Concord Tour Company presents: Grave Addiction — An evening walking tour through historic Concord’s graveyards

Concord, MA, United States

You'll love this atmospheric walk through two of Concord's oldest cemeteries as we explore everything about our graves from burial customs to iconography, plus a goodly share of Concord-centered tales, including: what Henry Thoreau though of ghosts; a first person description of Nathaniel Hawthorne's gruesome encounter with a drowned woman; and the mysterious case of […]

$30

Concord Tour Company presents: Grave Detectives! Concord’s only cemetery tour for kids.

Concord, MA, United States

Grave Detectives! will introduce families to some of Concord’s oldest history that is hiding in plain sight at Old Hill Burying Ground. This tour will introduce how to read gravestone iconography, how to use images to roughly date stones, and how the epitaphs convey information. Grave Detectives! Stories in Stone is an interactive discovery tour […]

$15

Sleepy Hallow-een Tour

Concord, MA, United States

Join us for this special Halloween event! Take a tour through historic Sleepy Hollow Cemetery with a Concord Museum guide. Learn about the lives and deaths of past Concordians through stories passed down through the generations. 1 mile walk, mostly flat sidewalk or pavement, rain or shine. Advanced registration required.

It’s Halloween! Party at the Concord Free Public Library

Concord Free Public Library 129 Main Street, Concord, MA, United States

Oh The Concord Free Public Library is excited to host a Halloween celebration on Friday, October 29 between 4 pm - 5:30 pm. Get a sneak peak at the future Children’s Room and Makerspace! See the new Children’s Garden! Come in costume! We’ll have spooky stories, crafts, cookies and a pumpkin decorating contest. All ages […]

Free

Concord Tour Company presents: Grave Addiction — An evening walking tour through historic Concord’s graveyards

Concord, MA, United States

You'll love this atmospheric walk through two of Concord's oldest cemeteries as we explore everything about our graves from burial customs to iconography, plus a goodly share of Concord-centered tales, including: what Henry Thoreau though of ghosts; a first person description of Nathaniel Hawthorne's gruesome encounter with a drowned woman; and the mysterious case of […]

$30

Concord Tour Company presents: Grave Detectives! Concord’s only cemetery tour for kids.

Concord, MA, United States

Grave Detectives! will introduce families to some of Concord’s oldest history that is hiding in plain sight at Old Hill Burying Ground. This tour will introduce how to read gravestone iconography, how to use images to roughly date stones, and how the epitaphs convey information. Grave Detectives! Stories in Stone is an interactive discovery tour […]

$15

Concord’s Autumn Twilight : Monuments, Memories and Mortality

Concord Visitor Center 58 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

Concord ablaze in all its fall glory asks us to reflect on autumn’s passage as we savor the golden afternoons and sense the crisp twilight at hand. This 90-minute twilight walking tour of old Concord town takes us down the venerable streets and byways hearing the voices of those who have come before while appreciating […]

Concord’s Autumn Twilight : Monuments, Memories and Mortality

Concord Visitor Center 58 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

Concord ablaze in all its fall glory asks us to reflect on autumn’s passage as we savor the golden afternoons and sense the crisp twilight at hand. This 90-minute twilight walking tour of old Concord town takes us down the venerable streets and byways hearing the voices of those who have come before while appreciating […]

Concord’s Autumn Twilight : Monuments, Memories and Mortality

Concord Visitor Center 58 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

Concord ablaze in all its fall glory asks us to reflect on autumn’s passage as we savor the golden afternoons and sense the crisp twilight at hand. This 90-minute twilight walking tour of old Concord town takes us down the venerable streets and byways hearing the voices of those who have come before while appreciating […]

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Concord’s Autumn Twilight : Monuments, Memories and Mortality

Concord Visitor Center 58 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

“When the leaves fall, the whole earth is a cemetery pleasant to walk in. . . . How beautifully they go to their graves! How gently they lay themselves down and turn to mould. Henry David Thoreau Concord ablaze in all its fall glory asks us to reflect on autumn’s passage as we savor the […]

$20