For over 10,000 years the indigenous people of the land knew this area as Musketaquid. The land between the grassy rivers. This tour explores the history of the first people and how they lived in a land of abundance seeking to keep and foster balance with the natural world, their mother, who sustained them always. […]

You want to paint representationally, but with a sketch-like freshness … Set up an easel or drawing-board on your lap on the beautiful patio at Concord Art in Concord Center. The steep hill behind the patio offers a canvas of lush flora, a waterfall, and sculptures. There are also buildings; a shed, the neighboring homes, […]

Join us on July 11th from 4:30-6pm for a Chamber Business After Hours at Verrill Farms under the tent! Come have fun, mingle, network, and develop in-person relationships with your fellow Concord Business Owners. Support your local small business owner!

Join us for a conversation with Anders and Beverly Gyllenhaal on their new book, "A Wing and a Prayer: The Race to Save Our Vanishing Birds." The book is the result of a 25,000-mile journey across the Americas in 2021, which they spent documenting the efforts of ornithologists and conservationists to save the world’s birds, […]

The Concord Band is back for another summer season on the Fruitlands Museum outdoor stage! The Concord Band will treat concert-goers to a fun program of music comprising timeless classic songs, motion picture scores, Broadway musicals, and popular favorites. Each week presents a new program with different themes. This week's theme: Outstanding Overtures and Magnificent […]

Playful Engineers Teaching Artist Jay Mankita presents an in-person, hands-on event in which participants design, build, test, and play with Rube Goldberg "Machines" - complicated chain reactions accomplishing simple tasks. Participants learn through demonstration, and then through self-directed play, to make kinetic 'machine' parts, exploring force and motion, scale, and cause and effect, including catapults, […]

🎨 Join us for light refreshments, beautiful artwork, and a chance to meet the talented artists and photographers behind the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail Exhibit and Mural! 📸 📍 Location: Factory 152, next to the Art for All studio, 152 Commonwealth Ave. West Concord. ⏰ Date: Thursday, July 13th, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. […]

Goodwin Forum GLORY for George! Understanding the Massachusetts 54th, and The Connection Between the American Revolution and War of the Rebellion   This event kicks off the weekend of honoring Concord's native son George Washington Dugan on the 160th anniversary of his heroic sacrifice with the Massachusetts 54th during the assault of Fort Wagner. Marvin […]

Fitz is a singer, songwriter, published poet & essayist and a seasoned veteran for many decades on the New England pub scene.  Fitz will be here every Thursday night performing at Nosh with his folksy charm, amazing repertoire of songs, stunning vocals and whatever cast of friends is around joining in. “A Master of Folk” ~The […]

Curators from the Concord Museum and the Concord Free Public Library lead guided tours of the Museum's special exhibition "A Perpetual Invitation: 150 Years of Art at the Concord Free Public Library." No advanced registration necessary. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.

In this tour, we appreciate the silent stones, memorials, and buildings of the village. The tour will also trek up to the Hill Burying Ground home of both Puritan and Revolutionary dead, and then amble its way through scenic, wooded Sleepy Hollow, a classic example of the Garden Cemetary Movement of the 19th century which […]

The Umbrella Arts Center is proud to partner with the Town of Concord Visitor Center and DEI Commission to celebrate the sacrifice of Concord's native son, George Washington Dugan, who served in the Massachusetts 54th during the Civil War. On FRIDAY JULY 14, 7PM, join us for a free public screening of the Oscar-nominated film […]

Henry David Thoreau is known for the two years he spent living at Walden Pond. Did you know that he lived in other homes in Concord throughout his life? Take a tour of the domestic side of Thoreau’s wholly human life visiting the homes where he lived and hearing the stories told of him by […]

Join us on the farm for our annual blueberry pancake breakfast featuring local, MA grown blueberries, bacon, sausage and REAL maple syrup! Reservations will be required and there will be timed seatings for this event. Hayrides will be taking place all morning! Adult- $15 Children (Ages 4-8)- $10 Children 3 & Under- Free

Join the Beede Center for FREE Yoga in the Park on Saturdays in July at 10A to celebrate National Parks and Recreation Month. Participants will meet at the corner of Everett Street and Stow Street and enjoy a peaceful, outdoor class. Rain location Hunt Gym. Each weekend is sponsored by a local Concord business. July […]

When a black snake threatens to poison earth’s water, a young girl joins her community in protecting their water. Following the storytime, create cool illustrations with watercolors and wax. Event begins at 10:30 am. For more Riverfest events visit https://www.sudbury-assabet-concord.org/riverfest-2023.

Rivers connect us! Through hands-on activities, learn about your watershed and how you can protect it. Designed for children 6-12. Event begins at 11:45 am. Join this event, or all of our fun hands-on Junior River Ranger events to receive a River Rangers booklet. Complete the booklet with us or through your own explorations to […]

You are cordially invited to "live in the season" of Henry David Thoreau's 206th Birthday and saunter by Barrow Bookstore for an outdoor birthday bash to celebrate Concord's native son and famed writer/transcendentalist/abolitionist/and naturalist. WHEN: Saturday, July 15, 2023, 12pm - 7pm. WHERE: Outside Barrow Bookstore, 79 Main St. Concord, MA. FREE EVENT, ALL WELCOME […]

Concord’s women have always been leaders, fighting for justice and creating a uniquely American vision in literature and art. This tour discusses the stories of these remarkable women, and see the places where they made their mark.

We appreciate the silent stones, memorials, and buildings of the village. The tour will also trek up to the Hill Burying Ground home of both Puritan and Revolutionary dead, and then amble its way through scenic, wooded Sleepy Hollow, a classic example of the Garden Cemetary Movement of the 19th century which romanticized death. There […]