Patriots’ Day 2022 Event Schedule
Patriots’ Day this year is Monday, April 18th. There will be events April 16th – 19th as well as a few smaller events the week prior on April 9th.
Saturday, April 9th
Paul Revere Capture CeremonyPaul Revere Capture Site, Lincoln
3:00 p.m.
The Lincoln Minute Men, joined by other reenactment units, observe the historic capture of Paul Revere with fife and drum music, a theatrical performance and a musket fire salute.
Saturday, April 16th – Battle Road
Explore the Elm Brook Hill (Bloody Angle) Battle Site with Edmund Foster
Meet at Hartwell Tavern
10:30 a.m.
Edmund Foster, a militiaman from Reading Massachusetts (portrayed by park volunteer, Ed Hurley) will lead a tour to this key battle site where he fought on April 19, 1775. He will be joined by Lincoln historian and author Don Hafner.
Caught in the Storm of War: The Civilian Experience of April 19, 1775
Meet at Hartwell Tavern
10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
If you had to leave your home in a hurry, uncertain of your return, what would you take with you? Learn about the local civilians on April 19, 1775 who struggled to save their families and belongings from the path of war. Meet living history volunteers at the Hartwell Tavern and the Captain William Smith House portraying Colonial civilians. Starting at 11:45 am, with the sounds of battle approaching, they will hastily close up the house and head off down the road. We invite you to join them and be a part of the scenario! Interact with the reenactors and learn the stories of ordinary women and men whose lives were suddenly upended by war.
Please note: The civilian evacuation scenario will begin at the Hartwell Tavern at 11:45 a.m. and end near the Parker’s Revenge Site, a distance of nearly 2 miles. There you will be directed to the viewing area to see the tactical demonstration at 1:00 p.m.
Parker’s Revenge Tactical Demonstration
Minute Man Visitor Center
12:45 p.m.
Watch hundreds of British and Colonial Reenactors who will engage in a battle demonstration showing the running fight that took place along this deadly stretch of road on the border of Lincoln and Lexington. After the demonstration you will have the opportunity to get up close and talk with these amazing volunteers and learn about British regulars and Colonial militiamen in great detail.
Sunday, April 17th
The Search of the Barrett FarmAt the Colonel James Barrett House, 448 Barrett’s Mill Road, Concord1:30 – 4:30 p.m.Visit the home of Colonel James Barrett and talk with costumed park rangers and volunteers about colonial military preparations. Around 3:30 p.m. British soldiers will arrive and conduct a search of the property, looking for supplies.
Monday, April 18th
North Bridge Fight Commemoration
North Bridge, Concord
8:30 a.m.Commemorate Patriot’s Day with a dramatic Battle demonstration involving Colonial minute men, British regulars, and musket fire, marking the “shot heard round the world.”
Patriot Vigil
Lantern light procession: 7:50 p.m. (step off at North Bridge Visitor Center)
Ceremony at North Bridge: 8:00 – 8:45 p.m.
As darkness descends upon the North Bridge battlefield we invite you to come and reflect on the events of April 19, 1775 and the meaning of liberty. The evening ceremony will feature a lantern-light procession, poetry, music, and a recitation of the names of the soldiers who gave their lives on that “ever-memorable” 19th of April.
Please note, if you would like to participate in the procession at 7:50 p.m. we ask you bring your own enclosed candle lantern – real candles only – no flashlights or LED lights in the procession please.
Tuesday, April 19th
Arrival of the Sudbury Militia
North Bridge, Concord
11:30 a.m.
The Sudbury Companies of Militia and Minute will make their annual march to North Bridge in honor of their fellow townsmen who made the same march in 1775. They will fire volleys from North Bridge in soldierly salute.
