Local Guide

Set inside the iconic Colonial Inn overlooking Monument Square since the 1700s, Liberty offers classic New England and American cuisine in rooms steeped in Revolutionary War history. The Village Forge Tavern served as a supply storeroom during the war — the setting alone is worth the visit, with live music and seasonal patio dining.

Housed in a historic Grist Mill building that once stored Revolutionary War ammunition, Main Streets is a Concord institution for breakfast and lunch, and a lively dinner spot with a full bar and craft beers on tap. A relaxed, all-day neighborhood gathering place beloved by locals for decades.

Pizza and Italian

Bakery & Cafe

Pizza and Greek

Mexican

Italian

Restaurant & bar

Family owned diner

Italian

ice cream

Asian Restaurant

Italian Market & Cafe

Mexican

Pizza

Neighborhood Italian restaurant

Pizza & Italian

Italian and Pizza

Cafe and coffee

Coffee, donuts

Bakery

Coffee

Coffee and Cafe

A neighborhood café and craft brewery that’s also home to Chef Ben Elliott's growing catering business.

Family-owned by the Bilodeau family for over 30 years, the Grasshopper Shop is a colorful, ever-changing boutique in the heart of downtown Concord. Known for its cheerful selection of women's clothing, accessories, jewelry, and quilted jackets, the shop has a warm atmosphere that keeps locals coming back season after season.

Open for over a decade, Nesting is a lovingly curated shop filled with an eclectic mix of gifts, home goods, and antiques hand-selected by its owner. It's the kind of place where you always find something unexpected and perfect — a true Concord hidden gem.

A bright and welcoming curated retail and community space founded on the belief that women supporting each other matters. Happy on Main carries fashion, wellness products, and gifts from women-owned brands, and doubles as an events space for community gatherings and celebrations.

Recognized as the oldest sporting goods store in the United States, Brine's has been family-owned and operated since 1867 — now six generations strong. The Concord location carries lacrosse, baseball, soccer, tennis, running shoes, and North Face apparel, and offers custom screen printing and embroidery.

Natural Grocery, prepared foods and more

Gräem Nuts and Chocolate is a European inspired nut roaster, specializing in nuts, chocolate and dried fruit.

Farm and market

Seafood Store

Market

Grocery store

Purveyors of distinct cheeses, fine wines, imported foods and house-made delicicies- sandwiches, salads, platters and more.

Gourmet Food Market and prepared foods

A regional nonprofit arts hub housing studios for 50+ working artists, a full performing arts theater, dance studios, ceramics facilities, gallery spaces, and a makerspace. The Umbrella Stage Company produces musicals and plays, while the Concert Series and Film Series bring diverse programming to the Concord community year-round.

Founded a century ago by American Impressionist Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts, Concord Art is a thriving association of over 1,000 members dedicated to advancing the visual arts. The beautifully renovated building features four galleries with free admission, rotating contemporary exhibitions, artwork for sale, and classes for artists at every level.

The purpose of our organization is to produce and perform quality theatre for the citizens of Concord and the surrounding communities. We encourage the participation of people with an interest in technical theatre, as well as in performing. The history of the Players date from 1857 when Louisa May Alcott began the Concord Dramatic Union.

The Performing Arts Center at 51 Walden is a treasured resource for the greater Concord community. Located at 51 Walden Street in Concord, Massachusetts, we are host to The Concord Players, The Concord Band, The Concord Orchestra and Opera51. We have a lobby area for receptions and a dance studio which is rented to teachers for a wide variety of classes, including creative movement for children, hip-hop, and Irish step dancing.

Art for All is committed to strengthening our community through creative projects and spaces that are available to everyone. Their vision is to create an art center in West Concord that serves as a welcoming space, where everyone feels included and connected, and which enhances the well-being of the larger community. Art for All hosts free and low cost workshops, carrying out collaborative public art projects, installing creative displays in local businesses and organizations, and maintaining the Art for All studio as a creative gathering space.

Concord Women’s Chorus is directed by Jane Ring Frank, who has led the Chorus for over 30 years. We perform a wide range of classical and contemporary music, with emphasis on works written for women’s voices.

THE CONCORD CHORUS, a non-profit organization founded in 1945, occupies an honored place in the musical life of Concord, Massachusetts, greater Boston, and MetroWest. The Chorus is a large community of warm, welcoming people who enjoy singing and performing at the highest level. Chorus repertoire spans the 16th century to the present and ranges from small pieces accompanied by a single instrument or sung a cappella to major works performed with professional orchestras and soloists. The chorus also performs in partnerships with other choruses, and often commissions compositions from contemporary composers.

Concord Youth Theatre, Inc. is a non-profit educational organization committed to making high-quality live theater accessible, relevant, and memorable for young people and their families. The purpose of CYT is to enrich the lives of young people by providing opportunities for them to be actively involved in the creative process through participation in a variety of live theater experiences under the leadership of professionals. Through our performance company productions, theater arts classes, summer workshops and guest artist performances, CYT teaches young people skills that are not only essential for performance on the stage, but are even more critical to their success in school, work and social settings.

The Concord Band was founded in 1959 as a marching unit for Concord's Patriots’ Day parade, and has been, since 1970, exclusively a concert organization. The sixty-five-member Band performs more than fourteen concerts each year at 51 Walden and at its summer home at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Massachusetts. The Band also plays at Concord's "Picnic in the Park" on Independence Day and has played summer concerts in the towns of Belmont and Hudson, Mass., and, for the first time in 2002, in Nashua, New Hampshire. The Concord Band also participates regularly in the annual Boston Festival of Bands held in Faneuil Hall each June and has played at an annual meeting of the Eastern Division of the Music Educators National Conference. Members of the band represent more than forty area communities and a wide variety of professions. Band members have played in the organization for an average of nearly 15 years; twenty have been members for 25 years or more. Many are alumni of prestigious college, military, or professional bands. In addition to its two CDs, A Winter Festival and The Best of 1992-1994, the Band has also recorded four vinyl LP albums of band music, now collectors' items.

Emerson Health delivers advanced medical care to 300,000 people across 39 towns. We provide high-quality healthcare at Emerson Hospital in Concord, health centers in Bedford, Westford, Groton, Sudbury, and Concord, and urgent care centers in Hudson, Maynard and Littleton.

Gaining Ground has been growing food for hunger relief on Concord land for 30 years. In total, we manage approximately 20 acres, with about three acres actively cultivated to grow over 50 organic vegetables and herbs in fields interspersed with perennial hedgerows. A responsible steward to the land, Gaining Ground uses regenerative no-till farming practices and annually documents its management and land improvements for the Natural Resources Commission.

The Concord Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promoting and serving businesses, supporting tourism, and fostering a strong economic climate, all consistent and in harmony with the character and culture of Concord.

The mission of the Concord Carlisle Foundation is to engage our community to help neighbors in need. Local businesses and individuals share with us their philanthropic gifts of time, expertise, and financial resources. The foundation translates that support into essential aid for individuals and nonprofit human service organizations serving residents in Concord and Carlisle.

The mission of Minuteman Media Network (MMN) is to enable the citizens of Concord and Carlisle to learn, listen and communicate through television and web-based media services. As an integral service in the community, MMN endeavors to manage and improve upon its electronic forum in order to encourage the free exchange of information and ideas of our citizenry.

Concord Conservatory of Music is a nonprofit music school serving Concord, MA and 15 surrounding communities. It is a creative and supportive community of musicians at all ages and levels. CCM hosts music events and classes for all ages.

Concord Carlisle Adult & Community Education (CCACE) is a self-sustaining branch of Concord-Carlisle Public Schools, dedicated to lifelong learning for all ages. CCACE connects local citizens through collaborative community outreach, classes and educational events. Our aim is to provide unique programming that will inspire joy and nurture passions.

Come to the Concord Visitor Center regardless if it's your first, fifth, or seventy-fifth visit to Concord!

The Concord Education Fund (CEF) is a nonprofit organization comprised entirely of Concord-Carlisle parents committed to supporting teachers who are eager to offer students an extraordinary educational experience. The Concord Education Fund makes possible novel teaching ideas, new learning initiatives, and innovative academic programs that require funding beyond the scope of either the PTG or the district school budget.

From the Revolutionary War to the revolution in American thought under its roof, The Old Manse was the center of Concord’s political, literary, and social zeitgeist for a century. Built in 1770 for patriot minister William Emerson, the Old Manse became the center of Concord’s political, literary, and social revolutions over the course of the next century. The iconic house overlooks the North Bridge where the famous battle of April 19, 1775 took place, triggering the Revolutionary War. In the mid-19th-century, leading Transcendentalists such as Bronson Alcott, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller discussed the issues of the day here, with the Hawthorne and Ripley families.

The Robbins House is a Concord-based nonprofit organization focused on raising awareness of Concord’s African, African American, and antislavery history from the 17th through the 19th centuries. Our mission is to reveal the little known African American history of Concord and its regional and national importance. Our vision is to inspire conversation, expand understanding and contribute to a better society.

The Wright Tavern is both a historic museum and a meeting place. Within this historic building, you can rent space that fits your needs at a time that works for you. Come explore, experience and enjoy in the space where history was made. Drop-ins are welcome for self-guided tours, you may visit the Wright tavern from 11:00 - 4:00 on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Holiday Mondays. If you want a tour or to visit the Wright Tavern at other times, contact us and make a reservation at visits@WrightTavern.org

The Thoreau Farm Trust, a nonprofit organization, is committed to preserving Thoreau’s birth house. We believe Thoreau’s extraordinary insights into life, nature, and social responsibility are as relevant today as they were during his lifetime. We hope you will find his birthplace a source of inspiration for living deliberately, practicing simplicity, and exploring new ideas for positive change.

Over more than three hundred years, The Wayside and its families witnessed and influenced both Concord's and America's recorded history. In 1775 the Wayside was home to Samuel Whitney the muster master for Concord's minute men and a delegate to the Provincial Congress. In the 19th century famed authors Louisa May Alcott, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Margaret Sidney (Harriet Lothrop) lived at this incredible site.

Located in Concord, Massachusetts, the Ralph Waldo Emerson House is open to the public for guided tours from late April through October. A National Historic Landmark (NHL), this family home has been kept much as it was when Ralph Waldo & Lidian Jackson Emerson lived here with their children more than 150 years ago. A step across the threshold is a step back in time.

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