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Across the State of Massachusetts, communities and institutions are celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution with events, exhibits, special tours, programs, festivals, performances, and much more. Bookmark this page to join events and celebrations statewide.

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“People, Plants & Revolution” Public Art Banners and Audio Tour

Town of Arlington, MA Massachusetts Avenue 730, Arlington, Massachusetts, 02476 United States

April 4 to May 31, 2025 Public Art: Commemorative Banners and Audio Tour Arlington Center, outside along Mass Avenue People, Plants & Revolution is the theme for a series of […]

Free

Hingham’s Revolutionary Weekend

Hingham Heritage Museum Main Street 34, Hingham, Massachusetts, 02043 United States +3 more

Keep the revolutionary spirit alive with the Hingham Historical Society! Join us for Hingham’s Revolutionary Weekend May 17-18, 2025, celebrating ordinary people who did extraordinary things and unwittingly became authors […]

Ongoing

Untold Stories: Public Art Commemorating Arlington 250

13 Forest Gallery Massachusetts Avenue 167a, Arlington, Massachusetts, 02474 United States

On view April 5 – May 23, this 13Forest Gallery exhibition spotlights three major public art projects commissioned by Arts Arlington and planned by Public Art Curator Cecily Miller to […]

Free

Concord250: Weaving an Address

The Umbrella Arts Center Stow Street 40, Concord, Massachusetts, 01742 United States

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

Free

Hingham250 – Battle of Grape Island 250th Anniversary Reenactment

Hingham Bathing Beach Otis Street 95, Hingham, Massachusetts, 02043 United States

The Battle of Grape Island or the Grape Island Alarm commemorates the May 21, 1775 provisions skirmish between militia from the South Shore of Boston - namely Hingham, Hull, Weymouth, […]

Free

Abigail Adams Birthplace Open Hours

Abigail Adams Birthplace Norton Street 180, Weymouth, Massachusetts, 02191 United States

Enjoy a guided tour during open hours at the Abigail Adams Birthplace on Sunday, May 18, 2025 from 1 – 3 p.m. Built in 1685, the Abigail Smith Adams (1744-1818) […]

$5 – $10

Voices from the Grave: Heroes of the American Revolution

Springfield Cemetery Maple Street 171, Springfield, Massachusetts, 01105 United States

Honor the legacy of the American Revolution and Springfield’s contribution at war and on the homefront, by joining us at our commemorative “Voices from the Grave: Heroes of the American […]

$20 – $25

Battle of Grape Island

Hingham Bathing Beach Otis Street 95, Hingham, Massachusetts, 02043 United States

Witness the only local battle of the American Revolution! On May 21, 1775, a skirmish broke out on Grape Island, then owned by Hingham loyalist Elijah Leavitt. To commemorate the […]

Free

Colonial Dance Tunes and Love Songs

Bedford Historical Society South Road 16, Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730 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

Deborah Sampson: A Revolution of Her Own

Martha Mary Chapel Dutton Road 35, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 01776 United States

A Revolution of Her Own! Deborah Sampson, the first woman to professionally fight in and be honorably discharged from the American Military, captivates audiences in an Immersive Living History Experience […]

Free

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