Events

Join the Walden Woods Project and RESTORE: The North Woods as wilderness activist Jamie Sayen presents "Thoreau, Landscape Scale Wildlands & Natural Democracy." Thoreau proposed the establishment of reserves decades before the designation of the first national parks. Discover what is being done - and not done - to protect and preserve the ecological integrity of the land. September 18

Join the Nat'l Park Service for a special 250^th commemoration of the infamous Powder Alarm and patriot militia stealing four brass cannon from the British garrison in Boston on September 14/16, 1774. Enjoy a day of lectures, artillery firing demonstrations, and interactive ranger programs focused around cannons and the politics of 1774. September 14, 2024.

https://www.nps.gov/mima/planyourvisit/special-event.htm

Visit Concord Museum’s newest exhibition, “Portrait Mode,” for an up-close look at portraits from the Museum’s collection. Opens September 13. ConcordMuseum.org

Welcome fall with works by Patti Ganekwhose exuberant painting style redefines still lives. Guest artist Natasha Dikareva exhibits surreal sculptures that seem like conduits to another universe where meditative contemplation resides. Inspired by the Japanese tradition of kintsugi(mending with gold), artist Lyca Blume presents abstract acrylic paintings with gold leaf evoking healing of the psyche through dream fragments.September 11-October 20 (Reception: September 21)

Join historian Richard Smith and biologist Amity Wilczek on a walk as you discover the history of the former inhabitants of Walden Woods; who they were and why they were there. September 8

Celebrate our area farmers and pick up the freshest of produce at Ag Day 2024! This annual farmer's market showcases Concord's robust farming community. Enjoy music and more on Main Street in Concord Center.

Sept 7  

Join the Wright Tavern and First Parish as they welcome a reenactor of Lafayette to Concord. There will be presentations by renowned author and expert on the American Revolution, Robert A. Gross, as well as the Executive Director of the Robbins House, Jen Turner, and Director of the Concord Prison Outreach Project, Sam Williams. Refreshments will be served in the Wright Tavern. (image: Lafayette Sulphide Paperweight, about 1820-1840.  Concord Museum Collection, Gift of Mrs. Louis A. Sohier; G299)

Grab your picnic basket and blanket and meet on the Concord Museum lawn for special performances of a selection of episodes of We Were Friends: An Episodic Play Exploring the Friendship of Margaret Fuller and Ralph Waldo Emerson. 

August 11 marks just 250 days until the 250 celebrations! Help light the way with a lantern celebration around town with fun activities for the whole family.

Tour the oldest cemetery in Concord, circa 1636, and learn about the lives of past Concordians.