Featured Events

• July 4 2026

  Fourth Of July Community Day

  Visitors can enjoy free admission to the Concord Museum on the Fourth of July and enjoy special family activities and food trucks. Hear a gallery talk on with Museum staff on the Revolution and its legacy at 12pm. Visitors will: - Enjoy free admission to see the original Paul Revere lantern and dozens of objects that witnessed the founding of our nation, - Explore the new special exhibition, Revolutionary Legacies, - Listen in on a gallery talk with museum staff, - Join fun family activities and enjoy food trucks.

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• July 10 2026

  Thoreau Gallery Talk

  Tour the heart of the Concord Museum’s collection of objects used and made by Henry David Thoreau in the galleries, which display more Thoreau objects than have previously been on permanent display, and learn about his life in Concord and two years at Walden Pond. Free with Museum admission. Members visit free.

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• July 11 2026

  A Walk in Thoreau’s Concord

  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 family and friends. $15 Members | $25 Non-Members. Includes same-day admission to the Concord Museum.

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• July 11 2026

  Declaring Independence: Then and Now in Concord

  Step into 1776 and become part of the decision that changed history. What did it feel like to hear the words of the Declaration of Independence for the very first time? Join us for Declaring Independence: Then and Now in Concord, an immersive living-history experience where you become part of the story. Hear the Declaration read aloud as citizens once did, learn about the debates and doubts that surrounded independence, join the discussion, and cast your own vote: Would you have said yes to independence?

  Reception to follow at the Wright Tavern, next to First Parish.

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• July 16 2026

  Revolutionary Legacies | History Happy Hour

  Celebrate the Museum’s special exhibition, Revolutionary Legacies, with a special guided tour following a festive happy hour of wine, beer, and light refreshments in the Museum’s courtyard. Reflect on the nation’s founding principles, their continuous reinterpretation over the past 250 years, and consider what they mean today through textiles, ceramics, and relics from the 19th century. Your ticket includes drinks outside in the courtyard before the tour, which begins at 7:15 pm. $15 Members | $25 Non-Members

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