Concord250 Block Party
When:
Saturday, Apr 19, 2025 2:00p -
7:00p
Saturday, Apr 19, 2025 2:00p -
7:00p
Where:
Concord Center
Main Street
Concord, MA 01742
Admission:
Unknown
Hosted by:
Categories:
Festivals & Fairs, History, Kid Friendly, Party
250th Block Party Timeline
ALL DAY EVENTS
9:00 AM – 7:45 PM
Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike
Community Day at the Concord Museum, see the original lantern from Paul Revere’s midnight ride, free access to the new special exhibition Whose Revolution, a family-friendly encampment of living history, an outdoor concert, food and beverage trucks, and a view of the town-wide Drone show. Free
11:00 AM – 7:45 PM
Barrow Bookstore, 79 Main St.
Photo Op: Throne Chair. Flourish your camera and capture your inner loyalist spirit as you sit in the throne chair outside Barrow Bookstore.
Outdoor Display: Concord Authors’ Revolutionary War Ancestors. Free
Wright Tavern, 2 Lexington Rd.
Open House of this historic tavern where Militia Patriots and British Redcoats met (at different times). Tours, Beer Garden, and printmaking exhibition. $
11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
LandVest, 24 Main St.
Photo Booth. Pose in front of the iconic Old North Bridge and receive a historical figure trading card souvenirs while supplies last. Free
1:00 PM – 7:45 PM
Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St.
Family-friendly open house featuring 1700s social media: stories, dance, song, letterpress printing, historic broadsides, activities and exhibits, including the Daughters of the American Revolution. $
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, 399 Lexington Rd.
Celebrate at “The Home of Little Women” – also a Revolutionary War “Witness House” – with costumed interpreters, games, music, presentations, “Revolutionary Selfies,” Concord Minutemen, Nashobah Sagamore Strong Bear Medicine, and Louisa May Alcott herself reminiscing about the 1875 Centennial festivities. Free
BY THE HOUR TIMELINE
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM
The Bandstand, Monument Sq.
National Anthem by Alan Swartz. Speeches by dignitaries to kick off the Block Party.
1:30 PM – 2:00 PM
Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St.
Wayside Inn Steppers. Dancing and reenacting 18th-century dance. $
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St.
Native American Performance. Indigenous drumming with Dr. Claudia Fox Tree. $
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
51 Walden Performing Arts Center, 51 Walden St.
Performance by local middle schoolers. “Scenes from the Revolution – A Quarter Millennial Musical.” A series of musical numbers and historical scenes from the Boston Tea Party to the Battles of Lexington and Concord to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Free
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Masonic Lodge, 58 Monument Sq.
Wright Tavern Sing presents One-Day Choir with Kenter Davies. A joyful celebration of singing in harmony for everyone, regardless of musical experience or ability. $
Coldwell Banker, 11 Main St.
Concord250 Sounds. Come and listen to live music! Fabulous musicians playing music for the times. In partnership with New England Musicians Resource Fund. Free
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St.
Wayside Inn Steppers. Dancing and reenacting 18th-century dance. $
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Concord Scout House
Children’s Book Reading of “Rise Up: Powerful Protests in American History” by Barefoot Books. $
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Concord Scout House
Daughters of the American Revolution, Liberty Flag Contest Launch. Free
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St.
Broadside Ballads and Sea Shanties with David Coffin of Revels and Mara Bonde. $
51 Walden Performing Arts Center
Performance by local middle schoolers. “Scenes from the Revolution – A Quarter Millennial Musical.” See description for 2 PM show. Free
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
51 Walden Performing Arts Center
“Bridging Cultures” – 90-minute production featuring Chinese, Irish and Indian dance troupes, Indian-Concord historical sketch, ShinDaiko Ensemble featuring Japanese drums, and Shivani Dave, comedian. Free
Concord Scout House, 74 Walden St.
Colonial dancing (participatory). $
Concord Museum, 53 Cambridge Turnpike
Forum with Doris Kearns Goodwin on the American Revolution and Its legacy. Limited attendance via a stand-by line and livestreamed. Free
7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Concord Museum
Outdoor concert with the Goodwin Band, finishing with a view of a town-wide drone show. Free
8:15 PM – 9:00 PM
Drone Show, Monument Square and surrounding area
20-minute show in the night sky of a choreographed light show using drones. Free
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