“Weaving an Address” Exhibition

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

Exhibition: April 14 - June 14, 2025 Opening Reception April 14, 6PM The Umbrella Arts Center in historic Concord Center will commemorate the semiquincentennial of the American Revolution and “the […]

Free

Colonial Dance Tunes and Love Songs

Bedford Historical Society 16 South Road, Bedford, United States

Dressed in the clothes of 18th-century itinerant musicians, Deirdre Sweeney and Al Petty will perform an extensive repertoire of historical dance music, as well as marches and laments, including 18th-century […]

Free

Happy Accident Broadsides Workshop

Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, United States

Join letterpress artist Mitch Cohen and Museum of Printing Director Operations Mitch Ahern as they put on a workshop combining experimental letterpress monoprint techniques with printing customized broadsides. This is […]

Admission

Printing Paul Revere

Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, United States

Andy Volpe will print some of his Paul Revere replica copperplates, including his latest 250th commemorative print project: 3 Promissory Notes (paper money) that Revere secretly engraved & printed for […]

Admission

Trumpeters of Sedition: How the Printing Press created a Revolution

Museum of Printing 15 Thornton Ave, Haverhill, MA, United States

Gary Gregory, proprietor of the Printing Office of Edes & Gill, will talk about the role of the printing press in the American Revolution. Printed pamphlets, broadsides, and newspapers energized […]

Admission

Weaving An Address – Curator Tour and Author Talk

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

The public is invited to a free program exploring The Umbrella Arts Center’s outdoors public art ramble, Weaving an Address, a site-specific exhibition of work by prominent Black artists commemorating […]

Free

Spinning HERstory: Celebrating 250 years of bold women & Fiber Arts.

Lexington Visitors Center 1875 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, ma, United States

LexSeeHer spotlights revolutionary Lexington women who participated in Anna Harrington’s 1769 Spinning Protest. All ages & free activities include textile arts (knitting, crochet, ribbon work, friendship bracelets, spinning, weaving, mending, […]

Join or Die…a film

Scottish Rite Museum 33 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA, United States

Join us at the museum at 1:00 pm for a screening of the 2024 documentary, Join or Die. In this Emmy-nominated film, follow the half-century story of America’s civic unraveling […]

Patriots’ Day Award Ceremony & VO250 Arch Lighting

Join us for the Patriots' Day Award Ceremony recognizing recipients of the Lexington Minute Men Scholarship, White Tricorne Hat, Minuteman Cane, and Pat Flynn Outstanding Youth Award, followed by the lighting of the VO250 Arch in recognition of community-wide volunteer service. Kicks off a full weekend of Patriots' Day celebrations in Lexington.

Patriot Vigil at Old North Bridge

As darkness descends on the North Bridge battlefield, gather to reflect on the events of April 19, 1775 and the meaning of liberty. The evening ceremony features a lantern-light procession, poetry, music, and a recitation of the names of soldiers who gave their lives. The path from the North Bridge Visitor Center to the bridge will be lit with 122 luminaries. Participants wishing to join the procession should bring their own real candle lantern.

Paul Revere’s Ride Reenactment (VIP Available)

Hancock-Clarke House 36 Hancock Street, Lexington, United States

Witness the reenactment of Paul Revere's famous midnight ride at the historic Hancock-Clarke House. Real horses. In collaboration with the Lexington Minute Men, Lexington History Museums is offering a first-ever VIP experience for $250 (only 40 tickets available), including photo opportunities with Paul Revere, Sam Adams, and other reenactors, plus special merchandise.

2026 Patriot’s Day Re-enactment and Parade

Lexington Battle Green 1625 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, United States

Lexington's Patriots' Day celebration commemorates the start of the American Revolution with dawn reenactments of the Battle of Lexington on the Battle Green, featuring the Lexington Minute Men facing off […]