“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

Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington – Lexington Patriots’ Day

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

A tribute to those patriots who fell on Lexington Green on the morning of April 19, 1775. Since 1971, the Lexington Minute Men have recreated the birth of American liberty […]

Historic Crafts // Artesanías históricas

Lowell National Historical Park - Boott Cotton Mills Museum 115 John Street, Lowell, United States

Ages 5 and up • No Reservation Required • Hosted by Lowell National Historical Park and DIY Lowell Join rangers to create crafts you use at home! Try your hands […]

Sheryl Faye Presents: Anne Frank

Industrial History Center Upper Millyard, Amesbury, MA, United States

Experience the moving story of Anne Frank, the courageous Jewish teenager whose diary remains a testament to the power of hope and resilience during the Holocaust. In a gripping one-woman […]

Fife & Drum Music Festival (Muster)

Hastings Park Hastings Park, Lexington, MA 02421, Lexington, MA, United States

Free outdoor afternoon of music, history and entertainment by two dozen fife and drum corps representing different eras including the Revolution, hosted by the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum […]

Free

Sunday Stroll Walking Tour: Hancock Street Architecture

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, United States

When the Battle of Lexington was fought in 1775, Hancock Street was a country lane with just two houses. The next 150 years saw many houses built with various architectural […]

$10 – $15

Book Chat on American Inheritance by Edward J Larsonn

Munroe Tavern 1332 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

New attention from historians and journalists is raising pointed questions about the founding period: was the American revolution waged to preserve slavery, and was the Constitution a pact with slavery […]

Free

Swept Up In Revolution Reception

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, United States

The 250th anniversary of April 19, 1775—the start of the American Revolution—presents an opportunity to reexamine and broaden our understanding of revolutionary Lexington. We invite you to a special free […]

Free

Doors Open Lowell

Being presented for the 20th time, Doors Open Lowell is the community's signature preservation, architecture, and design event. Presented as part of National Preservation Month, Lowell was the first city […]

Free

Hands-On History: Quill Pen Writing

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

Goose feathers were the perfect writing utensil of the past - about writing in the 18th century and try writing with a real quill pen! Head to the Hancock-Clarke House […]

Concord250 Event: Concord Triptych Film Screenings

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

May 17, 2025, 3PM The Umbrella Arts Center Main Stage Theater 144 Five Sisters Productions and the Tufts University Half the History Film Project return to The Umbrella Arts Center […]

Free

Sunday Stroll Walking Tour: Lexington Celebrates!

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St, Lexington, MA, United States

Parades, pageants and pandemonium have defined the many commemorations of the 1775 Battle of Lexington and the first shots of the War for Independence. Over the centuries, thousands of people […]

$10 – $15