Events
Concord250
08.6.2024
North Bridge Battlefield Walk
Meet at North Bridge Visitor Center 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...
Concord250
08.7.2024
What Makes History? New Stories from the Collection
Open until August 18 The things we keep matter for the stories we tell. What objects do we choose to preserve, and who is able to collect them? Why were they once valued, and how can we continue to see them in new ways? This special exhibition explores what it means to make history through...
Concord250
08.7.2024
Concord’s North Bridge: History and Memory
At 11:00 a.m. meet a Park Ranger at the benches by the North Bridge for this daily 30 minute program. Learn about the momentous battle at Concord’s North Bridge, where the British Army suffered its first casualties of the war, and the legacy of this event in American History. Happening every day but Mondays until...
Concord250
08.7.2024
North Bridge Battlefield Walk
Meet at North Bridge Visitor Center 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...
Arts & Culture
Children
Concord250
08.7.2024
Make a 250th Lanterns at Main Library
Make a 250th Lanterns at Main Library and bring with you August 11 as we start the 250 Day Countdown to Concord250! WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7 3:30-4:30 PM Join artists from Art for All to make soda-bottle lanterns for the 250th! All participants will keep their lanterns, but are invited to bring them to the 250...
Concord250
08.8.2024
Concord’s North Bridge: History and Memory
At 11:00 a.m. meet a Park Ranger at the benches by the North Bridge for this daily 30 minute program. Learn about the momentous battle at Concord’s North Bridge, where the British Army suffered its first casualties of the war, and the legacy of this event in American History. Happening every day but Mondays until...