Rehearsal for the Battle on Lexington Green - Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 2:00 pm on
Lexington center
This is the dress rehearsal for the Patriots Day reenactment of the skirmish on
April 19. 1775. Rain date: Saturday, April 13, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Contact: Lexington Chamber of Commerce
via email or at 781 862 1450
Bedford Parade and Pole Capping - Saturday, April 12, 2008 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.
Contact: The Bedford Minuteman Company.
Meriam's Corner Exercise - Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 1:00 pm at Meriam's Corner, Lexington Rd., Concord
The town of Concord, joined by area minute companies
and Minute Man National Historical Park,
commemorate the fight at Meriam's Corner that sparked the six-hour running battle back to Boston.
Contact: Minute Man National Historical Park
Paul Revere Capture Ceremony - Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 3:00 pm, Paul Revere Capture Site
of Minute Man National Historical Park, Route 2A, Lincoln
The Lincoln fife and drum corps, Lincoln Minute Men,
the Middlesex County Volunteer Fifes and Drums, the Middlesex County 4-H Fifes and Drums,
and town officials observe the historic capture of Paul Revere.
Contact: Lincoln Minute Men
Sudbury March to Concord - Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 3:45 am in Wayland center and
5:45 am in Sudbury Center
Show your fortitude and love of local history with this annual march through Wayland and Sudbury to Concord,
arriving at the North Bridge at approximately 10:30 am.
Contact: Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute
Dawn Salute at the North Bridge - Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 6:00 am at Minute Man National Historical Park, Monument Street, Concord
The Concord Minute Men and the Concord Independent Battery observe the opening
battle of the American Revolutionary War in a moving musket
and cannon salute to America's past.
Contact: Minute Man National Historical Park
Commemoration of the Concord Conflict at the North Bridge - Saturday, April 19, 2008
at 8:30 am, Minute Man National Historical Park, Monument Street, Concord
The peace of the Concord countryside will once more be shattered by the sounds of marching
feet and musket fire as British and colonial reenactors, park rangers and volunteers
bring the fateful morning of April 19, 1775 to life in this stirring
commemoration of the first time
that colonists were ordered to fire upon British soldiers that became known as
"the shot heard 'round the world."
Contact: Minute Man National Historical Park
Parker's Revenge Re-enactment - Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 8:30 am
in Lexington center
This event will be the first time the actions of Captain Parker's militia
following the April 19, 1775 morning skirmish will be re-enacted.
Contact: Lexington Minutemen
Battle Road Event at the Hartwell Tavern historical area - Saturday, April 19, 2008
from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at Minute Man National Historical Park, Route 2A, Lincoln
This is the largest Battle Road event and features hundreds of British and Colonial re-enactors encamped at the
Hartwell Tavern and Captain William Smith house, both part of Minute Man National Historical Park.
There will be drill and musket demonstrations, 18th century artillery demonstrations, crafts, games and more!
This event offers you a chance to get up close and talk with the re-enactors about 18th century life.
The highlight of the day will be a massed tactical weapons demonstration running over a half-mile of the
original Battle Road. Parking is at designated National Park sites along route 2A.
Contact: Minute Man National Historical Park
Tower Park Battle - Saturday, April 19, 2008 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at Tower Park
on Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington
A typical battle in the American Revolution will be demonstrated for the public
in this natural amphitheatre site.
Contact: Lexington Minutemen
"In Their Own Words" - Sunday, April 20, 2008
at 2:00 pm, Lexington Depot Building, Lexington
The Lexington Depot Building will be the site of
a dramatic reading by lantern light of the events of April 18th and 19th, 1775,
from period documents and writings from those who were there.
Contact and tickets: 781 862-1703
Alarm & Muster of the Lincoln Minute Men - Sunday, April 20, 2008
at 7:00 pm, Lincoln Center
The Lincoln Company of Minute Men will reenact that happened just after midnight on April 19, 1775.
Captain William Smith will arrive by horse to ring the bell of the White Church
and spread the alarm that the British Regulars are coming.
The Lincoln Minute Men will muster to receive their orders for the march to Concord.
The event will include a horse rider, historical explanations, colonial music,
a musket salute, and lots of Revolutionary commotion.
Contact: Lincoln Minute Men
The Lincoln Salute: A Concert of 18th Century Fife & Drum Music - Sunday, April 20, 2008
from 1:45 pm to 3:30 pm, Pierce Park, Lincoln
The Lincoln Minute Men will host a concert of 18th century fife and drum music
including 18th century folk tunes from all the cultures of Europe and works by the major composers of the era.
The Salute includes performances by the Fifes and Drums of the Lincoln Minute Men, 1st Michigan Fifes and Drums,
the Bluff Point Quahog Diggers, the Middlesex County Volunteer Fifes and Drums, the Middlesex County 4-H Fifes and Drums,
and other music groups.
Contact: Lincoln Minute Men
Stow Minutemen Patriots Day Trail March - Monday, April 21, 2008 at 4:45 am in Stow
The Stow Annual Trail March and Parade starts from Stow Lower
Common. The air is cool and quiet, but not for long as the sounds of the
fifes and drums and the firing of the muskets awaken the townsfolk along
the route. The Minutemen arrive at the North Bridge around 9 am then join up
with the Concord parade.
Contact: Stow Minutemen
Col. John Robinson Trail March - Monday, April 21, 2008 at 4:45 am in Westford
Every year members of the Westford Colonial Minutemen walk the route travelled by the Westford militia
and minute companies as they answered the alarm on April 19th, 1775.
The public is in invited to join them in the 10-mile walk that ends at Concord's North Bridge.
Contact: Westford Minnutemen.
The Battle on Lexington Green - Monday, April 21, 2008 at 5:30 am in
Lexington center (Rain date: April 26, 2008)
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
Pancake Breakfasts - Monday, April 21, 2008 in Lexington
- St. Brigid Church, 2001 Massachusetts Avenue, sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 160. 6:00 am to 10:00 am. Cost TBA
- First Baptist Church, 1580 Massachusetts Avenue (across from the police station). 6:00 am to 10:00 am. Cost TBA.
- Church of Our Redeemer, 6 Meriam Street. 6:00 am to 9:00 am. Adults: $5, children under 12: $3.
Isaac Davis March to Concord - Monday, April 21, 2008 at 6:00 am at the
Issac Davis Homestead on Hayward Rd., Acton
The Acton Minutemen will make their annual march to the North Bridge in Concord, arriving
at 9:00 am. This year is special in that for the first time since 1775 they will be carrying
the sword that Captain Issac Davis had on April 19, 1775.
Contact: Acton Minutemen
Lincoln Minute Men March to Concord - Monday, April 21, 2008 at 6:45 am starting at the
Town Cemetery on Old Lexington Road, Lincoln
The Lincoln Minute Men will fire a musket salute to the patriots buried at the cemetery
then begin their march along Sandy Pond Road toward Concord with colonial music and musket
firing along the way.
Contact: Lincoln Minute Men
Lexington Youth Parade - Monday, April 21, 2008 starting at 7:30 am in Lexington center.
Contact: Lexington Town Celebrations Committee, 781 862-0500 x708
Concord's Patriots Day Parade - Monday, April 21, 2008 at 9:00 am in
Concord center
Note that the Commemoration of the Concord Conflict, usually held in the morning,
prior to the arrival of the Concord Parade, has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 19th.
Contact: Concord Chamber of Commerce
via email or at 978 369 3120
Paul Revere's Arrival at Lexington Green - Monday, April 21, 2008
1:00 pm in Lexington center
Contact: Lexington Town Celebrations Committee, 781 862-0500 x708
Spirit of Acton 1775 and 1861 - Monday, April 21, 2007 from 1 pm to 4 pm, Acton
Join the Acton Historical Society and Iron Work Farm as they
demonstrate colonial activities, reenact life as it was lived during the time of
the American Revolution and at the start of the Civil War.
There will also be tours of the 1760 Hosmer House, the 1728 Jones Tavern, and the 1706
Faulkner Homestead. There will be plenty of activities for children and adults.
Parking will be available at Town Hall at 472 Main Street and across from the
Hosmer House at 300 Main Street. Two trolleys will run up and down
Main Street during the event, starting from Town Hall and stopping at the three sites.
Tickets can be bought at any of these sites on the day of the event, starting at 12:45 pm
and they include unlimited on and off privileges for the trolleys
and admission to the historic sites. Tickets are $5 per person age 13
and over and $3 per person under age 13.
Contact and more info: Acton Historical Society.
Lexington Patriots Day Parade - Monday, April 21, 2008 starting at 2:00 pm in East Lexington
Contact: Lexington Town Celebrations Committee, 781 862-0500 x708
"Pathway of the Patriots" - Saturday, April 26, 2008 from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Woburn
The Woburn Historical Society presents "Pathway of the Patriots" at the Tarky School lot.
The event will consist of several reenactments of Revolutionary stories,
including a "Tar and Feathering" and skirmishes between the British 10th Regiment of Foot
and the Woburn and Charlestown Militias.
There will be demonstrations of cooking, a British army surgeon,
and traditional music and dancing demonstration.
Admission is free. The Tarky School is on Russell Street which runs from Middlesex Turnpike
in Lexington to Cambridge Road in the Woburn's Four Corners.
Contact and details: Woburn
Historical Society
"Battle Road Heroes" at the Hartwell Tavern - Saturday, April 26, 2008
from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, Minute Man National Historical Park, Route 2A, Lincoln
You've watched the battle reenactments and the parades.
Now you are invited to walk down a candle-lit path to the past.
Listen to the personal stories of people who lived along the Battle Road on April 19, 1775.
Join Captain William Smith, the Lincoln Minute Men, the Hartwells, drovers, musicians,
and His Majesty's soldiers for this special evening of theater and history.
Admission for "Battle Road Heroes" is $5.00 per person, $10.00 per family.
Proceeds benefit the Minute Man National Park Association.
Contact: Minute Man National Historical Park