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SUMMARY:Patriots' Day in Lexington
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 15th\n\n\n\nTime\nEvent\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\n5:05 AM\nCaptain Parker orders Lt. Tidd to drill some of the company: According to historical records\, Lieutenant William Tidd typically drilled the Lexington Militia near his house on the North East corner of the Battle Green\, near Harrington Road.\nLocation: Lexington Battle Green\n\n\n5:15 AM\nCivilian Evacuation audio plays; Citizens evacuate the Battle Green across Harrington Road: Hearing that a patrol of the British Regular Army was approaching the town\, the women and children as well as some men of Lexington left their homes seeking safer places to wait when the British column marched through town.\nLocation: Lexington Battle Green\n\n\n5:30 AM\n“The Alarm” at the Old Belfry: On April 19th the Belfry was on the Battle Green\, where it sounded the alarm which alerted the Lexington militia of the British Redcoats’ arrival.\nLocation: Belfry Hill\, Massachusetts Ave. at Clarke Street\n\n\n5:30 AM\nReenactment 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. \nReenactment rehearsal: Saturday\, April 6\, 2:00 PM \n(Rehearsal rain date: Sunday\, April 7\, 2:00PM)\nLocation: Lexington Battle Green \nCost: Free \nReenactment rain date: Saturday\, April 20 at 5:30 am\n\n\n6:00 AM to 4:00 PM\nBattle Green Walking Tour: On the one-hour tour\, you will explore this National Historic Landmark with our costumed guide. You will learn about the notable sites and historic houses around Lexington Battle Green\, where “the first blood was spilt in the dispute with Great Britain\,” as George Washington wrote in his diary. It is considered consecrated ground\, both for the blood that was shed on it and for the militiamen who are interred here.\nTours can be booked online or in-person at the Lexington Visitor’s Center (1875 Massachusetts Ave). \n\n\n6:00 AM to 8:00 AM\nBuckman Tavern Walk-Through Tours: 1 Bedford St. Walk through the rooms of the historic tavern (interpreters present).\nLocation: 1 Bedford Street \nTickets available on site \nCost: $5 per person\n\n\n7:30 AM\nSunrise Youth Parade: A parade through Lexington Center providing younger members of the community the opportunity to experience the joy and excitement of the weekend.\nLocation: Isaac Harris Cary Memorial Building\, 1605 Massachusetts Avenue. Route will proceed west on Mass Ave. through Lexington Center\, ending at the Battle Green.\nInterested participants: Register here\nAttendance Cost: Free\n\n\n8:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nBuckman Tavern Tours: Self-paced audio tours available. Built in 1710\, Buckman Tavern was a gathering place for both locals and travelers\, and the site of many important town meetings. Captain Parker and his militia gathered in this tavern in the early morning hours of April 19\, 1775 to await the oncoming British Redcoat troops. The upstairs of Buckman contains galleries for rotating\, special temporary exhibitions.\nLocation: 1 Bedford Street \nTickets available online and on site. Advanced purchase not required. \nCost: \n(Single house) Adults $14\, Kids $8\n(Three houses) Adults $28\, Kids $14\n\n\n8:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nHancock-Clarke House Tours: Guided tours available every half hour. Built in 1737\, Hancock-Clarke House was the parsonage for the town of Lexington during the 18th century. Reverend Jonas Clarke was hosting guests John Hancock and Samuel Adams when they were awakened by Paul Revere and his famous warning in the early hours of April 19\, 1775. Thanks to generous grant funding\, this site is also the location of new research and exhibitions related to the enslaved and indentured black populations of Lexington in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.\nLocation: 36 Hancock Street \nTickets available online and on site. Advanced purchase not required. \nCost: \n(Single house) Adults $14\, Kids $8\n(Three houses) Adults $28\, Kids $14\n\n\n8:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nMunroe Tavern Tours: Self-guided tours available. Built in 1735\, Munroe Tavern was commandeered by the British Redcoat troops on their retreat back to Boston on the afternoon of April 19\, 1775. Downstairs\, the Tavern illustrates the British perspective of the day’s events. Upstairs\, the story’s focus shifts to what it was like to have a family home taken over by enemy soldiers. The final highlight is the chance to see where President Washington’s dined when he visited the Tavern in 1789.\nLocation: 1332 Massachusetts Avenue \nTickets available online and on site. Advanced purchase not required. \nCost: \n(Single house) Adults $14\, Kids $8\n(Three houses) Adults $28\, Kids $14\n\n\n8:00 AM\nPatriots’ Day Ceremonies on the Battle Green: Ceremonies will include the announcement of the 2024 recipients of the: \n\nWhite Tricorne Hat Award\, Lexington Lions Club\nMinuteman Cane Award\nPat Flynn Outstanding Youth Award\nLexington Minute Man Scholarships\n\nNote: A public reception will be held to honor the recipients of the above awards on Sunday\, April 21\, inside the Depot building (13 Depot Sq.) from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM. All are welcome. \nLocation: Lexington Battle Green \nCost: Free\n\n\n9:00 AM\n“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.\nAdditional screenings will be held at 10:00 AM and 11:00 AM.\nLocation: 13 Depot Square\nTickets available at the door.\nAdults $10\, Kids (Age 6 to 16) $5\, no admission fee for kids age 5 or younger\n\n\n9:00 AM\nLexington Lions Club 110th Annual Five-Mile Road Race: Set against the backdrop of scenic Lexington on April 15\, 2024\, this event not only marks a significant milestone but also embodies the spirit of Patriots’ Day\, a day steeped in American history.\nLocation: Starts and ends at the Lexington Battle Green\nMore details.\n\n\n10:15 AM – 11:00 AM\nLexington Minute Men (LMM)  /Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) 114th Wreath-laying Ceremony: The LMM and DAR lay wreaths at several of the war monuments around the Battle Green\, including the Revolutionary Monument\, a burial site for the Lexington soldiers killed on April 19\, 1775.\nLocation: Lexington Battle Green\nCost: Free\n\n\n10:30 AM\nUSS Lexington Memorial Ceremonies: This ceremony commemorates the role played by the U.S.S. Lexington ships and honors those who served aboard the five vessels named U.S.S. Lexington.\nLocation: Lexington Visitors Center\, 1875 Massachusetts Ave. \nCost: Free\nMore details.\n\n\n11:15 AM – 12:00 PM\nAnnual Patriots’ Day Hand Bell Concert: The Handbell Choirs of Hancock Church present a family-friendly concert of American music rung on five octaves of handbells and chimes.\nLocation: Hancock Church\, 1912 Massachusetts Ave. \nCost: Free\n\n\n12:30 PM\nParade Float Judging\nLocation: Sacred Heart Catholic Church\, 16 Follen Road\n\n\n1:00 PM\nPaul Revere Arrives at the Battle Green on Horseback: Greeted by the Select Board and the Lexington Minute Men.\nLocation: Lexington Battle Green \nCost: Free\n\n\n2:00 PM\nPatriots’ Day Afternoon Parade: The most anticipated event of the weekend.\nLocation: Starts at Mass Ave. and Maple Street\, proceeding west down Mass Ave. into Lexington Center. Ends on Worthen Road at the Center Recreation Complex.\nInterested participants:Apply here.\nAttendance cost: Free\n\n\n\n  \nVisit the Town of Lexington’s website for additional information. \nPhoto courtesy of the Lexington Visitors Center
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LOCATION:Lexington Visitors Center\, 1875 Massachusetts Avenue\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
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SUMMARY:Patriots' Day in Lexington
DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 14th\n\n\n\nTime\nEvent\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM – 4:00 PM\nLiberty Ride Guided Trolley Tour: Visit the birthplaces of American liberty and 19th century literature! Board a classic trolley to ride along the historic Battle Road while your costumed guide recounts the exciting events of April 19\, 1775\, immersing you in the life of 18th and 19th century Americans\, from farmers to literary giants to the heroes who would shape a new country.  \nBattle Green Walking Tour: On the one-hour tour\, you will explore this National Historic Landmark with our costumed guide. You will learn about the notable sites and historic houses around Lexington Battle Green\, where “the first blood was spilt in the dispute with Great Britain\,” as George Washington wrote in his diary. It is considered consecrated ground\, both for the blood that was shed on it and for the militiamen who are interred here.\nTours can be booked online or in-person at the Lexington Visitor’s Center (1875 Massachusetts Ave). \n\n\n9:30 AM – 4:00 PM\nBuckman Tavern Tours: Self-paced audio tours available. Built in 1710\, Buckman Tavern was a gathering place for both locals and travelers\, and the site of many important town meetings. Captain Parker and his militia gathered in this tavern in the early morning hours of April 19\, 1775 to await the oncoming British Redcoat troops. The upstairs of Buckman contains galleries for rotating\, special temporary exhibitions.\nLocation: 1 Bedford Street \nTickets available online and on site. Advanced purchase not required. \nCost: \n(Single house) Adults $14\, Kids $8\n(Three houses) Adults $28\, Kids $14\n\n\n10:00 AM – 3:00 PM\nHancock-Clarke House Tours: Guided tours available every half hour. Built in 1737\, Hancock-Clarke House was the parsonage for the town of Lexington during the 18th century. Reverend Jonas Clarke was hosting guests John Hancock and Samuel Adams when they were awakened by Paul Revere and his famous warning in the early hours of April 19\, 1775. Thanks to generous grant funding\, this site is also the location of new research and exhibitions related to the enslaved and indentured black populations of Lexington in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.\nLocation: 36 Hancock Street \nTickets available online and on site. Advanced purchase not required. \nCost: \n(Single house) Adults $14\, Kids $8\n(Three houses) Adults $28\, Kids $14\n\n\n12:00 PM – 4:00 PM\nMunroe Tavern Tours: Self-guided tours available. Built in 1735\, Munroe Tavern was commandeered by the British Redcoat troops on their retreat back to Boston on the afternoon of April 19\, 1775. Downstairs\, the Tavern illustrates the British perspective of the day’s events. Upstairs\, the story’s focus shifts to what it was like to have a family home taken over by enemy soldiers. The final highlight is the chance to see where President Washington’s dined when he visited the Tavern in 1789.\nLocation: 1332 Massachusetts Avenue \nTickets available online and on site. Advanced purchase not required. \nCost: \n(Single house) Adults $14\, Kids $8\n(Three houses) Adults $28\, Kids $14\n\n\n11:30 PM\nPaul Revere Ride Reenactment: On the eve of April 19\, 1775\, Paul Revere and William Dawes\, fellow Sons of Liberty\, rode hard from Boston\, arriving in town just before midnight. Their destination: The home of Reverend Clarke. Their mission: To warn Patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams of the impending British raid. Get an early start of the Patriots’ Day celebration and watch a dramatized reenactment of Revere’s arrival at the Hancock-Clark House\, complete with real horses!\nLocation: 36 Hancock Street\nCost: Free\nPresented by the Lexington Historical Society\n\n\n\n  \nVisit the Town of Lexington’s website for additional information. \nPhoto courtesy of the Lexington Visitors Center
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SUMMARY:Patriots' Day in Lexington
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 13th\n\n\n\nTime\nEvent\nEvent Details\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM – 4:00 PM\nLiberty Ride Guided Trolley Tour: Visit the birthplaces of American liberty and 19th century literature! Board a classic trolley to ride along the historic Battle Road while your costumed guide recounts the exciting events of April 19\, 1775\, immersing you in the life of 18th and 19th century Americans\, from farmers to literary giants to the heroes who would shape a new country.  \nBattle Green Walking Tour: On the one-hour tour\, you will explore this National Historic Landmark with our costumed guide. You will learn about the notable sites and historic houses around Lexington Battle Green\, where “the first blood was spilt in the dispute with Great Britain\,” as George Washington wrote in his diary. It is considered consecrated ground\, both for the blood that was shed on it and for the militiamen who are interred here.\nTours can be booked online or in-person at the Lexington Visitor’s Center (1875 Massachusetts Ave).\n\n\n9:00 AM\nParker’s Revenge: Lexington Minute Men reenact the second call to arms from Captain John Parker on the afternoon of April 19\, 1775\, with additional dialogue from Rev. Jonas Clarke. Following this event\, the Minute Men march up Mass Ave to Fiske Hill before continuing on to the Parker’s Revenge site in the Minute Man National Park for a skirmish reenactment.\nLocation: Lexington Battle Green\nCost: Free and open to the public\n\n\n9:30 AM – 4:00 PM\nBuckman Tavern Tours: Self-paced audio tours available. Built in 1710\, Buckman Tavern was a gathering place for both locals and travelers\, and the site of many important town meetings. Captain Parker and his militia gathered in this tavern in the early morning hours of April 19\, 1775 to await the oncoming British Redcoat troops. The upstairs of Buckman contains galleries for rotating\, special temporary exhibitions.\nLocation: 1 Bedford Street\nTickets available online and on site. Advanced purchase not required. \nCost: \n(Single house) Adults $14\, Kids $8\n(Three houses) Adults $28\, Kids $14\n\n\n10:00 AM – 4:00 PM\nHancock-Clarke House Tours: Guided tours available every half hour. Built in 1737\, Hancock-Clarke House was the parsonage for the town of Lexington during the 18th century. Reverend Jonas Clarke was hosting guests John Hancock and Samuel Adams when they were awakened by Paul Revere and his famous warning in the early hours of April 19\, 1775. Thanks to generous grant funding\, this site is also the location of new research and exhibitions related to the enslaved and indentured black populations of Lexington in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.\nLocation: 36 Hancock Street \nTickets available online and on site. Advanced purchase not required. \nCost: \n(Single house) Adults $14\, Kids $8\n(Three houses) Adults $28\, Kids $14\n\n\n12:00 PM – 4:00 PM\nMunroe Tavern Tours: Self-guided tours available. Built in 1735\, Munroe Tavern was commandeered by the British Redcoat troops on their retreat back to Boston on the afternoon of April 19\, 1775. Downstairs\, the Tavern illustrates the British perspective of the day’s events. Upstairs\, the story’s focus shifts to what it was like to have a family home taken over by enemy soldiers. The final highlight is the chance to see where President Washington’s dined when he visited the Tavern in 1789.\nLocation: 1332 Massachusetts Avenue\nTickets available online and on site. Advanced purchase not required. \nCost: \n(Single house) Adults $14\, Kids $8\n(Three houses) Adults $28\, Kids $14\n\n\n12:15 PM\nParker’s Revenge Wreath Laying Ceremony: Lexington Minute Men lay a wreath at the site of the Parker’s Revenge skirmish in honor of\, Nathaniel Wyman and Jedediah Monroe\, two of Parker’s militia who were killed that afternoon.\nMore: www.nps.gov/mima \nLocation: Minute Man National Historical Park (on the Battle Road Trail\, off of Airport Road\, near the Minute Man National Park Visitor’s Center) \nCost: Free\n\n\n1:00 PM\nParker’s Revenge Reenactment: Lexington Minute Men reenact the Parker’s Revenge skirmish which occurred in the afternoon of April 19th. The Lexington Militia Company\, under Captain John Parker\, ambushed the retreating Redcoats near the Lexington-Lincoln town line.\nMore: www.nps.gov/mima \nLocation: Minute Man National Historical Park (on the Battle Road off of Airport Road near the intersection of Old Mass Ave and Route 2A) \nCost: Free\n\n\nFor the following three events\, additional free parking is available at the Scottish Rite Museum (33 Marrett Road) and Lexington Children’s Place (20 Pelham Road).\n\n\n1:00 PM\nThird US Infantry Regiment\, Old Guard/CINC Guard: Demonstration of Revolutionary War weapons and tactics.\nLocation: Tower Park (Mass Ave. between Pelham Road and Marrett Road)\nCost: Free\n\n\n2:30 PM\nWilliam Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps performance: \nA traditional fife and drum corps based in Lexington\, Massachusetts that is also the largest junior fife and drum corps in New England.\nLocation: Tower Park (Mass Ave. between Pelham Road and Marrett Road) \nCost: Free\n\n\n4:00 PM\nBattle at Tower Park. Follow the British retreat as they fight the Colonial Militia in Tower Park\, featuring a working reproduction cannon. Organized by the Lexington Minute Men.\nLocation: Tower Park (Mass Ave. between Pelham Road and Marrett Road) \nCost: Free\n\n\n7:00 to 8:30 PM\nFamily Movie Night: Watch Disney’s 1957 adaptation of the classic book Johnny Tremain\, which follows the adventures of a young patriot as he joins the Sons of Liberty and takes part in historical events.\nLocation: 13 Depot Square\nCost: Adults $10\, Kids 6 and under $5\, kids 5 and younger are free. Get tickets.\nPresented by the Lexington Historical Society\n\n\n\nVisit the Town of Lexington’s website for additional information. \nPhoto courtesy of the Lexington Visitors Center
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LOCATION:Lexington Visitors Center\, 1875 Massachusetts Avenue\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
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SUMMARY:Patriots' Day in Lexington
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, April 17th\n\n\n\nTime\nEvent\n\n\n\n\n5:30 AM\n“The Alarm” at the Old Belfry\, Belfry Hill. Massachusetts Ave at Clarke St across from the Battle Green.\n\n\n5:30 AM\nReenactment 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 \n Reenactment rain date Saturday\, April 22 at 5:30AM \n\n\n\n6:00 AM – 5:00 PM\nVisit 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.\n\n\n6:00 AM – 8:00 AM\nBuckman 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\n\n\n6:00 AM – 10:00 AM\n\nPancake Breakfasts \n\nBSA Troop 160 at St. Brigid Parish\, 1981 Massachusetts Ave\nFirst Baptist Church of Lexington\, 1580 Massachusetts Ave (diagonally across from Cary Memorial Building)\nThe Church of Our Redeemer\, 6 Meriam St (behind the Visitors Center). All proceeds to benefit LexRAP (Lexington Refugee Assistance Program).\n\n\n\n\n7:30 AM\nSunrise Youth Parade. Starting at Munroe Cemetery driveway\, proceeding west along Massachusetts Ave through Lexington center onto the Battle Green. Free\n\n\n8:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nBuckman 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\n\n\n8:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nHancock-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\n\n\n8:00 AM – 2:00 PM\nMunroe 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\n\n\n8:15 AM\nPatriots’ Day Ceremonies on the Battle Green.  Massachusetts Avenue at Bedford St. Free.\nCeremonies will include the announcement of the 2023 recipients of the: \n\nWhite Tricorne Hat Award\, Lexington Lions Club\nMinuteman Cane Award\nthe renamed Pat Flynn Outstanding Youth Award\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM\n“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\n\n\n10:00 AM\n\nLexington 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 \n\n\n\n10:00 AM\n“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\n\n\n10:15 AM – 11:00 AM\nLexington 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\n\n\n11:00 AM\n\nUSS Lexington Memorial Ceremonies. Visitors Center. 1875 Massachusetts Ave\, adjacent to the Buckman Tavern. Free   www.lexingtonlions.org \n\n\n\n11:00 AM\n“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\n\n\n11:15 AM – 12:00 noon\nAnnual Patriots’ Day Hand Bell Concert. Hancock Church. \nThe 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). \n\n\n\n12:30 PM\nParade Float Judging. Massachusetts Ave in East Lexington\, across from Sacred Heart Church.  Free\n\n\n1:00 PM\n\nPaul Revere Arrives at the Battle Green on Horseback. Greeted by the Select Board and the Lexington Minute Men.  Free \n\n\n\n2:00 PM\nPatriots’ 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\n\n\n\nVisit the Town of Lexington’s website for additional information. \nPhoto courtesy of the Lexington Visitors Center
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LOCATION:Lexington Visitors Center\, 1875 Massachusetts Avenue\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
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DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, April 16th\n\n\n\nTime\nEvent\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM – 5:00 PM\nVisit the New Lexington Visitors Center. Purchase tickets here for a 90-minute Liberty Ride Guided Trolley Tour or 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.\n\n\n9:30 AM – 4:00 PM\nBuckman 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\n\n\n10:00 AM – 3:00 PM\nHancock-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\n\n\n12:00 PM – 4:00 PM\nMunroe 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\n\n\n11:30 PM\nPaul Revere Ride Reenactment. Hancock-Clarke House\, 36 Hancock St. A reenactment of the arrival of Paul Revere at the Hancock-Clarke House. Free www.lexingtonhistory.org\n\n\n\nVisit the Town of Lexington’s website for additional information. \nPhoto courtesy of the Lexington Visitors Center
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LOCATION:Lexington Visitors Center\, 1875 Massachusetts Avenue\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
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SUMMARY:Patriots' Day in Lexington
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 15th\n\n\n\nTime\nEvent\n\n\n\n\n9:00 AM – 5:00 PM\nVisit the New Lexington Visitors Center. Purchase tickets here for a 90-minute Liberty Ride Guided Trolley Tour or 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.\n\n\n9:00 AM\nParker’s Revenge. Lexington Minute Men gather on the Battle Green to reenact the second call to arms from Captain John Parker\, which took place on the afternoon of April 19th\, with additional dialogue from Rev. Jonas Clarke. Following this event\, the Minute Men march up Mass Ave to Fiske Hill before continuing on to the Parker’s Revenge site in the Minute Man National Park for a skirmish reenactment.  Free\n\n\n9:30 AM – 4:00 PM\nBuckman 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\n\n\n10:00 AM – 4:00 PM\nHancock-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\n\n\n10:30 AM\nParker’s Revenge Wreath Laying Ceremony.  Lexington Minute Men lay a wreath at the site of the Parker’s Revenge skirmish in honor of two of Parker’s militia who were killed that afternoon; Nathaniel Wyman and Jedediah Monroe. On the Battle Road off of Airport Road near the Minute Man National Park Visitor Center\, Route 2A\, Lexington.  Free\n\n\n12:00 PM – 4:00 PM\nMunroe 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\n\n\n1:00 PM\nParker’s Revenge Reenactment. Lexington Minute Men reenact the Parker’s Revenge skirmish which occurred in the afternoon of April 19th when the Lexington Militia Company under Capt. John Parker ambushed the retreating Redcoats near the Lexington-Lincoln town line. On the Battle Road off of Airport Road near the intersection of Old Mass Ave and Route 2A.   Free https://www.nps.gov/mima/planyourvisit/patriots-day.htm \n\n\n1:00 PM\nLexington Bicentennial Band Concert. The first half will be a celebration of music from the screen and stage. The second half will focus on the 60th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy and will feature music written about that event as well as some traditional Patriots’ Day music. At the Donald J. Gillespie\, Jr. Auditorium\, Lexington High School. Admission is free\, donations accepted.\n\n\n1:00 PM\nThird US Infantry Regiment\, Old Guard/Commander-in-Chief’s Guard. Demonstration of Revolutionary War weapons and tactics. Tower Park\, Massachusetts Ave across from Pelham Road. Free\n\n\n2:30 PM\nWilliam Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps performance. Tower Park\, Massachusetts Avenue opposite Pelham Road. Free\n\n\n4:00 PM\nBattle at Tower Park. Follow the British retreat as they fight the Colonial Militia in Tower Park\, featuring a working reproduction cannon. Organized by the Lexington Minute Men. Mass Ave opposite Pelham Rd. www.lexingtonminutemen.com Free\n\n\n\nVisit the Town of Lexington’s website for additional information. \nPhoto courtesy of the Lexington Visitors Center
URL:https://freedomsway.org/event/patriots-day-in-lexington/
LOCATION:Lexington Visitors Center\, 1875 Massachusetts Avenue\, Lexington\, MA\, 02420\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Living History,Performances,Tours,Open House
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