On the evening of April 18,1775, Paul Revere was summoned and given the task of riding on horseback from Charleston to Lexington, approx. 12.5 miles, to inform two leaders of the Sons of Liberty, John Hancock and Samuel Adams who were staying in Lexington, with the news that British soldiers stationed in Boston were about to march into the countryside northwest of the town. During his famous Midnight Ride, Revere alerted the countryside of the British military movements with shouts of “the Redcoats are coming!” Not long after sunrise, on April 19, 1775, Capt. John Parker led 77 local militiamen, faced arriving British troops. Someone — still unknown to this day — fired a shot, provoking the start of the American Revolution.

Located in historic Lexington, MA, the Birthplace of American Liberty, the Inn at Hastings Park’s Town Meeting Bistro will be honoring this historic event with a NEW event – a Midnight Ride Dinner. Guests will enjoy a delicious 5-course Colonial-themed feast created by Executive Chef Alissa Tsukakoshi paired with local area brews and spirits from 8 pm-11 pm in a communal dining setting. This dinner is for adults only, 21+. Dinner is bookable online.

A nod to America’s Revolutionary era when town meetings were influential in New England, where a town’s residents came together to discuss issues, deliberate collective actions etc., Town Bistro Meeting owner (and Lexington resident), Trisha Pérez Kennealy, named Town Meeting Bistro as a tribute to the form of government that has long been popular throughout New England. It is the essence of democracy as citizens represent themselves. It also celebrates what the Inn and Town Meeting is to Lexington — a place for people who live and visit the town to meet.

Guests are invited to add an overnight stay at the Inn at Hastings Park so they can easily segway into attending the reenactment at the Lexington Battle Green the next morning on Patriot’s Day, April 15, 2024, which begins at 5:30 am, a 5 minute walk from the Inn.