To celebrate Earth Day and OARS’ 40th anniversary, we are bringing the Wild & Scenic Film Festival to Concord, where 3 remarkable rivers meet and America’s roots run deep. In partnerships with friends and local organizations, we are hosting five days of community-focused events in and around Concord Center, including film screenings, art installations, guest […]
Concord has a new question for its residents, and it's a simple one: how are you doing? The town's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission has launched a community survey to find out what it actually feels like to live, work, or study in Concord. Not what we assume. Not what we've always heard. What people […]
April 3-30 in the Munroe Gallery at the Concord Main Library. See library website for daily hours. Immerse yourself in the beauty of local flowers as we await their blooming in later spring and summer. Most of the paintings in this show are based on photographs taken on walks throughout Concord, including at Great Meadows, […]
The Concord Free Public Library is currently accepting applications for its Williams Scholarships for Excellence in Music & Excellence in Visual Arts. The scholarships are named for an original benefactor of the Library, Charles Williams, an enthusiastic supporter of higher education, music and the arts. Each Scholarship is granted to a Concord resident completing high […]
While hunting in the Scottish Highlands, New Yorker Tommy Albright stumbles upon the picturesque village of Brigadoon, which seems like a place out of time. There, Tommy falls in love - not just with a beautiful lass named Fiona, but with the town itself. Only then does he discover Brigadoon's secret: the village appears once […]
The Umbrella Stage Company proudly presents HAIRSPRAY, directed and choreographed by Najee Brown. With big hair, big laughs, and even bigger heart, this joyous, high-energy musical proves that when we dance together, anything is possible. Previews: Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25, 2026. Playing: Sunday, April 26, 2026 through Sunday, May 17, 2026 in […]
Let's move together! Join Concord Free Public Library staff to start your week with a walk along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. Friends from Concord Recreation will join us to lead light stretching at the start and to walk with us. Wear your sneakers, grab your walking poles, and bring a friend. All walking paces […]
The Concord COA is offering another American Mahjong class for beginners led by Jean Olson. Learn the basics, get comfortable playing the game, and develop your strategy. You’ll have the chance to play the game with other players as you are learning. After you complete the class, you may join the COA Mahjong group that […]
April 3-30 in the Munroe Gallery at the Concord Main Library. See library website for daily hours. Immerse yourself in the beauty of local flowers as we await their blooming in later spring and summer. Most of the paintings in this show are based on photographs taken on walks throughout Concord, including at Great Meadows, […]
You are cordially invited to the Concord Council on Aging’s Annual Tea Party at the Harvey Wheeler Community Center on Tuesday, April 28th at 2:00 PM. It will be a delightful afternoon filled with classic tea-time charm. Guests will enjoy a selection of assorted teas, delicate finger sandwiches, and freshly baked sweets. As you sip […]
Bring your favorite tune, your instrument, and open ears to CCM’s Monthly Jazz Jam, where faculty member Giuseppe Paradiso sets the stage for musical collaboration, exploration, and enjoyment, and provides a space where all jazz musicians will feel at home. This monthly gathering welcomes players of all levels to join the house rhythm section, request […]
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 […]
April 3-30 in the Munroe Gallery at the Concord Main Library. See library website for daily hours. Immerse yourself in the beauty of local flowers as we await their blooming in later spring and summer. Most of the paintings in this show are based on photographs taken on walks throughout Concord, including at Great Meadows, […]
Join us as the 250 Trees Project nears completion! On April 30 at 10:00 AM, a newly planted tree at the Main Library will be dedicated as a symbol of the entire project. Following the dedication, Tree Warden Erik Shaw will present on the project along with tree maintenance, policy, and management in Concord. The […]
With the help of Fowler Library, Art for All is pulling together the 5th annual Spring into West Concord Treasure Hunt! The theme this year is Garden delLights. 30 businesses will display illuminated lanterns made at Art for All workshops in their windows. Beginning on May 1st and ending on Spring into West Concord on […]
The League of Women Voters of Concord-Carlisle invites you to a presentation and discussion with Concord’s Land Use Working Group. Charged by the Select Board, the Land Use Working Group has been examining the Town’s future municipal needs—particularly the challenges facing Public Works and Public Safety facilities, as well as opportunities for administrative consolidation. The […]
Join the student artists featured in the new special exhibition Revolutionary Legacies, along with Curator David Wood and Curator and Director of Exhibitions Christie Jackson, for a gallery talk at 11:30 am on May 1. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.
ms wayDid you know Concord Prison has a nearly 150-year history featuring experimental psychology, notable inmates, and distinctive architecture? Join us on May 1 to learn about the prison’s origins in 1878, its evolution, community impact, and eventual closure in 2025. The story begins with Concord Reformatory and includes other facilities like Charlestown Jail and […]
The Umbrella's beloved Open Studios is May 2 & 3, from 12 - 5 PM in Concord, MA. It's fun for all, FREE to attend, and priceless to get to know your local artists! The Umbrella Arts Center is home to more than 60 working artists skilled in a variety of fine and applied arts […]
May is National Bike Month! As part of Safe Routes to School, celebrate spring and sustainability during the Concord Family Bike Festival at Bradford Mill (43 Bradford Street, the back parking lot). Grab your helmets and water bottles, and pedal on over! There will be fun for all ages and abilities, whether you are using […]
Recreation on Saturday, May 2nd, for the annual Kite Festival at Rideout Park! From 1:00 to 3:00 PM, professional kite fliers will show off their skills, and an ice cream truck will be on site to buy a cold treat. Purchase a kite, learn to build one with a kit, or bring your own!
Special spring special pop-up exhibition and events series previewing the design, approach and exhibitions of the future Guitar Museum of New England in West Concord, the first and only permanently installed museum in the Americas exclusively dedicated to the guitar and find luthier craft. Events range from master luthier and curator talks, musical performances, examples […]
We are excited to invite you on Sunday, May 3 (1:00-2:30 p.m.) to Nashobapalooza 2026, the spring arts and music festival at Nashoba Brooks School, which is FREE and open to the public. There will be tie-dye, face painting, bubble making, a bird scavenger hunt, seed pod making, obstacle courses, story time, musical performances from […]
While hunting in the Scottish Highlands, New Yorker Tommy Albright stumbles upon the picturesque village of Brigadoon, which seems like a place out of time. There, Tommy falls in love - not just with a beautiful lass named Fiona, but with the town itself. Only then does he discover Brigadoon's secret: the village appears once […]
Dr. William Moomaw, a lead author of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winning climate report, will explore the role of forests and other ecosystems in moderating climate change in combination with new technologies and our behaviors. The threats to our forests from climate change and other stresses will be a major theme. The discussion will […]
Let’s move together! Join Concord Free Public Library staff to start your week with a walk along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. Friends from Concord Recreation will join us to lead light stretching (starting around 8:45 AM) and to walk with us. Wear your sneakers, grab your walking poles, and bring a friend. All walking […]
Join Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David Blight for a compelling forum on the evolving meaning of American independence. Drawing on his scholarship on Frederick Douglass, Blight will explore how the ideals of the Declaration of Independence have been interpreted and contested over time. Professor Blight will discuss Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, “What to the Slave Is […]
Pontine Theatre presents Alice Brown’s short story, “The Flat Iron Lot,” published in 1899. Pontine Co-artistic directors and actors, Marguerite Mathews and Greg Gathers bring a performance that includes gestural theatre, puppetry, and storytelling. Sponsored by Harvey’s Gift Shop. Please call the COA office to sign up at 978-318-3020 for this creative and delightful show.
Join local yoga instructor Erica every Tuesday in May for yoga with a chair. If you've felt that yoga is too challenging or you struggle to get on and off the floor, this class could be great for you. We will explore all the benefits of yoga in a supportive way using a chair. We […]
What is the cost of our choices? Can love sustain across time, war and distance? Can you ever really find your way home? Join actors Stephen Collins and Poornima Kirby as they take on this three-thousand-year-old epic about the adventures of a wily and complicated traveler. Our two-person, one-hour adaptation draws from multiple translations, punctuated […]
Trinitarian Congregational Church (TriCon) in Concord will host award-winning historian and author Robert A Gross in conversation with Kyle B Roberts, Executive Director of the Congregational Library & Archives in Boston. The two will discuss abolition in New England in the mid 1800s, with specific examples from the history of TriCon, its pastors, and parishioners […]
With the help of Fowler Library, Art for All is pulling together the 5th annual Spring into West Concord Treasure Hunt! The theme this year is Garden delLights. 30 businesses will display illuminated lanterns made at Art for All workshops in their windows. Beginning on May 1st and ending on Spring into West Concord on […]
Richard T.T. Forman, Emeritus Professor at Harvard University’s School of Design explores Concord’s landscape from 1635 to today through the lens of environmental history. Forman is a Concord resident and leading author on landscape, town, and urban ecology. His new book, Town Ecology, Concord, Thoreau, and Onward, is available at the Concord Visitor Center. Call […]
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 […]
CC Theatre presents 9 to 5 The Musical! Show dates are May 7, 8, 9 @ 7:00 pm and May 9 @ 2:00 pm in the CCHS Auditorium Buy tickets at http://cc-theatre.org It's 1979, phones were still attached to walls, computers were only for NASA, and acceptable workplace behavior looked very different. Violet, Doralee, and […]
🚗 🚙 🏎️ 🚗 🚙 🏎️ 🚗 🚙 🏎️ 🚗 It’s Community Service Day for middle schoolers. Drive over and help make their effort a success! Come anytime or schedule appointment by calling the COA at 978-318-3020.
Introducing the inaugural Middlesex Chapter of the Young Men’s Service League (YMSL)—a national organization dedicated to service, leadership, and meaningful connection between mothers and their high school–aged sons! Through shared volunteer work and leadership opportunities, YMSL fosters growth, responsibility, and lasting community impact. We are currently connecting with moms of 8th and 9th grade boys […]
Drop Off at Fowler on May 8, 1-4:30PM. Then, May 9: Visit the Swap Shop at Fowler Library, 1322 Main Street and pick out any items you’d like. The shop is first come, first served. You DO NOT have to donate to be able to take items from the Swap Shop. No bags will be […]
Join local ornithologist, author, and naturalist Peter Alden for a guided bird walk at Walden Pond. These walks take place Saturday, May 9 OR Sunday, May 17, from 8:00-10:30am, and will meet at the Visitors Center. Alden is the author of Audubon’s Field Guide to New England. Peter will be joined by friend and frequent […]
Please join us at the Garden Club of Concord’s annual plant sale on Saturday, May 9 at 54 Walden Street at the Trinitarian Congregational Church lawn. This popular community event features quality, member grown plants for your spring and summer gardens while raising funds to support local beautification and conservation grants. Come shop a wide […]
Visit the Swap Shop at Fowler Library, 1322 Main Street and pick out any items you’d like. The shop is first come, first served. You DO NOT have to donate to be able to take items from the Swap Shop. No bags will be supplied, so please bring something to carry your swap items home. […]
Come celebrate the mothers in your life and enjoy a spectacular spread of goodies from bacon and eggs to sweets and more! Brunch will be served in our brand new pavilion, overlooking the farm. Enjoy live music and a cash bar, featuring Mimosas. Don’t forget to upgrade mom’s morning with a beautiful arrangement of fresh […]
The Umbrella Stage Company proudly presents HAIRSPRAY, directed and choreographed by Najee Brown. With big hair, big laughs, and even bigger heart, this joyous, high-energy musical proves that when we dance together, anything is possible. Previews: Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25, 2026. Playing: Sunday, April 26, 2026 through Sunday, May 17, 2026 in […]
While living at the Old Manse Sarah Alden Bradford Ripley was a devoted mother and grandmother, helping care for her family and the home while maintaining her own passions and interests. Sarah was also well-respected botanist who often shared her love of flowers and plants with friends and family, leaving behind her collection of pressed […]
Let’s move together! Join Concord Free Public Library staff to start your week with a walk along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. Friends from Concord Recreation will join us to lead light stretching (starting around 8:45 AM) and to walk with us. Wear your sneakers, grab your walking poles, and bring a friend. All walking […]
Waiting for a crisis can limit choices. This session will help you recognize early signs that you may need extra support, understand how to involve your family in planning, and learn how getting help can begin to preserve independence by reducing stress and uncertainty. This program is presented by Whitney Rohrer, Director of Clinical Operations […]
Haiku is a short nature poem, a moment of awareness that deeply connects to the natural world. Learn about haiku, read many haiku of spring, and try writing haiku using a fun, easy prompt focusing images of spring including new buds, mud, sunlight and leaves. All are invited to this workshop by Jeannie Martin, haiku […]
Join local yoga instructor Erica for yoga with a chair. If you've felt that yoga is too challenging or you struggle to get on and off the floor, this class could be great for you. We will explore all the benefits of yoga in a supportive way using a chair. We will strengthen, balance, and […]
Wine tasting with Winemaker Joseph-Jibril from California's North Coast / Sonoma on Tuesday, 5-7PM Vintages Adventures in Wine 53 Commonwealth Avenue West Concord
The Guitar Museum of New England this spring will preview artisanal instruments from its collection and plans for its construction in West Concord during a series of Open House events with founding curator Wilson Schunemann. At the Museum’s temporary pop-up space at 129 Commonwealth Ave, visitors will have the opportunity to view a ‘sneak peek’ […]
The Garden Club of Concord invites you to attend our annual Community Meeting: Mark Congdon, director of Agriculture at Gaining Ground will talk about "No Till Gardening". Mark has many years of experience as a farm manager and is part of a food movement that brings sustainable agriculture to local communities. Refreshments served. Please join […]
You’re invited to the official launch party for our biggest book of the year! Have you ever wondered… Did Christopher Columbus REALLY discover America? What REALLY happened at the first Thanksgiving? Did Paul Revere REALLY shout “The British are coming!”? It’s time to pull the curtain back on these well-known myths to find out what […]
Leading with Dignity WORKSHOP SERIES at Harvey Wheeler Community Center 1276 Main Street, West Concord Free and open to the public Join internationally recognized dignity expert Donna Hicks for a three-session workshop introducing practical tools from the Dignity Model to improve relationships at home, at work and throughout the community. Thursday, April 16 6:30-8:30pm Thursday, […]
The Umbrella Stage Company proudly presents HAIRSPRAY, directed and choreographed by Najee Brown. With big hair, big laughs, and even bigger heart, this joyous, high-energy musical proves that when we dance together, anything is possible. Previews: Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25, 2026. Playing: Sunday, April 26, 2026 through Sunday, May 17, 2026 in […]
BUY TICKETS The town of Hamelin has a big problem…rats! The famous Pied Piper comes to rid the town of the rats only to be cheated by the real rat in town, the town councilor. Join Cassie and the kids of Hamlin as they chase down the Piper and prove that you really can make […]
The Umbrella Stage Company proudly presents HAIRSPRAY, directed and choreographed by Najee Brown. With big hair, big laughs, and even bigger heart, this joyous, high-energy musical proves that when we dance together, anything is possible. Previews: Friday, April 24 & Saturday, April 25, 2026. Playing: Sunday, April 26, 2026 through Sunday, May 17, 2026 in […]
The second annual West Concord Art Loop is a temporary public art initiative that transforms sidewalks in West Concord village into an accessible, outdoor gallery featuring 130 original artworks by local artists of all ages and experience levels. Using custom, weather-resistant pavement decals installed throughout the retail district, the project encourages pedestrian exploration across downtown […]
breStop by our free, family-friendly event in partnership with Discover West Concord Day. Enjoy kid-friendly crafts & activities, shop from our collection of award-winning books for ages 0-12, and enjoy story times throughout the day. PLUS! Don’t miss GRAMMY® award-winning and 3x EMMY® award-nominated singer-songwriter and author of Barefoot book “Breathe Deep” Joanie Leeds performing […]
Join us on a ride through the historic towns of Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Bedford, and Carlisle on the second annual Paul Revere’s Bike Ride for the Concord Museum. Starting at the Concord Museum near the historic town center, cyclists can choose to ride a 19 or 32 mile loop on paved roads, passing many Revolutionary […]
Join all of the West Concord businesses for our annual"Spring Into West Concord Day" on Saturday, May 16th!Lots to enjoy - music, art projects, crafts sales, sidewalk sales, face painting, plant sale....and more!Come support our West Concord businesses! A NEW LEAF - Meg and friends will be at a Crafts table on the Green @13B […]
Join local ornithologist, author, and naturalist Peter Alden for a guided walk at Walden. Alden is the author of Audubon's Field Guide to New England. Peter will be joined by friend and frequent collaborator Lillian Stokes. Stokes has coauthored over 35 field guides. Good walking shoes, water, binoculars, and bug spray are required. This program […]
Join us as we mark the 15th anniversary of a milestone moment in Concord’s history—the relocation of the Robinson/Garrison family home to its current site and the opening of The Robbins House museum. The program includes a conversation with those who played a key role in the relocation, offering firsthand perspectives and stories from this […]
“In no other author can we get so close to the whole of the American spirit.” James Truslow Adams, historian The Ralph Waldo Emerson House was home to the writer from 1835 until his death in 1882. It was from here that Emerson established himself as an essayist, lecturer and poet, writing most of his […]
Let’s move together! Join Concord Free Public Library staff to start your week with a walk along the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail. Friends from Concord Recreation will join us to lead light stretching (starting around 8:45 AM) and to walk with us. Wear your sneakers, grab your walking poles, and bring a friend. All walking […]
The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a museum of trees teaching the world about plants. Join the COA as we drive through acres of green and walk among the flowers. After our visit to the Arboretum, we will stop for lunch at Pepe’s Pizza at the Chestnut Hill Mall. We’ll return to Concord by […]
Join us for a Chamber Morning Coffee at Concord’s Colonial Inn, Tuesday, May 19th, @ 8:30-10am. 48 Monument Square, Concord Center Kickstart your day with coffee and conversations. Connect with local businesses, share ideas, and expand your network!
Join local yoga instructor Erica for yoga with a chair. If you've felt that yoga is too challenging or you struggle to get on and off the floor, this class could be great for you. We will explore all the benefits of yoga in a supportive way using a chair. We will strengthen, balance, and […]
Enjoy the best of classic, independent, and foreign films curated by The Concord Film Project at The Umbrella Arts Center, with pre-show dinner options. Tuesday, May 19 at 7:30 PM: Arco (2025, Rated PG) | English dub of French film | 1 hour 29 minutes | Directed by Ugo Bienvenu. When ten-year-old Iris follows a […]
The Guitar Museum of New England this spring will preview artisanal instruments from its collection and plans for its construction in West Concord during a series of Open House events with founding curator Wilson Schunemann. At the Museum’s temporary pop-up space at 129 Commonwealth Ave, visitors will have the opportunity to view a ‘sneak peek’ […]
Join Bob White for a 1.7-mile walk around Walden Pond along the well-prepared Pond Path. We will park in the Walden Pond Reservation parking area and meet at the Thoreau statue and cabin replica beside Walden Street (Route 126). There is an $8.00 per vehicle “honor system” parking fee for Mass. plate vehicles, paid by […]
Join us for a Memorial Day Veterans Breakfast at the COA. Veterans and their families are welcome as we honor and thank those who have served and remember those we have lost. Guest speaker will be Bill Auger (Clear Path at Fort Devens) will share veteran programs including woodworking, service dogs, peer mentoring, culinary programs, […]
Celebrate Emerson’s birthday and follow the footsteps of writers Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau! Enjoy the spring weather and learn about the friendship of two notable observers of nature from a museum interpreter. 1-mile walk, uneven and unpaved terrain, rain or shine. Meet at the Concord Museum. In partnership with the Ralph Waldo […]
The Rotary Club of Concord is holding a family friendly, FREE concert featuring music, food trucks, door prizes, crafters and games. Bring the family to Rideout Field in West Concord and join the fun!
Special spring special pop-up exhibition and events series previewing the design, approach and exhibitions of the future Guitar Museum of New England in West Concord, the first and only permanently installed museum in the Americas exclusively dedicated to the guitar and find luthier craft. Events range from master luthier and curator talks, musical performances, examples […]
Join local yoga instructor Erica for yoga with a chair. If you've felt that yoga is too challenging or you struggle to get on and off the floor, this class could be great for you. We will explore all the benefits of yoga in a supportive way using a chair. We will strengthen, balance, and […]
Join us for a free tour of the Buttrick Gardens at Minute Man National Historical Park. We’ll discuss the history and preservation of these beautiful gardens and find shady spots to view the plantings and historic images. Beginning in 1911, two generations of the Buttrick family tended and enlarged the formal gardens until 1962, when […]
🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 🦜 We offer a LGBTQ+ Social Group at the COA on the last Thursday of each month. Join us on Thursday, May 28th from 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM for our monthly gathering of the LGBTQ+ Social Group. This welcoming space offers food, entertainment, and engaging […]
We invite you to join Concord Prison Outreach’s Monthly Volunteer Network Dialogues An engaging and reflective space designed to deepen your understanding and strengthen your impact as a volunteer. This ongoing series explores critical topics such as social and criminal justice, health and healing, trauma-informed leadership, and best practices for working with vulnerable populations in […]
Chatham Rabbits: An Evening of Bluegrass & Americana Join the Concord Conservatory of Music for an intimate performance by North Carolina-based duo Chatham Rabbits. Sarah and Austin McCombie deliver a mesmerizing blend of soulful songwriting, irresistible harmonies, and a sound that seamlessly bridges bluegrass roots with indie-folk. Experience the warmth and "quiet joy" of their […]
Learn about 25 moments of resistance and revolution in American history and make a protest sign. This activity is great for adults and young teens together! Using Rise Up! Powerful Protests in American History, the inspiring book by Rachel C. Katz, participants will be invited to create their own work and view a collection of broadsides […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]