GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Sunday, April 19, 2026 Lincoln Public Library Lawn 7:00 PM Stand on the edges of time and watch a moving reenactment of the alarm and muster that took place in Lincoln 251 years ago. Join us for an unforgettable evening as we reenact the alarm and muster—the moment when Lincoln’s residents heard the call to […]
Monday, April 20, 2026 6:45 AM Tribute 7:00 AM March to Concord Starts next to Bemis Hall 15 Bedford Road, Lincoln, MA Start your day with a solemn tribute at dawn at the Bemis Burying Ground, where we honor the fallen patriots who gave everything for liberty. At 7:00 AM, this moving ceremony will lead […]
Click here to learn more. Image courtesy of Ann Ringwood/Wicked Local https://freedomsway.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/REV-STORIES_logo-mark_square.png This event explores our region's revolutionary past! Learn about Freedom's Way 250 and discover the many ways the Heritage Area and its partners are commemorating and celebrating our nation's semiquincentennial anniversary.
Hear ye, hear ye! Experience Paul Revere-inspired poems, Arlington’s revolutionary history, and Cyrus Dallin’s 57-year monument battle, brought to life by Arlington locals! This free, family-friendly program will feature live readings of the Dallin Museum’s two favorite Paul Revere themed poems – one by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the other by Cyrus Dallin himself. Learn […]
Visit the Concord Museum on the anniversary of the battles of Lexington and Concord. Museum admission will be free and the grounds of the Museum will be buzzing with a minutemen encampment with the Billerica Colonial Minutemen and Acton Minutemen and family activities. Free Museum admission is supported by Highland Street Foundation, and family activities […]
Where is the Parker boulder? Is there a weathervane on the Belfry? What happened at the Harrington House? No matter how long you've lived in Lexington, there is still plenty for your kids to discover! Have them test their clue-solving and observation skills with a Revolutionary-themed scavenger hunt that takes them to sites around the […]
The Battle of Lexington reverberated far beyond the small town common that started a war. Ordinary citizens were swept up in a new revolution, navigating its politics and picking up the pieces left behind. Stop by Buckman Tavern to hear some of these perspectives. Chat with seasoned historical reenactors to dive deep into the history […]
How a tiny dry leaf from the other side of the globe worked its way into the cultural identity of a young nation. Join living history interpreter Audrey Stuck-Girard as she prepares a few cups of 18th-century tea with antique teaware and discusses the ways the beverage impacted cultural traditions, global trade, and revolutionary politics […]
Sunday, April 26, 2026 3:30 PM Pierce House, 17 Weston Road, march to the Old Precinct Burial Ground 4:00 PM Old Precinct Burial Ground, 38 Lexington Road, located in the southeast corner of the Lexington Road Cemetery. In case of rain, all observances will take place at the Pierce House. Join us for a solemn […]
It is often said that the army marches on its stomach and it’s just as true during the 18th century as it is today. But how was the army supplied with that food? How was it cooked/processed? And what ways did the food that housewives cooked/processed/preserved in their homes support the Continental Army as it […]