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Patriots’ Day in Lexington
April 17, 2023 @ 5:30 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, April 17th
| Time | Event |
| 5:30 AM | “The Alarm” at the Old Belfry, Belfry Hill. Massachusetts Ave at Clarke St across from the Battle Green. |
| 5:30 AM | Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington. The central event of Patriots’ Day weekend. The Lexington Minute Men have organized and sponsored the Reenactment since 1971 to recreate the birth of American Liberty on Lexington Common in 1775. “They nobly dared to be free!” Mass Ave at Bedford St. www.lexingtonminutemen.com Free
Reenactment rain date Saturday, April 22 at 5:30AM |
| 6:00 AM – 5:00 PM | Visit the New Lexington Visitors Center. Purchase tickets here for a one-hour Battle Green Walking Tour. Tours can also be booked online at www.tourlexington.us. View our famed diorama depicting the Battle of Lexington and shop for unique Lexington gift items. 1875 Massachusetts Ave, next to Buckman Tavern. 781-862-1450. Public restrooms. |
| 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Buckman Tavern Walk Through Tours. 1 Bedford St. Walk through the rooms of the historic tavern (interpreters present). Admission tickets available at the house. $5 www.lexingtonhistory.org |
| 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM |
Pancake Breakfasts
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| 7:30 AM | Sunrise Youth Parade. Starting at Munroe Cemetery driveway, proceeding west along Massachusetts Ave through Lexington center onto the Battle Green. Free |
| 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Buckman Tavern Tours. 1 Bedford St. Self-paced audio tours available. Admission tickets available at the house. Single house $12 adults/$7 children; three houses $25 adults/$13 children www.lexingtonhistory.org |
| 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Hancock-Clarke House Tours. 36 Hancock St. Guided tours available every half hour. Admission tickets available at the house. Single house $12 adults/$7 children; three houses $25 adults/$13 children www.lexingtonhistory.org |
| 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM | Munroe Tavern Tours. 1332 Massachusetts Ave. Self-guided tours available. Admission tickets available at the house. Single house $12 adults/$7 children; three houses $25 adults/$13 children www.lexingtonhistory.org |
| 8:15 AM | Patriots’ Day Ceremonies on the Battle Green. Massachusetts Avenue at Bedford St. Free. Ceremonies will include the announcement of the 2023 recipients of the:
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| 9:00 AM | “First Shot!: The Day the Revolution Began.” Enjoy a film screening of Lexington Historical Society’s award-winning video along with a special Q & A session with British and Colonial reenactors and a sampling of Colonial Music: Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Sq. Tickets available at the door. $10 adults/$5 children (6 – 16) www.lexingtonhistory.org |
| 10:00 AM |
Lexington Lions Club 109th Annual Five-Mile Road Race. Starting/ending on Massachusetts Ave at the Battle Green. For more information, call 781-862-4710 or visit www.lexingtonlions.org |
| 10:00 AM | “First Shot!: The Day the Revolution Began.” Enjoy a film screening of Lexington Historical Society’s award-winning video along with a special Q & A session with British and Colonial reenactors and a sampling of Colonial Music: Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Sq. Tickets available at the door. $10 adults/$5 children (6 – 16) www.lexingtonhistory.org |
| 10:15 AM – 11:00 AM | Lexington Minute Men (LMM) /Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) 113th Wreath-laying Ceremony. The LMM and DAR lay wreaths at several of the war monuments around the Battle Green, including the Revolutionary Monument where the Lexington soldiers killed on April 19, 1775 are buried. Free |
| 11:00 AM |
USS Lexington Memorial Ceremonies. Visitors Center. 1875 Massachusetts Ave, adjacent to the Buckman Tavern. Free www.lexingtonlions.org |
| 11:00 AM | “First Shot!: The Day the Revolution Began.” Enjoy a film screening of Lexington Historical Society’s award-winning video along with a special Q & A session with British and Colonial reenactors and a sampling of Colonial Music: Lexington Depot, 13 Depot Sq. Tickets available at the door. $10 adults/$5 children (6 – 16) www.lexingtonhistory.org |
| 11:15 AM – 12:00 noon | Annual Patriots’ Day Hand Bell Concert. Hancock Church.
The Handbell Choirs of Hancock Church present a family-friendly concert of American music rung on five octaves of handbells and chimes. A free-will offering will be collected at the door. 1912 Massachusetts Avenue (the stone church across from the Battle Green). |
| 12:30 PM | Parade Float Judging. Massachusetts Ave in East Lexington, across from Sacred Heart Church. Free |
| 1:00 PM |
Paul Revere Arrives at the Battle Green on Horseback. Greeted by the Select Board and the Lexington Minute Men. Free |
| 2:00 PM | Patriots’ Day Afternoon Parade. Starting at Massachusetts Ave and Maple St in East Lexington, proceeding west along Massachusetts Ave through Lexington center, left onto Worthen Rd ending at the town pool parking lot. Free |
Visit the Town of Lexington’s website for additional information.
Photo courtesy of the Lexington Visitors Center
