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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, […]

Free
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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

Children’s Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington

Calling all aspiring young Patriots and Redcoats! Lexington Historical Society, in partnership with the Lexington Minute Men and His Majesty’s 10th Regiment of Foot, welcome all willing participants for an interactive reenactment of the Battle of Lexington! Participants will be trained by members of the Lexington Minute Men or His Majesty’s 10th Regiment of Foot […]

$5
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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

Battle Road Anniversary Hike

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

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Meriam's Corner, Concord 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join National Park Rangers for an immersive 5-mile guided Battle Road trail hike. From Meriam’s Corner to Fiske Hill, follow in the footsteps of the ill-fated British column during the 248th anniversary of the Concord expedition. This experiential program will bring the stories […]

Free

Children’s Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford Street, Lexington

Calling all aspiring young Patriots and Redcoats! Lexington Historical Society, in partnership with the Lexington Minute Men and His Majesty’s 10th Regiment of Foot, welcome all willing participants for an interactive reenactment of the Battle of Lexington! Participants will be trained by members of the Lexington Minute Men or His Majesty’s 10th Regiment of Foot […]

$5

Patriots Day (April 19th) Candlelight Tribute at Westlawn Cemetery

Westlawn Cemetery Concord & Country Road, Westford, MA, United States

Join us while the sun sets for our Patriots Day (April 19th) Candlelight Tribute at Westlawn Cemetery. In this unique self-guided stroll, you can access the service records of Westford’s Revolutionary War Patriots on your phone or tablet. There will be colonial interpreters to answer your questions stationed throughout the illuminated cemetery. This triangular burial […]

$10

Littleton Patriot’s Day Celebration

Liberty Square Liberty Square, Littleton, MA, United States

The Littleton Historical Commission invites you to the celebration of Patriot’s Day each April 19 at 7 p.m. at Liberty Square. Rain or shine. The Boxborough Minutemen will join us if they are victorious in their early morning battle with the British in Concord. They can tell us personally about the heated bloody battle and […]

Free
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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
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A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library

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

In honor of the Concord Free Public Library’s 150th anniversary, the Concord Museum and the Library have collaborated on a special exhibition featuring the Library’s art collection. Featured objects will include paintings by Washington Allston, N.C. Wyeth, May Alcott Nieriker, Charles Hovey Pepper, Alicia Keyes, and Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, among other artists, as well as […]

Free with museum admission
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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