Events

Join us with free admission and explore the Museum and Discovery Woods on the first Friday night of every month during the school year, October through June! Discovery Woods will close at dusk. We will gratefully accept non-perishable food donations for Open Table and the Acton Food Pantry. First Friday Nights Free are generously sponsored...

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...

Take an inside look at the restored 1730s house listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Wheeler-Minot Farmhouse/Henry David Thoreau Birth House. Locally, it is also known as “Thoreau Farm.” Tour includes the lovingly restored second-floor room where Henry David Thoreau was born in 1817. Visits to the house are by guided...

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...

June is Pride Month and the Discovery Museum is thrilled to host a special event for Pride Families. We hope you’ll join us with free admission to our Museum campus and enjoy the opportunity to network with other LGBTQ+ families in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Enjoy a fun, friendly experience in our accessible and...