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Patriots’ Day Reenactment in Lexington is still happening at 5:00am Monday, April 15 on the Battle Green . The Old North Bridge Battle Reenactment in Concord is canceled due to flooding.

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Hop aboard the Liberty Ride and travel back in time!

On our 90-minute Liberty Ride Trolley Tour, an entertaining and knowledgeable guide in authentic period derss will provide you with historically accurate information about the Battles of Lexington and Concord, as well as everyday life in Colonial America. While travelling in our Liberty Ride Trolley, you will see historic sites and attractions in both Lexington and Concord that bring you back to colonial America when the United States began.

Some highlights include:

• The iconic  Henry H. Kitson Minute Man Statue and  Revolutionary War Monument
• The  Paul Revere Capture Site , where the British Redcoats dramatically stopped Revere’s ride to Concord
• Iconic homes owned by 1800s literary authors such as  Louisa May Alcott and  Ralph Waldo Emerson
• The  Old North Bridge in Concord, MA, where the Battle of Concord occurred

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Major historical sites covered:.

• Lexington Battle Green, Lexington Landmarks/Memorials, Battle Road, Paul Revere Capture Site, Louisa May Alcott’s Orchard House, Concord’s Old North Bridge

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• For any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to us at the Visitors Center: 781-862-1450 or email us .
• For those who need wheelchair/walker accessibility, please contact 781-862-1450  to confirm availability before booking your tickets.

Book your Liberty Ride Trolley tickets now! Tours start in April.

Ticket prices.

Adults: $40

Seniors & Active Military: $30

Students (5-17): $20

Under 5: Free!

Great activity for a beautiful autumn day! Informative and Entertaining. Enjoyed by all ages. We’re from the area but we all still learned new facts.

Extremely enjoyable. What a wonderful time we had on this tour. Our guide was fabulous including wearing period clothing and even playing the fife! We could not have had a better experience. Highly recommend to get a good overall feel of what happened during this historical period of time as well as the overall vibe of Lexington and the surrounding area.

Love history. Outstanding, gave me goosebumps. Our guide was very knowledgeable about our history. A must if you’re in the area.

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Liberty ride trolley tour.

The Liberty Ride trolley tour in Lexington, owned and operated by the Town of Lexington since 2002, takes passengers along the historic Battle Road in Lexington and Concord while a guide describes local landmarks and historic events. Liberty Ride passengers have the option of getting off the trolley in designated locations and can re-board when another one comes by. The Liberty Ride is offered four times a day from April through October with tours beginning every 90 minutes.

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Liberty Ride Trolly Tour

Hop aboard the Liberty Ride and travel back in time!

The Liberty Ride is a 90-minute guided trolley tour. An entertaining and knowledgeable guide in authentic period dress will provide you with historically accurate information about the Battle of Lexington and Concord, as well as life in Colonial America. During the trolley ride, you will see historic sites and attractions in both Lexington and Concord.

A fascinating trip through the start of the Revolution and Colonial America Tours are run by entertaining, knowledgeable guides in authentic period dress. Information about the battle and life in Colonial America is historically accurate.

For those who need wheelchair/walker accessibility, please contact (781)862-1450 to confirm availability before booking your tickets.

Book your 2024 Liberty Ride Tour Now! Ticket Prices Adults: $40 Seniors & Active Military: $30 Students (5-17): $20 Under 5: Free!

All tours depart from the Lexington Visitors Center, 1875 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington

1875 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA 02424

(781) 862-1450

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Awarding-Winning Guided Trolley Tour of Lexington & Concord

Board a classic trolley to ride along the historic Battle Road while your costumed guide recounts the exciting events of April 19, 1775 and the literary legacy that defined American identity and culture. The 90-minute tour operates seasonally April through October with convenient stops at historic sites and attractions in Lexington and Concord. Charter tours and step-on guides available year-round. Contact the Program Coordinator for more information: Tel 339-223-5623.

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A guide to Concord and Lexington’s Patriots Day weekend activities

Starting Saturday morning, the towns of Concord and Lexington will host a series of tours and reenactments that commemorate the very first battles of the American Revolution and honor the soldiers who fought in them.

Saturday, April 13

Lexington’s three-day celebration kicks off at 9 a.m. on the Battle Green, the site where “the first blood was spilt in the dispute with Great Britain,” as George Washington once wrote in his diary. There, the Lexington Minute Men will reenact Captain John Parker’s second “call to arms” before marching up Massachusetts Avenue and Fiske Hill for a “skirmish reenactment” in Minute Man National Park, the town’s website said.

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At 1 p.m. in Tower Park, The Old Guard will demonstrate a series of Revolutionary War weapons and tactics. New England’s largest junior fife and drum corps will perform at 2:30 p.m., followed by a reenactment that features a working reproduced cannon at 4 p.m.

In Concord, hundreds of volunteer reenactors will spend the day at Minute Man National Historical Park to put on a series of living history programs and demonstrations, according to the town’s website .

From 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., the Hartwell Tavern will be staffed with living history interpreters dressed in eighteenth century attire. Spectators are welcome to visit the historic house where the Hartwell family provided shelter for farmers and merchants.

Sunday, April 14

Just before midnight in Lexington, the town’s Historical Society will present a reenactment of Paul Revere’s famous ride at 11:30 p.m., according to the town’s website. For an early start to Monday’s celebration, crowds can gather at 36 Hancock St. to watch the “dramatized reenactment” of Revere’s arrival at the Hancock-Clarke House.

Monday, April 15

In Lexington, actors in Colonial military dress will assemble on the Battle Green around 5 a.m. to reenact the Battle of Lexington. The demonstration will end at 5:30 a.m. with the sounding of the Old Belfry alarm, a noise that once alerted the Lexington militia of the British Redcoats’ arrival.

From 10:15 a.m. to 11 a.m., the Lexington Minute Men will join the Daughters of the American Revolution to lay wreaths around the Battle Green in honor of the town’s fallen soldiers, the website said. One wreath will be placed on the Revolutionary Monument, which marks the burial site of soldiers killed on April 19, 1775.

Spectators can assemble back on the Battle Green at 1 p.m. to watch a reenactment of Paul Revere’s horseback arrival, the website said.

And finally, at 2 p.m., the Patriots Day parade steps off from Massachusetts Avenue and Maple Street in, according to the website. The route travels west through Lexington Center and ends at the town’s Center Recreation Complex on Worthen Road.

In Concord, viewers are invited to gather near the Monument Street entrance of the North Bridge and near Liberty Street at 8:30 a.m. for a reenactment of the “shot heard round the world,” the town’s website said.

At 9 a.m., the annual Patriots Day parade steps off from the Hunt Gym on Stow Street, according to the town’s website.

National Park Rangers will lead a crowd down Battle Road to Fiske Hill from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the website said. The 4-mile hike follows the path taken by the British during the Concord expedition, guiding participants through the “trials and triumphs” of war.

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