Events

Patriot's Day is Monday, April 15, 2024 Still heard around the world: Patriots' Day is not just the remembrance of a historical event; it's an embodiment of the ideals of liberty and pursuit of justice that form the bedrock of our country. Patriot's Day commemorates the first battle of the American Revolution on April 19,...

Patriot's Day is Monday, April 15, 2024 Still heard around the world: Patriots' Day is not just the remembrance of a historical event; it's an embodiment of the ideals of liberty and pursuit of justice that form the bedrock of our country. Patriot's Day commemorates the first battle of the American Revolution on April 19,...

Online Event sponsored by National Park includes virtual tea party updates – Check back regularly for updates in realtime during the 250th Anniversary of the Boston Tea Party https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/boston-tea-party-in-real-time.htm

Patriot Games will take place in a variety of public spaces as a traditional lead up to Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, 3 p.m. when the Army-Navy Game will come to the New England region for the first time in the 124-year series history. The game is presented by USAA at Gillette Stadium. In Concord, Patriot...

  250 years ago, in the wake of the now famous Dec 16, 1773 “Boston Tea Party,” the people of Concord took steps that would lead them down a dangerous path toward rebellion. On January 10, 1774, Concord took up an article in town meeting to write a response to a letter from the Boston...

The Busing Battleground, Sunday, Jan . 14, 2 p.m. at First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord. The Busing Battleground illustrates how civil rights battles had to be fought across the North as well as the South, exploring how neighborhoods most impacted by the court's order were the poorest in the city.

Free African Americans of Concord walking tour on Martin Luther King Day, Monday, Jan. 15, 10 a.m. at Concord Visitor Center. Free but registration required . tps://visitconcord.org/visit/walking-tours/african-american-history-of-concord/

Day of Community Service, Monday, Jan 15, 10-11:30 AM “Everybody can be great, because everybody can serve.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Join us on Martin Luther King Jr. Day for a morning of service hosted by the Concord Museum Contemporary Leaders. In collaboration with Open Table, we’ll be assembling and decorating food pantry bags to...

Civil Disobedience Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights legacy and Henry David Thoreau’s abolitionist legacy at the Walden Pond Visitor Center. Join an interactive panel led by Concord historian Richard Smith and The Robbins House President Nikki Turpin to discuss the influence of Thoreau’s essay “Civil Disobedience” on activists King and Gandhi and...

Singing to Honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day It Makes Me Happy Singers will perform at First Parish Church in Concord on MLK day, Monday Jan. 15, 3 p.m.

Black History Month in Concord - Learn about local Patriots of Color and the fight for Freedom and Equality. Details to come. Part of Concord 250.

Saturday, Feb 17, 2024, 9:30 am – 4:30 pm Sunday, Feb 18, 2024, 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Massachusetts National Guard Armory 91 Everett St., Concord, MA Free, Registration is required (opens on January 20) Back by popular demand, Minute Man National Historical Park, Friends of Minute Man, Revolution 250, Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area, and the...

2024 Friends of Minute Man Winter Lecture Series, Part 1 “Huzzah! Drinking with John Hancock during the American Revolution” with Dr. Brooke Barbier Sunday, February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Concord Free Public Main Library Free and open to the public Join us for the Friends of Minute Man Winter Lecture Series! Learn...

Women’s History Month in Concord - Highlighting women’s role in progress we have made to preserve, protect and expand the foundational principles of self-determination, equality, and liberty for all people. Details to be announced. Part of Concord 250.

Three semi-finalists have been selected to present their proposals for a temporary work to be installed on Monument Square in the fall of 2024. The works explore ideas to creatively interpret the ways in which people have struggled for the fight for freedom through time in Concord, Massachusetts. Taking inspiration from the 250th anniversary of...

Calling all high school writers!  Compete in a short essay contest to receive a $500 cash honorarium to invest in your future! The top 5 submissions will get published and will receive a $500 cash honorarium. If you like to write at all, please check out this fun topic and competition to help us celebrate the 250th anniversary...

Celebrate Women's History Month! Join historian Richard Smith and Nikki Turpin , President of the Robbins House, as they lead a lecture / discussion highlighting and celebrating a selection of women reformers from Concord history, including Ellen Garrison, Abba May Alcott and Helen Thoreau. All are welcome, Co-sponsored by the Friends of Walden Pond and...

2024 Friends of Minute Man Winter Lecture Series, Part 2 Radical Spirits: The Material Culture of Drinking at Minute Man National Historical Park” with Nikki Walsh Sunday, March 24, 2024 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Concord Free Public Main Library Free and open to the public Join us for the Friends of Minute Man Winter...

Women of the Great Field: The Robbins and Garrison Women and their Neighbors TUESDAY, MARCH 266:00—7:30 PM Goodwin ForumMain Library129 Main Street, Concord, MA, 01742 Women of the Great Field: The Robbins and Garrison Women and their Neighbors Join us for a Women's History discussion with The Robbins House on the history of the women...

A Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour   In this 90 minute walking tour we will examine the known history and stories of these Patriots of Color who fought for freedom locally both during the American Revolution and beyond. Minuteman National Park, Robbins House and Concord Visitors Center staff will lead this tour examining...

Pasadena city leader Veronica Jones comes to speak in Concord  about  their work honoring Black history. 4/13. 2pm at CFPL Sponsored by Robbins House, Concord 250 and Special Collections For 129 years, Black educator and activist Ellen Garrison lay unsung and forgotten in an unmarked grave in Altadena, California’s Mountain View Cemetery. Ellen Garrison, native...

Come join us and celebrate and afternoon of words, music, art and song as we Stand up for Ellen on the anniversary of her birth at the Concord Armory!  

It's Time to Celebrate Ellen, Sunday, April 14, 3-5 p.m. at the Concord Armory, 91 Everett St. Concord. Honoring the 201st birthday of Concord's native daughter Ellen Garrison, educator and activist. Featuring a behind-the-scenes peek at the new Half the History film, Ellen Garrison, Scene from an Activist's Life, with producers Jennifer Burton and Julie...

  Visit Friends of Minute Man National Park for details on events. *Sunday April 7 event cancelled due to flooding.

April 15 Patriots Day Activities - more details to come. Part of Concord 250. 6:00 Dawn Salute 8:30 Parade Step Off 9:30 Old North Bridge Ceremony 11:00 Parade Ends 2:00 Permanent Memorial Event 4:00 Freedom Fest ‘24 Music Event

Start your Patriots' Day 2024 with pancakes! Enjoy a hearty breakfast with hot-from-the griddle pancakes, sausage, coffee, tea and juice. First Parish is hosting 7am-11am Admission Adults $12 Child (ages5-10) $6 Kids (ages 4 & under) Free First Parish 20 Lexington Road

North Bridge Fight Commemoration April 15, 2024 North Bridge, Concord Commemorate Patriot's Day with a dramatic tactical demonstration involving Colonial minute men, British regulars, and musket fire, marking the "shot heard round the world."

Patriots' Day Parade 2024 Event Monday, April 15, 2024 The Patriots' Day Parade goes forward rain, snow or muck and covers a route of approximately 2.5 miles.  The Parade steps off from the Hunt Gym on Stow St. At the North Bridge a wreath-laying ceremony is held to commemorate the engagement between the Minuteman companies...

Patriots’ Day at the Concord Museum Monday April 15 | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm  Enjoy free admission to the Museum and visit the immersive April 19, 1775 gallery to see the “One if by land, two if by sea” lantern hung in the North Church to signal Paul Revere on his midnight ride. During your...

Beer tasting Lunch, snacks , meet the Minutemen Pub sing

For over 10,000 years, humans have lived in this area, which we know as modern Concord, yet many of their stories have not been entirely told. With new research and a greater understanding of past events, we open new windows and opportunities to tell fuller stories of our community's people. From the Indigenous beginning of...

The Ralph Waldo Emerson House opens April 18th for the 2024 season. Open Thursday - Sunday Visit website for details

Event April 19, 6 a.m. Muster at Buttrick Hillside at 5:45 a.m. Schedule Church bells at 1st Parish toll at 5:45 a.m. to sound the alarm. "Dr. Prescott" arrives at the North Bridge after riding across the fields calling out the warning to towns and villages that the Regulars were on the march and that...

A Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour   In this 90 minute walking tour we will examine the known history and stories of these Patriots of Color who fought for freedom locally both during the American Revolution and beyond. Minuteman National Park, Robbins House and Concord Visitors Center staff will lead this tour examining...

April 21 @ 11:00 AM A Fight for Freedom: Patriots of Color Walking Tour   In this 90 minute walking tour we will examine the known history and stories of these Patriots of Color who fought for freedom locally both during the American Revolution and beyond. Minuteman National Park, Robbins House and Concord Visitors Center staff...

SUBMIT YOUR ESSAY HERE by end of the day April 30, 2024 Calling all high school writers!  Compete in a short essay contest to receive a $500 cash honorarium to invest in your future! The top 5 submissions will get published and will receive a $500 cash honorarium. If you like to write at all, please...

Events to learn about local native son and WW2 Hero Lt. Benjamin Ralph Kimlau and his sacrifice to preserve and protect freedom and democracy Watch starting at around 21:45. More details to come. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=q2IGpmtRpLU&feature=youtu.be

May 15, Naturalization Ceremony at Old North Bridge will be held May 15, more details to come. National Park Service and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services event. Part of Concord 250; details to come.  

Benjamin Ralph Kimlau (金勞少尉) (April 11, 1918 – March 5, 1944) was a Chinese American aviator and United States Air Force bomber pilot and native son of Concord. Kimlau was born in Concord on April 10, 1918, and lived in the area until he was 14. His father was a chemist, and his mother was...

Join Dartmouth College Historian Matthew F. Delmont for a forum on his award-winning new book Half American: The Heroic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad.  More than one million Black soldiers served in World War II in segregated units while waging a dual battle against inequality in the very country for...

Concord will honor those who served on Monday, May 27, 9 a.m. at Rideout Field 9 a.m. and Monument Square 11 a.m.. The Concord Independent Battery, Concord Minutemen, Concord Police Honor Guard will participate in the ceremony in conjunction with Town of Concord veterans.

In 1835, 12-year-old Ellen Garrison marched in the Concord bicentennial parade, the only person of color to participate, launching her into a life of civil rights activism. Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist Life, the latest Half the History film from Five Sisters Productions and Tufts University, highlights key moments in Garrison’s career, from the...

  What? "Loons: A call of beauty, a call of action," a presentation by DCR Wildlife Biologist Jillian Whitney and Loon Preservation Committee Outreach Coordinator/Biologist Caroline Hughes Co-sponsored by Walden Pond State Reservation, Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation and the Friends of Walden Pond Where? 915 Walden Street, Concord, MA 01742 When? Sunday, June 9, 11am-12:30pm This...

Important meeting for Concord businesses - especially restaurants, food businesses and retailers!  

Join us at the Wayside: Home of Authors to explore this unique home, witness to over 300 years of history! From revolutionary patriots to famous authors, the Wayside has played host to many influential thinkers in American History. Wednesdays during June 2024 Interior open 1:00 pm ~ 4:00 pm. Last Tour begins at 3:30 pm

North Bridge Battlefield Walk Moments of great importance often hinge upon individuals making decisions in the heat of the moment. At Concord’s North Bridge on April 19, 1775 soldiers on both sides made decisions that changed the course of history. Meet a park ranger at North Bridge Visitor Center for a 40 minute walking tour...

The program meets at the eastern bank of Concord's North Bridge which is around 400 feet from the North Bridge parking lot located along Monument Street. There is a crosswalk connecting the bridge trail to the parking lot. The program can be accessed via a wide dirt walking trail. The trail is leveled and has...

North Bridge Battlefield Walk Moments of great importance often hinge upon individuals making decisions in the heat of the moment. At Concord’s North Bridge on April 19, 1775 soldiers on both sides made decisions that changed the course of history. Meet a park ranger at North Bridge Visitor Center for a 40 minute walking tour...

The program meets at the eastern bank of Concord's North Bridge which is around 400 feet from the North Bridge parking lot located along Monument Street. There is a crosswalk connecting the bridge trail to the parking lot. The program can be accessed via a wide dirt walking trail. The trail is leveled and has...

North Bridge Battlefield Walk Moments of great importance often hinge upon individuals making decisions in the heat of the moment. At Concord’s North Bridge on April 19, 1775 soldiers on both sides made decisions that changed the course of history. Meet a park ranger at North Bridge Visitor Center for a 40 minute walking tour...

The program meets at the eastern bank of Concord's North Bridge which is around 400 feet from the North Bridge parking lot located along Monument Street. There is a crosswalk connecting the bridge trail to the parking lot. The program can be accessed via a wide dirt walking trail. The trail is leveled and has...

North Bridge Battlefield Walk Moments of great importance often hinge upon individuals making decisions in the heat of the moment. At Concord’s North Bridge on April 19, 1775 soldiers on both sides made decisions that changed the course of history. Meet a park ranger at North Bridge Visitor Center for a 40 minute walking tour...

The program meets at the eastern bank of Concord's North Bridge which is around 400 feet from the North Bridge parking lot located along Monument Street. There is a crosswalk connecting the bridge trail to the parking lot. The program can be accessed via a wide dirt walking trail. The trail is leveled and has...

North Bridge Battlefield Walk Moments of great importance often hinge upon individuals making decisions in the heat of the moment. At Concord’s North Bridge on April 19, 1775 soldiers on both sides made decisions that changed the course of history. Meet a park ranger at North Bridge Visitor Center for a 40 minute walking tour...