The Umbrella Arts Center of Concord, MA presents its second Ceramics Biennial Exhibition, “Earthworks: Evolution”, a regional show celebrating the depth of history, tradition, and cultural expression in contemporary ceramics, and the ways in which artists continue to expand the field through innovation and reinterpretation. Admission is free and the Allie Kussin Gallery is open […]
Join us for a program at Walden Pond State Reservation designed to introduce people who are blind or have low vision to the joys of birding. We are pleased to welcome back veteran birder and Mass Audubon accessibility consultant Jerry Berrier to lead a free program along our ½ mile ADA compliant trail. Our target […]
"What's Going On Here? Liminal Spaces Where Art and Nature Intersect" featuring work by Linda Booth Sweeney, Linda Ziemba & Jamie Collins. Opening Reception: June 10, 3 - 5 PM (RSVP appreciated) | Exhibition Dates: May 29 - June 28, 2026 Join us for light refreshments starting at 3 PM and an Artists' Talk at […]
Let's move together! Mark your calendars for June and join library staff to start your week with a Monday morning walk along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. Friends from Concord Recreation will join us to lead light stretching before the walk (starting around 8:45 AM) and to walk with us. Wear your sneakers, grab your […]
Dizziness isn’t always about spinning–it’s often closely tied to balance. This presentation by FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers explores common causes of dizziness. Participants will learn how specialized physical therapy evaluates and treats dizziness and balance challenges while restoring confidence and reducing fall risk. Optional free fall-risk screenings will be available following the presentation. Please […]
Kick-off PRIDE month with Crafted Together! Come in anytime during store hours June 4th or 5th to create rainbow accessories perfect for June and beyond! This is also a perfect opportunity to get ready for CONCORD PRIDE on Saturday, June 6th. Multiple dates: June 4, 5 | 11am-5pm 26 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Concord, MA
Join us for a day of beauty, nature, and discovery as you visit six stunning gardens throughout Concord. In 2026, the Tour will offer a wide variety of garden styles and features, including decorative elements and vegetable beds, manicured spaces and naturalistic plantings, native species and showstopper plantings. Each offers an approach to creating gardens […]
Kick-off PRIDE month with Crafted Together! Come in anytime during store hours June 4th or 5th to create rainbow accessories perfect for June and beyond! This is also a perfect opportunity to get ready for CONCORD PRIDE on Saturday, June 6th. Multiple dates: June 4, 5 | 11am-5pm 26 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Concord, MA
Join us at 51 Walden for three performances of Verdi's last opera as a major fund raiser to support your community arts building in Concord. June 5 and 6 at 8pm; June 7 at 2pm. Giuseppe Verdi's final masterpiece, Falstaff (1893), is a three-act comic opera based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor. It […]
ConcordPride. Everyone is welcome! This year’s event will feature a community march, a vibrant festival, live performances, music, art, and activities for all ages — all free and open to the public. ConcordPride is about celebrating inclusion, community, creativity, and joy. Whether you come on your own, with family and friends, or as part of […]
Bring your friends, family, kids and dogs to join us on the beautiful trails of Great Brook Farm in Carlisle. Hang out after to chat and enjoy refreshments on us. This fun 5K community walk, hosted by Concord non-profit Ubuntu Global Connections, supports hardworking South African charities that are working to improve the widespread inequities […]
How do we keep the Library magic flowing all year round? The funds raised at the Friends of the Library's Annual Book Sale provide essential funding for library programs, services, and collections. Join us Saturday, June 6 from 9:30 AM to 3 PM on the Main Library's front lawn. The Book Sale is full of nearly-new or […]
Kick off summer with a one-of-a-kind creative experience! In this special collaboration between Sprinkle & Create and Crafted Together, participants will enjoy a thoughtfully designed, hands-on workshop that blends cookie decorating with custom charm making.
Join us at 51 Walden for Verdi's last opera as a major fund raiser for your community arts building. June 5 and 6 at 8 pm; June 7 at 2pm Giuseppe Verdi's final masterpiece, Falstaff (1893), is a three-act comic opera based on Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor. It follows the aging, boastful knight, […]
"HAPPY FEET" ~Songs about Dancing~ by the MUSIC MAKES ME HAPPY Chorus on Sunday afternoon June 7, 2026 at 3 p.m. at the Umbrella Arts Center (40 Stow Street - Concord, MA 01742) Join the chorus and big band instrumentalists on songs like "Dancing Queen", "Rock Around the Clock", "Step in Time", "I Could Have […]
Mark your calendars for June and join library staff to start your week with a Monday morning walk along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. There is always something to see including this cheery piano from Concord Conservatory's Pianos on the Town Celebration. Wear your sneakers, grab your walking poles, and bring a friend. All walking […]
When it comes to art and community, we have so much to celebrate! Please join Art for All for food, music, a slide show and an extravagance of artwork!
"What's Going On Here? Liminal Spaces Where Art and Nature Intersect" featuring work by Linda Booth Sweeney, Linda Ziemba & Jamie Collins. Opening Reception: June 10, 3 - 5 PM (RSVP appreciated) | Exhibition Dates: May 29 - June 28, 2026 Join us for light refreshments starting at 3 PM and an Artists' Talk at […]
Join the Instrumental Music School of Carlisle and Concord (IMSCC) to hear some of our talented student musicians perform in our IMSCC Spring Student Showcase. For more than four decades, the IMSCC has brought the highest level of individual musical instruction to the students of Concord and Carlisle. Founded in 1980 by the Concord-Carlisle Regional […]
Join us for a screening of Living in Pryde, a powerful GBH documentary that follows residents of the first LGBTQ+-welcoming, affordable senior housing community in Hyde Park. Is this a model for the future? Would it be possible in our town? Stay for the panel discussion to explore these questions and more. Please register by […]
The League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle welcomes Susan Goldberg, CEO & President of GBH, as the keynote speaker for its Annual Meeting. Goldberg will discuss the state of public media, funding challenges in the current political climate, and the shift to streaming and online platforms. The hybrid event is open to the public. Learn […]
Need help understanding your Medicare health insurance options? 'Countdown to 65' is a no-cost seminar sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield that helps you understand your Medicare health insurance options outside your employer-sponsored coverage, whether or not you're planning to retire. Topics include Medicare Parts A and B, and Medicare enrollment timelines, Medigap that supplements […]
Join Curator and Director of Exhibitions Christie Jackson and Curator David Wood for a gallery talk in the new special exhibition Revolutionary Legacies. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.
Want to create your future family heirloom? Register today for our Tiny Treasures workshop! Each participant will select a vintage locket to pair with a necklace or bracelet, then share a special photo (or two) that we will print and add to the locket on site. 26 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Concord, MA
Democracy and Beer. The Wright Tavern is hosting a beer garden with the Reclaim our Democracy. It will be a celebration of democracy and the founding of America. Come and enjoy. The Wright Tavern will be open for tours and enjoyment. A donation of $10.00 is greatly appreciated. The hours are 11:00 - 4:00.
Fun and inspiration for all ages! • Connect with local action groups who will share info, action steps, and fun activities • Kidsʼ games and hands-on learning • Food trucks serving local favorites • Live music by Anna Huckabee Tull & Eric Kilburn; Middlesex Activist Band • Wright Tavern tours and beer garden (open during […]
Celebrate the 1-year anniversary of Crafted Together! We are so grateful to hit this milestone and to ring in year 2 with our community. This indoor and outdoor event will feature fun activities, giveaways, a hair tinsel + feathers pop-up, and specially made products available this day only. Check back on this webpage and follow […]
Grace and Elizabeth, A Life Together, offers a unique opportunity to meet Grace Keyes, women’s golf champion and founding member of the Women’s Golf Association of Boston, and her life partner, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, artist, philanthropist, and founder of Concord Art, sharing the story of their remarkable life together. This original living history piece was […]
Celebrate Juneteenth with an evening of wine, beer, and light refreshments in the Museum’s courtyard, followed by a guided tour of the galleries. Explore Concord’s rich Black and Abolitionist histories through powerful stories, images, and objects from the Museum’s collection. Your ticket includes drinks outside in the courtyard before the tour, which begins at 7:15 […]
The Select Board for the Town of Concord, has proclaimed June 19th, 2026, as Juneteenth National Independence Day, and invite the Concord community to join us for celebratory events that honor our history and our community, The Juneteenth flag will be raised in a ceremony in Monument Square at 9:30 am followed by a picnic […]
Join us for a celebratory Juneteenth performance of the History of Hip Hop Dance from Arts for Learning Massachusetts. Tracing hip hop dance styles from the late 70’s through today, this acclaimed ensemble teaches positive messages, including “Think It—Do It—Become It.” The performance celebrates the art and movement of hip hop and includes a funky […]
Coinciding with the celebration of Juneteenth, join us for a walking tour introducing participants to the Concord women and men who played a crucial role in the abolitionist movement in the years leading up to the Civil War. This tour includes a significant amount (over 1.5 miles) of walking on hilly, unpaved terrain. $15 Members […]
Join us at Tri-Con Church for our annual Electronics Recycling Event! 📅 Saturday, June 20th, 9AM-2PM 📍Tri Con Church- Parking Lot 54 Walden Street, Concord MA We're accepting all electronics, appliances, ANYTHING with a plug or batteries, as well as reusable bicycles! ♻️ Items will be recycled responsibly for a small fee (see pricing details […]
Henry David Thoreau described a loon's call as, "Perhaps the wildest sound that is ever heard here, making the woods ring far and wide." Join us for a presentation about loons inspired by Thoreau's admiration for them at the Walden Pond Visitor Center Gallery on Sunday June 21st, from 11 am to 12:30 pm. DCR […]
June 21st, 5pm to 8pm at the Old Manse (269 Monument Street, Concord, MA) Picnic in the back lawn of the Old Manse along the banks of the Concord River. Enjoy music by Anna Huckabee Tull and Friends, art-making, face-painting, a sing-a-long and an Earth Float! This is a free family friendly way to celebrate […]
The Concord Museum, in partnership with Lexington History Museums, presents an engaging program highlighting new research and evolving interpretations from the communities at the center of the start of the American Revolution. This conversation brings together Curator David F. Wood, whose work Eyewitness to Revolution draws from the Concord Museum’s renowned collection; Paul O’Shaughnessy, President […]
An Evening of Music, Craft, and Cultural Tradition Experience a unique night that brings together two extraordinary artistic voices: Puerto Rican cuatro player and composer Fabiola Méndez and master luthier William Cumpiano. Enjoy a live performance from Fabiola alongside an intimate fireside conversation with William on instrument building, cultural heritage, and the evolving story of […]
Looking for some fun!? Play our 6 fabulous rounds of original, brain-teasing trivia with no cover fee. Enjoy The Colonial Inn's full bar/apps/ dinner menu. So get your friends, neighbors, or co-workers together, make an unstoppable team (up to 6), and test your collective grasp on humanity! Follow @tom_rutledge_presents for trivia dates, clues, and general […]
Visitors can enjoy free admission to the Museum on the Fourth of July and enjoy special family activities and food trucks. Hear a gallery talk on with Museum staff on the Revolution and its legacy at 12pm. Visitors will: -Enjoy free admission to see the original Paul Revere lantern and dozens of objects that witnessed […]