Concord will celebrate Patriots Day on Monday, April 20th.

• 2026 Patriots’ Day Parade and Celebration

  April 20, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

  2026 Patriots’ Day Parade and Celebration

  The Concord Patriots’ Day Parade is one of the nation’s oldest celebrations of the first shot of the American Revolution, attracting visitors from around the world.

  Concord will celebrate Patriots’ Day on Monday, April 20th but events are happening beginning April 17.

  

   

  Patriots’ Day Weekend in Concord:

  FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026:

  Patriot Vigil: 7:45-8:30PM, North Bridge

  SUNDAY, April 19:

  Dawn Salute
  Muster at Buttrick Hillside at 5:45am,
  6am Dawn Salute

  Church bells at the First Parish toll at 6:00 AM to sound the alarm.
  “Dr. Prescott” arrives at the North Bridge after riding across the fields calling out the warning to towns and villages that the Regulars were on the march and that their destination was Concord. The Concord Minutemen fire salutes and the Concord Independent Battery fire several volleys from the field at the Old Manse.

  MONDAY, April 20:

  9 AM Patriots’ Day Parade

  12-4 PM Block Party

  3 PM: Patriots Day Battle –  CCHS vs. Lexington High School Baseball Game at Emerson Field