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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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Sudbury Colonial Faire and Muster

Longfellow’s Wayside Inn 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury, MA, United States

More than 20 Fyfe and Drum corps parade past the 300 year-old Inn, where flintlock muskets thunder and Militia and Redcoats clash on the muster filed.

Sudbury Colonial Faire and Muster

Longfellow’s Wayside Inn 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury, MA, United States

More than 20 Fyfe and Drum corps parade past the 300 year-old Inn, where flintlock muskets thunder and Militia and Redcoats clash on the muster filed.

98th Hingham Historic House Tour

The 98th Hingham Historic House Tour features six private homes once occupied by American Revolutionary War Patriots. Each of the stunning private homes featured on the tour, as well as the Society’s two House Museums: the Benjamin Lincoln House, and The Old Ordinary, in addition to the Old Ship Meeting House were all built before […]

$40 – $50

Colonial Books and Brews

Action Memorial Library Main Street 486, Acton, Massachusetts, United States

Join the Acton 250 Committee and the Acton Memorial Library for this 21+ after hours library event featuring the Acton 250's Isaac Davis Brown Ale from Dirigible Brewing, the Acton Minutemen, colonial music, the unveiling of the new Isaac Davis Plow mural, food and more!  Free entry.  Merch available for purchase.  A portion of ale […]

Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents that Forged the Republic

Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA, United States

Renowned presidential historian and Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky, joins us for a conversation on John Adams’ five year-battle to defend the presidency. 1797 wasn’t too different from 2024, with pandemics, battles over immigration and citizenship, legislation to limit free speech, foreign interference in national […]

Concord250: Freedom’s Silhouette Events

Monument Square Main Street 58, Concord, Massachusetts, United States

Freedom Concert: Terry Borderline and the Suns Date: Saturday, October 5 Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM Location: Monument Square, Concord MA Join us for an electrifying performance by Terry Borderline and the Suns. This seven-piece band will perform a set of original songs about freedom, spirituality, nature, and social justice, including an original piece […]

The Great Salem Fire of 1774: Walking Tour

Salem Armory Visitor Center New Liberty Street 2, Salem, Massachusetts, United States

Tour the site of the Great Salem Fire, October 6, 1774 with retired park ranger, Curtis White. The fire destroyed shops, a meeting-house, dwellings, and the Custom House. Was the fire a diversionary tactic to deter the arrest of Massachusetts delegates who met in defiance of the Massachusetts Government Act? The 1.25-mile walking tour will […]

250th Anniversary of the First Massachusetts Provincial Congress

Hawthorne Hotel Washington Square West 18, Salem, Massachusetts, United States

On October 7, 1774, ninety chosen representatives met at Salem in defiance of General Gage’s order. They elected John Hancock to serve as chairman. They resolved to form themselves into “a Provincial Congress...to take into consideration the dangerous and alarming situation of public affairs in this province, and to consult and determine on such measures […]

Acton Walking Tours with Amy Cole

Action Memorial Library Main Street 486, Acton, Massachusetts, United States

Saturday, Nov. 9 at 1 p.m. in South Acton. Register at ActonMemorialLibrary.org 

The 250th Anniversary of the First Massachusetts Provincial Congress

Wright Tavern Center 2 Lexington Road, Concord, MA, United States

The 2024 Massachusetts Provincial Congress “Exploring Democracy – Our Rights and Our Responsibilities” October 11, 2024 9:30am – 4:30pm First Parish in Concord and The Wright Tavern *Register here to attend* In October 1774, the political conflict between Great Britain and Massachusetts reached a crisis. Parliament enacted the “Intolerable Acts” to punish the province for […]

Free

Preparing for Winter Preparing for War

Hartwell Tavern 35 Virginia Road, Lincoln, MA, United States

Join us for two days of special programs at Minute Man’s Historic Hartwell Tavern covering the experiences of everyday people as they prepared for winter and for war in 1774.

Preparing for Winter Preparing for War

Hartwell Tavern 35 Virginia Road, Lincoln, MA, United States

Autumn in Colonial New England was a time of change and transition when many gathered to share the fruits of summer labor and prepare to survive the coming winter. In 1774 it was also a time of preparation for the coming conflict.

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