkscreen of a Bald Eagle...

To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution, the Concord Museum is proud to share the new special exhibition, Whose Revolution. Opening March 28, Whose Revolution offers a fresh, inclusive perspective on this pivotal moment in American history, centering the experiences of women, Indigenous communities, and free and enslaved Black people who grappled with...

A slightly different kind of revolution will take place in historic Concord with The Concord Players' production of Urinetown the Musical! It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions - including a ban on private toilets. Public pay toilets are controlled by the evil 'Urine...

A slightly different kind of revolution will take place in historic Concord with The Concord Players' production of Urinetown the Musical! It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions - including a ban on private toilets. Public pay toilets are controlled by the evil 'Urine...

On Saturday May 10 from 11am to 3pm your $10 discounted admission to the Wright Tavern comes with the opportunity to play a historical miniatures war game of the British Retreat from Concord on April 19, 1775.  We will use Muskets and Tomahawks rules. Command British Regulars or minutemen and see if your dice rolls...

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...

The Concord Chorus Spring Concert will take place at St.Camillus Parish Church, 1185 Concord Turnpike, Arlington (formerly Menotomy in Revolutionary America) right along the path of British soldiers in their march to Lexington and Concord in April of 1775. Continuing our emphasis on British and American composers still heard 'round the world, the concert will...

A slightly different kind of revolution will take place in historic Concord with The Concord Players' production of Urinetown the Musical! It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions - including a ban on private toilets. Public pay toilets are controlled by the evil 'Urine...

A slightly different kind of revolution will take place in historic Concord with The Concord Players' production of Urinetown the Musical! It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions - including a ban on private toilets. Public pay toilets are controlled by the evil 'Urine...

Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord Featuring works by 18th-century American composers: William Selby, William Billings, Francis Hopkinson, and James Hewitt, as well as music by C.P.E. Bach and John Stafford Smith Robert Barney, portative organ Ellen Carlson-Dunmire, soprano Ethel Farny, flute Sally Sanford, soprano Anne Hooper Webb, violin   Come and enjoy a...

Tanya Bartevyan Piano Recital: "Freedom, Courage, and Love"   Featuring: Florence Price Piano Sonata in E minor, Beethoven Pathetique Sonata, and other works.   Friday May 16th 2025, at 7:30 pm, Trinitarian Congregational Church (TriCon), 54 Walden Street, Concord, MA

A slightly different kind of revolution will take place in historic Concord with The Concord Players' production of Urinetown the Musical! It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions - including a ban on private toilets. Public pay toilets are controlled by the evil 'Urine...

The Paul Revere’s Bike Ride for the Concord Museum will be held on Saturday, May 17th to mark the 250th anniversary of the start of the American Revolution. Registered participants will enjoy a recreational ride through Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Bedford, and Carlisle. Starting at the Concord Museum, cyclists can choose to ride a 21.3- or 32.4-mile loop on paved roads, passing many historic sites including...

As part of Spring into West Concord, the Red Door Duo will be performing outside the Club Car Cafe. Come hear the song they are dedicating to Concord250, "The Guns of Concord" to the tune of that ever-favorite Clash song, "The Guns of Brixton." Learn more about Red Door Duo here: https://reddoorduo.com

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...

May 17, 2025, 3PM The Umbrella Arts Center Main Stage Theater 144 Five Sisters Productions and the Tufts University Half the History Film Project return to The Umbrella Arts Center to present a program of three locally shot short films about impactful women in Concord history. The featured films will be: Margaret Lothrop and the...

The Umbrella Arts Center with Five Sisters Productions and the Tufts University Half the History Film Project presents a program of three locally shot short films about impactful women in Concord history. The featured films will be: Margaret Lothrop and the Wayside (Premiere screening with new score) Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist Life (Return engagement) Women of the...

A slightly different kind of revolution will take place in historic Concord with The Concord Players' production of Urinetown the Musical! It's a dark time in a dark city, where a 20-year drought has led to severe water restrictions - including a ban on private toilets. Public pay toilets are controlled by the evil 'Urine...

Minute Men to Minute Men North Bridge Visitor Center Saturday, May 24 10am - 4:30pm As we launch into the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, Minute Man National Historical Park is working on programs that not only tell the story of the revolution but how it impacted the development of the United States. In...

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...

The Concord Public Ceremonies and Celebrations Committee (CPCCC) cordially invites all Concord veterans and members of the public to the annual Memorial Day Commemorations, which will be held on Monday, May 26, 2025   9 am Rideout Field 11 am Monument Square Schedule The West Concord Memorial Day Remembrance commemorations will begin at Percy A. Rideout Field at 9:00 am,...

We Will Welcome The Honorable Stephen Breyer --A Retired Associate Justice Of The U.S. Supreme Court--To Our Headquarters, For A Conversation Moderated By Historian Douglas Brinkley. In Commemoration Of This Year's 250th Anniversary Of The American Revolution, The Walden Woods Project Is Pleased To Invite You To A Special Event On Friday, May 30th, From...

Past, Present, Encore! We are delighted to embark on our second season with Music Director Zeke Fetrow and invite you to join us for a fascinating 2024-2025 season showcasing beloved masterpieces from the classical repertoire, rediscovered gems, and exciting contemporary works. We explore music from the era of Mozart and Beethoven to that of living composers Beal, Kurth, Marquez,...

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...

 Bunker Hill 250th Events to be announced

In celebration of the town of Concord’s 250th anniversary, we invite you to join us for an art-making extravaganza! This June, artists can register and pick up a free wood panel (8 x 8 inches) from Concord Art to create an image of Concord, whatever that may mean to you. Perhaps there is a certain road or field...

The Garden Tour Special Event $ 45 Members | $50 Non-members Explore six stunning gardens throughout the Concord area with a range of features as well as live music in partnership with Concord Conservatory and plein air painters from Concord Art Association, June 6 or 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  All proceeds benefit the Museum's vital...

The Garden Tour Special Event $ 45 Members | $50 Non-members Explore six stunning gardens throughout the Concord area with a range of features as well as live music in partnership with Concord Conservatory and plein air painters from Concord Art Association, June 6 or 7, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.  All proceeds benefit the Museum's vital...

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...

Whose Revolution: Curator Spotlight Talk With Museum admission. Members visit free. June 13 | 12:00 – 12:30 pm Take a guided tour of the special exhibition Whose Revolution with Curator David Wood to explore the many different meanings of revolution in the decade leading up to the outbreak of war in 1775.

Concord Museum's Revolutionary War Cemetery Walking Tour $15 Members | $20 Non-Members | Includes same-day admission June 14 and August 9 | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Learn about the Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Concord’s oldest cemetery – Old Hill Burial Ground – including Emerson Cogswell, Colonel Barrett, and Captain David Brown. This tour...

Porchfest 2025 West Concord Saturday, June 14, 2025 · 1-5 p.m. A free, all-ages grassroots community music festival! Rain date Sunday, June 15 Dozens of live acts on your neighbors' porches and yards, within walking distance of West Concord Village. If you're not already on the mailing list, sign up here to stay informed! Want to play a part in this...

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...

2025 Juneteenth Events   9 AM MONUMENT SQUARE TOWN FLAG POLE CEREMONY HONORING THE RAISING OF THE JUNETEENTH FLAG ALL ARE WELCOME! 10 AM CONCORD MUSEUM JUNETEENTH FAMILY PROGRAM 1:30 p.m. CONCORD VISITORS CENTER Fight for Freedom Patriots of Color WALKING TOUR starts at Old North Bridge Lower Lot 10AM ROBBINS HOUSE OPEN FOR TOURS 12...

Concord Museum Antislavery Walking Tour $15 Members | $20 Non-Members. Includes Same-day admission. June 19 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 pm Learn about the Concord women and men who played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War. This tour includes a significant amount (over 1.5 miles)...

History Happy Hour Concord Museum $15 Member | $25 Non-Member | Drinks included June 19 | 6:30 – 8:00 pm Celebrate Juneteenth and explore Concord’s rich Black and Abolitionist histories through powerful stories, images, and objects from the Museum’s collection.

As part of Concord’s 250th celebration The Concord Players are pleased to present “Songs for a New World”         June 20 – 22, 2025 The Performing Arts Center, 51 Walden Street, Concord, MA Songs for a New World uses the music of Jason Robert Brown to depict the most intense moment any person can go through: a...

As part of Concord’s 250th celebration The Concord Players are pleased to present “Songs for a New World”         June 20 – 22, 2025 The Performing Arts Center, 51 Walden Street, Concord, MA Songs for a New World uses the music of Jason Robert Brown to depict the most intense moment any person can go through: a moment of...

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...

As part of Concord’s 250th celebration The Concord Players are pleased to present “Songs for a New World”         June 20 – 22, 2025 The Performing Arts Center, 51 Walden Street, Concord, MA Songs for a New World uses the music of Jason Robert Brown to depict the most intense moment any person can go through: a moment of...

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...

July 4th Celebrating the Declaration of Independence - Part of Concord 250. Details to come.

A beloved annual tradition is coming up at The Robbins House! Join us on the 4th of July from 10-12 as we read Frederick Douglass' speech, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" Free and open to the public, audience participation is encouraged, cookies and lemonade will be served.

“And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm Reliance on the Protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.” On April 19, 1775 the Revolutionary War began at Lexington and Concord. Fourteen months later, on July 4, 1776 the Continental Congress meeting in...

This is a the Thoreau Society Annual Gathering Event Join a mini parade and meet a variety of spirits including Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, George Washington Dugan, Gandhi, MLK Jr. and more! Meet across from the Colonial Inn Contact trsoe@bentley.edu for more information

As part of Concord's 250th celebration, join us at the historic Wright Tavern on Friday, July 11 at 7:30 pm for a one-night journey through the events of April 19, 1775 when The Concord Players presents "A Flurry of Birds" . Written for the Players' Bicentennial production by Concord resident David Fielding Smith, The Concord...

Today's theme is the "Celebrate Democracy and Wish Henry David Thoreau Happy Birthday." The hours are 11:00 - 7:00 on the grounds and inside the Wright Tavern. The cost is $10.00 to support the developing plans for the Wright Tavern.

ART RAMBLE WALKING TOUR Learn about the critically acclaimed out door exhibition from curator Marla McLeod as you take a guided walk through Walden Woods to engage with the large scale and site-specific works there. 3:00 PM at Brister’s Hill   FROM ARCHIVE TO ART Black Walden Following the tour, the program continues with a...

Reenactors from the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment (the first all Black regiment raised in the North during the Civil War) will be holding an encampment at The Robbins House on Saturday, July 26th from 10-4 pm. There will be tents, displays of regimental, state, and national colors as well as a campsite. Two formal...

$10 Donation Family friendly outdoor games, beer, specialty drinks, food music, and tours of the Historic Wright Tavern

Concord Museum's Revolutionary War Cemetery Walking Tour $15 Members | $20 Non-Members | Includes same-day admission June 14 and August 9 | 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Learn about the Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Concord’s oldest cemetery – Old Hill Burial Ground – including Emerson Cogswell, Colonel Barrett, and Captain David Brown. This tour...