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

Historic Sites in Concord
Orchard House: A Legacy of Literature and History
It is rare to find the very home where a beloved feminist author penned her most famous work, Little Women—a...
March 28, 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,...
November 1, 2025

Celebrity Profiles
Ken Burns’ American Revolution: A View Through the Lens of History
The American Revolution, a new six-part, 12-hour series directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David...
March 28, 2025

The Umbrella Winter Market

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The Umbrella Winter Market
The Umbrella Arts Center
Come in from the cold to stroll The Umbrella’s three sunlit floors of open studios and galleries, featuring the exhibitions Off The Wall (small works of Umbrella Studio Artists) and Joy & Peace (abstract paintings by Christiane Corcelle and Jill Goldman-Callahan). Select a trea…

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

December 3 2025
Beat Lab: Build Your First Track FREE Workshop
Drop the Beat! Build Your First Track Have you ever wanted to create music like your favorite artists, but didn’t know where to start? This Beat Lab workshop is your chance to step into the producer’s chair and create your very own track from scratch! In this exciting, hands-on workshop, you will be guided by composer and CCM faculty member Manuel Garcia-Baro through the complete process of music production.
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December 5 - December 6 2025
The Concord Orchestra presents "Folk Roots"
The orchestra, conducted by Music Director Zeke Fetrow, performs a program of Zoltan Kodaly’s Dances of Galanta, Nino Rota’s Concerto for Bassoon, Johannes Brahms’ Hungarian Dance No. 5, and Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring. Richard Svoboda joins the orchestra to perform Nino Rota’s Concerto for Bassoon A pre-concert talk is scheduled for 7:15pm on Saturday.
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December 6 2025
15th Annual Holiday House Tour
Join the Guild of Volunteers for the 15th Annual Holiday House Tour on Saturday, December 6th! A beloved annual tradition, the Holiday House Tour invites ticket-holders to visit six festively-decorated homes throughout Concord, each with their own unique charm and character.
Tickets will go on sale in November.
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December 6 2025
Jingle and Mingle in Concord Center
Concord Center will be filled with holiday music, festive storefronts, and warm community spirit—making Jingle and Mingle the perfect way to celebrate the season while supporting local businesses. Throughout the day, Concord Center will be alive with music, art, and holiday spirit! Click on the link below for details.
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December 6 2025
Musical Storytelling with Schumann Family Concert
“They belong only to us” was Clara Schumann’s response upon first listening to Robert Schumann’s Kindersezen, “Scenes from Childhood”, alluding to the tenderness of childhood remembrances and music as a shared experience. CCM piano faculty Kitty Cheung-Evans retells this 1838 work and prompts listeners to create their own stories in this participatory event. Movement titles such as “Dreaming” and “Of Distant Lands” inspire the imaginations of today’s youth and kindle affectionate sentiments of childhood for adults, connecting all listeners with the art of musical interpretation.
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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
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 two recipes sure to delight your guests this season.
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

Concord Writers

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
The President and The Sage: Abraham Lincoln and Ralph Waldo Emerson
As tensions between the North and South increased throughout the 1850s, Ralph Waldo Emerson, like many Americans, was becoming more resigned to the prospect of...
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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