Patriots' Day 2026
2026-04-20 | Concord Center, Walden Street, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
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

Concord Public Schools April Recess
2026-04-20 - 2026-04-24 | MA

Patriots' Day Battle
2026-04-20 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Emerson Field, Concord, MA, United States
Bring the family and support the local nine as the CCHS and Lexington HS baseball teams play their annual Patriots Day Battle rivalry game on Monday, April 20. First pitch is at 3:00 on Emerson Field. There will be festive and special touches throughout the game, including a Minuteman salute to start the game and wiffle ball for kids after.

Admission is free and donations in support of Folds of Honor will be collected during the game.
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(The )Magic(al) (Is/of )Here: Large-Scale Paintings of Local Flowers by Maggie Stanley
2026-04-21, 2026-04-23, 2026-04-25, 2026-04-26, 2026-04-28, 2026-04-30 | Concord Main Library, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
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 Buttrick Estate, Concord Community Gardens, the “wisteria house” across the street from the Main Library, and even the Keyes Road municipal parking lot.
Many of the works were created in 2024 for Flora(l) Portals, my solo show in the skylit atrium of the Morse Institute Library in Natick, MA. Because the pieces were hung from balcony railings and viewed from a distance, I used canvases ranging from 3 to 6 feet in height—hence the name of that show, as some of the paintings are almost the size of doors.
I’m a largely self-taught artist, born and raised in Massachusetts, with my childhood spent in Arlington, Sudbury, and then Concord, where I now reside. Although I’ve worked in multiple mediums, my main focus the past few years has been floral paintings on textured canvas, which I started while in Lois Andersen’s Monday Night Painters group at The Umbrella Arts Center. I am ever-appreciative of Lois, the camaraderie of the group, and the variety of local trails and publicly-accessible gardens that provide such an abundance of beauty. I hope my art can convey some of that beauty to others, no matter the season, and encourage exploration when the conditions are right!
www.maggiestanley.net

Annual Town Meeting
2026-04-27 18:30 - 20:30 | CCHS

Trivia Night in Concord
2026-05-07 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-07-02 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-08-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-09-03 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-10-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-11-05 19:00 - 21:00, 2026-12-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Concord’s Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord, MA, 01742, United States
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 important nonsense
Now every first Thursday of the Month!
• 7pm (pre-game)
• 7:30-9pm (game on)
• Concord’s Colonial Inn @concordscolonialinn
