Battle Road Events - March and April 2025

Unless noted, there is no charge to attend any of the events below. Every effort has been made to create an accurate events list, but please verify dates, times and locations with the individual organizers. Items in gray have not been confirmed and may not be held. Please contact the event organizers directly.

· “Spies Among Us”, Saturday March 22, 2025 at Wright Tavern, Concord Center, 10 am to 4 pm. Lectures and displays on the spying efforts of General Gage and the Provincial Congress. Free.

· Battle Road Muster, Saturday March 29, 2025, at Minuteman National Park – A mandatory muster for all participants. See Participant Information for details. Free.

• Dress Rehearsal for the Battle on Lexington Green - Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 2:00 pm on the Battle Green, Lexington Center. (Rain date Sunday April 6.)
  This is the public dress rehearsal for the Patriots Day reenactment of the skirmish of April 19. 1775. Contact: Lexington Minute Men via email, or the 10^th Regiment of Foot.

Events for Saturday April 12^th and 13^th:

• Bedford Parade and Pole Capping - Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:30 am at Wilson Park in Bedford. Minutemen from throughout New England will convene on the Town Common and march with fife and drum down The Great Road to Wilson Park to watch the official Pole Capping tradition. A minuteman will proclaim freedom by shinnying up a 25-foot pole and placing a red cap atop it, and British soldiers will arrive to disrupt the festivities. Contact: The Bedford Minuteman Company.
• Historic House Museums in Lexington will be open all weekend: Buckman Tavern, the Hancock-Clarke House, Munroe Tavern and the new Lexington museum at the Depot. Contact the Lexington Historical Society.
• Meriam's Corner Open House - Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 11:00 am at Meriam's Corner, Lexington Rd., Concord. Visit the Nathan Meriam witness house and talk with costumed park staff about the Meriam family and the importance of the crossroad near their home on April 19, 1775. Today, this important home marks the beginning of the “Battle Road.” Parking at Meriam's Corner Parking Lot, 751 Lexington Road, Concord, MA. Contact: Minute Man National Historical Park. This event is co-sponsored by Friends of Minute Man National Park
• Paul Revere Capture Ceremony - Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 3:00 pm, Paul Revere Capture Site of Minute Man National Historical Park, Route 2A, Lincoln. The Minute Men march down Battle Road and narrate the story of Revere’s capture at the actual site. Hear Revere, Samuel Prescott, William Dawes, Mary Hartwell, even Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Music, dramatic reading and musket fire in the Park. For all ages. Contact: Lincoln Minute Men.

· Prescott's Ride & The Lincoln Alarm, Hartwell Tavern, Saturday, April 12, 2025, Hartwell Tavern Open House 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., Ranger Program 8:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. This event is co-sponsored by Friends of Minute Man National Park

· Colonel Barrett House, Sunday, April 13, 2025 from 1:00 to 4:00 - Experience the intense military preparations that launched America into the Revolutionary War and learn the story of Rebeckah Barrett who went toe to toe with the British Soldiers searching her home. 448 Barrett’s Mill Rd, Concord. See Events at Minuteman National Park for details. This event is co-sponsored by Friends of Minute Man National Park.

BATTLE ROAD EVENTS

• Arrival of Paul Revere in Lexington, Friday April 18, 2025 at 10:00 pm at the Hancock Clarke House, Hancock Street Lexington. Contact the Lexington Historical Society for details.
• The Battle on Lexington Green - Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 5:30 am in Lexington center. This event recreates the historic skirmish in Lexington on the first day of the American Revolution. Following the ringing of the bell in the Old Belfry, members of the Lexington Training Band (now known as the Minutemen) gather on Lexington Green to await the column of British Regulars as they march into the town center. A shot rings out, the skirmish follows, and the British column marches on towards Concord leaving dead and wounded behind. Contact: Lexington Minutemen. Please see the Town of Lexington’s Schedule of Events (open in a new tab) for important details and restrictions on backpacks, large containers and ladders.
• Pancake Breakfasts - Saturday, April 19, 2025 in Lexington
• St. Brigid Church, 2001 Massachusetts Avenue, sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 160. 6:00 am to 10:00 am. Nominal cost.
• First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Avenue (across from the police station). 6:00 am to 10:00 am. Nominal cost.
• Lexington’s Patriots Day Road Race, starting at Lexington Green at 8:00 am.
• Historic House Museums in Lexington will be open all weekend: Buckman Tavern, the Hancock-Clarke House, Munroe Tavern and the new Lexington museum at the Depot. Contact the Lexington Historical Society.
• Elm Brook Hill Tactical Demonstration – Saturday April 19, 2025, Hartwell Tavern section of Minute Man National Historical Park, starting at 11:30 am. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Minute Man National Park.
• Civilian evacuees on the Battle Road – leaving from the Smith House, Lincoln, at noon.
• Parker’s Revenge Scenario – Saturday, April 19, 2025: A tactical scenario along the historical road near the Whittemore House at 1:00 pm by British and Colonial soldiers. Contact: Minute Man National Historical Park. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Minute Man National Park.
• Additional events all day. Schedule at Minuteman National Park.
• Lexington Patriots Day Parade, Saturday April 19, 2025, stepping off at 2:00 pm – Massachusetts Avenue through East Lexington and Lexington Center.
• Jason Russell House in Arlington may be open for tours on Saturday April 19, 2025 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm.  Contact the Arlington Historical Society for further information.
• Concord's Patriots Day Parade - Saturday, April 19, 2025 starting at 9:00 am in Concord Center. Contact: Concord Chamber of Commerce via email or at 978 369-3120.

• Battle of Menotomy, Jason Russell House Re-enactment, Sunday, April 20, 2025 at noon: Battle Re-enactment open for house tours through the afternoon. Contact the Menotomy Minutemen or Arlington Historical Society.

• The Patriot Vigil, North Bridge, Lantern light procession: Thursday April 17, 2025. Procession 7:45 pm from North Bridge Visitor Center, 174 Liberty St. Concord MA, Ceremony at North Bridge 8:00 – 9:00 pm. This evening ceremony will feature a lantern-light procession and a recitation of the names of the soldiers who gave their lives on that “ever-memorable” 19th of April. Co-sponsored by the Friends of Minute Man National Park.
• Old Burial Ground Tribute, Lincoln, MA - Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 3:00 pm, the Lincoln Minute Men will assemble at the Pierce House and march to the Town Cemetery on Lexington Road. The Minute Men will be accompanied by clergy, honored guests, and a contingent of British Regulars. There will be gravesite ceremonies honoring both the Lincoln patriots of the Revolution and the five British soldiers who were killed in Lincoln on April 19, 1775, and buried there. Following the ceremonies, the Minute Men and their guests will march back to the Pierce House, where refreshments will be served to all, courtesy of the Lincoln Historical Society. For further information, contact the Lincoln Minute Men at press@lincolnminutemen.org.