Winter Events to Light Up the Season
Art, music, and theater make the winter months shine. Check here for everything that Concord's vibrant creative community has in store for us this year.
November 1, 2025

Arts & Culture
A Toast to Winter: A Luscious Pecan Pie & an Elegant Cocktail
Sharing good food with loved ones is synonymous with the holidays. Adam Stark and Brigette Sanchez bring you...
November 1, 2025

Patriots of Color
Local Patriots of Color in the American Revolution
On April 19, 1775, an estimated twenty to forty colonists of African or Native American descent fought in the...
March 28, 2025

Parks & Nature
The Splendor of Fall
Each year, the brilliant fall colors of New England, and our town of Concord, draw people from around the...
September 15, 2022

Potential for Wolf Restoration in New England with George Wuerthner

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Potential for Wolf Restoration in New England with George Wuerthner
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Join The Walden Woods Project and RESTORE: The North Woods for a special presentation from ecologist and wolf expert George Wuerthner. Wuerthner will provide background on the Endangered Species Act as it relates to wolf restoration, how wolves have shaped ecosystems like Yellow…

American Revolution

Relations be Hanged: Frayed Loyalties to King and Family
Stand in the middle of Concord’s North Bridge with the Minute Man statue on your right and the British soldiers’ grave on your left. Place your hands on the rough...
September 4, 2025
The Battle of Great Bridge
In the early morning hours of December 9, 1775, the peaceful marshland near the village of Great Bridge, Virginia, was abruptly interrupted by the booming sound of...
September 4, 2025
The Siege of Savage’s Old Fields
In the shadow of Lexington and Concord, away from Boston’s protests and the assembled New England militiamen, the American Revolution initially took hold in the...
September 4, 2025

Featured Events

November 18 2025
Leila Philip, Beaverland, author talk and book signing
Join the CFPL for a fascinating author talk and book signing by award-winning nonfiction author Leila Philip.
In Beaverland, Leila Philip highlights how this "weird rodent with four orange teeth, humanoid hands, poor eyesight, and a paddle for a tail" plays an outsized role in American history and its future, with major economic and environmental contributions.
Attendance is free.

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November 18 2025
Michael Ansara: Lessons for Today's Movement Organizers
To meet this moment, we all need to be movement organizers, at least a little bit; whether we're organizing for rallies, service ministry, or advocacy meetings. Long-time organizer Michael Ansara will offer thoughts and reflections on what any organizer or community leader—clergy or lay, secular or faithful—should know as we all strive to be present in the work at hand, of this moment.
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November 18 2025
The Umbrella Film Series presents Holy Cow
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. This November, join us for HOLY COW (2024, dir. Louise Courvoisier), a "luminous and joyful" coming-of-age film set against the picturesque backdrop of French dairy cow farming and cheese competitions. Not rated, but recommended for ages 16+ due to language and sexuality. In French with English subtitles.
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November 20 2025
The Umbrella Concert Series in partnership with Salt Lick Incubator presents Salt Lick Sessions
The Umbrella's expanded Concert Series in partnership with Salt Lick Incubator showcases some of your future-favorite musical acts that have emerged through the Salt Lick program. Each concert spotlights the incredible talents of tomorrow's groundbreaking artists, creates support and lets you say you knew them back when! Featuring: Olivia Barton, Carter Benjamin, and Kieran Rhodes.
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November 20 2025
Independent Press Prose Reading Series
Authors from Independent Presses provide a story hour for grown-ups with author Q&A and book sales and signing. November 20th Robyn Ryle and Emily Ross, authors with Galiot Press will read from SEX OF THE MIDWEST, a novel in stories, and SWALLOWTAIL, a mystery thriller.
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Concord History

Tokens of Compliment and Love: 19th Century Concord Celebrates the Holidays
When November rolls around each year many Americans begin to think about the upcoming holidays. Traditional family recipes are dusted off for Thanksgiving as...
November 1, 2025

Concord’s Minutemen of 1861: Captain George L. Prescott and the Concord Artillery
In the early morning of April 19, 1861, Daniel Lawrence rode into the town of Concord on horseback, rousing the town militia with orders to report to Boston in...
September 4, 2025
History in the Palm of Your Hand: Revolutionary Concordians Trading Cards
Concord’s history is filled with revolutionaries—not just the famous names we learn in school, but everyday people whose courage and vision helped define Concord as...
April 25, 2025

Margaret Fuller: Asking the Right Questions
In a world where men claimed to have all the answers, Margaret Fuller made it her mission to ask all the right questions. “How came I here?” she wrote as a young...
April 25, 2025
A Fight for Freedom: Honoring Patriots of Color
Last fall, the Town of Concord and Concord250 were proud to be among the 37 selected recipients of a Massachusetts250 Grant provided by the Healey-Driscoll...
April 25, 2025

Arts & Culture

Loveday Lockets Highlight a Treasured Tradition
From November 8 through the holidays, Loveday Boutique will showcase hand crafted contemporary lockets from 14 artisans, alongside a selection of vintage finds....
November 1, 2025

Coming Soon to West Concord: The Guitar Museum of New England
There is a new kind of museum coming to the heart of the fun and vibrant neighborhood of West Concord. Seventy-four Commonwealth Avenue will soon be home to The...
November 1, 2025
Artist Spotlight - Joan Kocak and Cindy Crimmin
Through the eyes of artist/photographer Joan Kocak, the everyday landscape of New England is a place filled with memory and mystery. And Cindy Crimmin can’t...
September 4, 2025
Arts Around Town Volume 7 Issue 3
Discover what's happening in Concord's vibrant arts scene and immerse yourself in music, theatre, and art.
September 4, 2025

Concord Sketches: Emerson House
Simplicity weaves a rich tapestry of beauty and a sense of quietness in the landscapes surrounding Concord. Among them is Emerson’s humble potato garden, where a...
April 25, 2025
Artist Spotlight: Catherine LeComte Lecce and Shima Taj Bakhsh
Meet two extraordinary Concord artists: Catherine LeComte Lecce and Shima Taj Bakhsh
April 25, 2025

Concord Writers

A Season of Stories Worth Sharing
In the 19th century, Concord was home to a literary revolution spawned by writers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Louisa May Alcott, and others....
November 1, 2025

Henry David Thoreau and the Crackbrained Troublemaker
Concord-born Henry David Thoreau is among the town’s most quoted writers. One of his best-known sentiments is telling the reader that you should “endeavor to live...
September 4, 2025
Emerson’s Daughters: A Book Review
In her engaging biography, Emerson’s Daughters, Kate Culkin brings out of the shadows two of “Concord’s favorite daughters,” Ellen and Edith, who had a “sisterhood...
September 4, 2025

The Hawthornes and Life Without Papa
In 1860, Nathaniel Hawthorne and his family returned to Concord after living abroad for seven years. Now, back in the home they called The Wayside, the Hawthornes...
September 4, 2025
Everyone Deserves a Chance to Fly: Concord’s Gregory Maguire Soars High
On a spring evening in early April, Concord’s creative community gathered under a starscape of giant whimsical poppies decorating the ceiling of The Umbrella Arts...
April 25, 2025

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Things to See & Do

2025 Holiday Celebrations Around Town
Concord lights up for the holidays, and you won't want to miss a single moment of the fun. Our guide to the season's festivities will keep you in the holiday spirit...
November 1, 2025

Giving Back to Community
As you plan your year-end giving, remember Concord's cultural and philanthropic organizations. They preserve our history, foster our creativity, educate, inform,...
November 1, 2025
Nature’s Gifts
No matter the season, nature has something to offer—but fall, with its vibrant colors and crisp air, is especially stunning. Nature is full of things to see, smell,...
September 4, 2025

Cider Donuts & Pumpkin Patches: Autumnal Rites of Passage in New England
Autumn is a special time in New England. For my family, September means an excursion to a local orchard for apple picking, apple cider, and apple donuts. Then in...
September 4, 2025
Thanksgiving Recipes to Enliven Your Holiday Table
Surprise family and friends this holiday season with two dishes sure to please: Crimson Cranberry Cobbler and Baked Sugar Pumpkin Fondue.
September 4, 2025

Parks & Nature

Painted Leaves
“October is the month for painted leaves,” Henry Thoreau wrote in 1860. “Their rich glow now flashes round the world.” And while it’s true that other parts of the...
September 4, 2025

Patriots’ Day and the Signs of Spring: A Season of Renewal and Reflection
Nature is springing forth and so is Patriots’ Day! And this year is very special as we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the start of the Revolutionary War with...
April 25, 2025
The Nature We All Call Home: Robert Macfarlane to Accept the Thoreau Prize for Nature Writing
Concord’s status as a Mecca for nature writers gains an international dimension this summer. The renowned British writer Robert Macfarlane will accept the 2025...
April 25, 2025

Create Art from Beautiful Autumn Leaves with These Kid-Friendly Fall Activities!
Join in the family fun this autumn with three kid-friendly activities sure to entertain the kiddos.
August 29, 2024
Stewards of the Battlefield
Early this year, National Park Service archeologists working at Minute Man National Historical Park discovered five musket balls that were fired during the...
August 29, 2024

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