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Patriots Day Celebration at the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum

Cyrus Dallin Art Museum 611 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Here ye, hear ye! Experience Paul Revere-inspired poems, Arlington’s revolutionary history, and Dallin’s 57-year monument battle – brought to life by Arlington locals! This free, family-friendly program will feature live readings of our two favorite Paul Revere themed poems – one authored by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the other by Cyrus Dallin himself. Learn about […]

Free

Patriots’ Day Celebration in Medford

Medford Square Riverside Avenue, Medford, MA, United States

The City of Medford’s annual Patriots’ Day Celebration begins with festivities at 10 a.m. with a ceremony at the Salem Street Burying Ground between Salem Street and Riverside Avenue at River Street. At 10:30 a.m., there will be food, games and music in the square. At noon, gather at Captain Isaac Hall’s House (now the […]

Free

Patriots’ Day Family Activities

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Celebrate the start of the American Revolution by exploring artifacts in the Concord Museum and then visit our drop-in activities to learn about life and craft in the colonies. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free. Photo courtesy of the Concord Museum

Free with Museum admission

Made in Horn

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Visit a craftsperson in the Museum demonstrating various objects that were made of horn during the colonial period, including powder horns and everyday items like cups and combs. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free. Photo courtesy of the Concord Museum

Free with Museum admission

Patriots’ Day Minuteman Encampment

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

“I haven’t a man who is afraid to go!” Visit the brave Acton Minutemen company in an encampment outside the Concord Museum on Patriots’ Day and see them drilling with muskets to prepare for battle, cooking over a firepit, and demonstrating colonial spinning and sewing. This program is free and open to the public thanks […]

Free

An Enemy Among Us!

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

When you are visiting the Museum on Patriots’ Day, beware of a Redcoat from the British Army roaming the galleries looking for Provincial rebels. Talk with him about the experiences of the Redcoats on April 19, 1775. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free. Photo courtesy of the Concord Museum

Free with museum admission

Patriots’ Day Celebration in Arlington

Robbins Memorial Town Hall 730 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA, United States

Arlington is holding a celebration on Patriots’ Day to greet National Lancers riders reenacting Paul Revere and Williams Dawes’s famous ride warning, “The Regulars are out!” While awaiting the riders, you’re invited to join the activities – crafts, snacks, and a scavenger hunt beginning at 11 am. The riders are expected around noon. The celebration […]

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Lexington Alarm Letter – Annual Viewing

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United States

Each year at the time of the Massachusetts Patriots’ Day holiday, the museum is proud to display the Lexington Alarm letter—one of the documents used to notify the colonies south of Massachusetts that war had begun. The letter will be on view April 10 through April 21, 2023. Couriers delivered the news of the conflict […]

Free

Revolutionary Scavenger Hunt

The Depot 13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA, United States

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 […]

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Middlesex Community College Spring Student Art Show

LexArt 130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA, United States

LexArt will host the Middlesex Community College spring student show Hue from April 15 – May 7, 2023, as part of our ongoing commitment to community partnerships in the arts.  Hue will feature the latest, most exciting work of students majoring in Middlesex Community College's Art & Design program. Join us at the Nye Gallery for this […]

Free

Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks — Operation Pollination with Xerces Society/USDA-NRCS

Virtual

Join us as we celebrate the return of Connecting Communities: Walks & Talks after a two-year hiatus! This year’s series titled “Operation Pollination” focuses on native pollination systems specific to the Heritage Area, highlighting the work of our partners while sharing ways in which you can help these systems thrive. As we await Spring’s return […]

Free

Patriot Vigil

Minute Man National Historical Park 174 Liberty Street, Concord, MA, United States

Experience Patriots' Day at Minute Man National Historical Park Tuesday, April 18, 2023 North Bridge, Concord 7:45 pm As darkness descends upon the North Bridge battlefield we invite you to come and reflect on the events of April 19, 1775 and the meaning of liberty. The evening ceremony will feature a lantern-light procession, poetry, music, […]

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