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Patriots' Day Schedule of Events 2023
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SATURDAY, APRIL 15

​8:30 AM
Gathering for Parker's Revenge
Lexington Common
Lexington Minute Men gather on the Battle Green to reenact the second call to arms for Captain John Parker's Company of Militia. Reverend Jonas Clarke also will also speak to the assembled group.
Following this event on the common, the Lexington Minute Men will march up Mass Ave to Fiske Hill before continuing on to the Parker’s Revenge site in the Minute Man National Historical Park for a skirmish reenactment at 1PM. Free.

10:30 AM
Parker’s Revenge Wreath Laying Ceremony
On the Battle Road near the Minute Man National Historical Park Visitor Center
Route 2A, Lexington
Lexington Minute Men lay a wreath at the site of the Parker’s Revenge skirmish, which occurred in the afternoon of April 19 when the Lexington Militia Company under Capt. John Parker ambushed the retreating Redcoats near the Lexington-Lincoln town line. The wreath laying ceremony is in memory of the two members of Captain Parker's company that were kill in the engagement. Free.

1:00 PM
Parker’s Revenge Reenactment
On the Battle Road near the intersection of Old Massachusetts Ave and Route 2A
​Lexington Minute Men reenact the Parker’s Revenge engagement on the Battle Road. Free.

4:00 PM
Battle at Tower Park
Tower Park along Massachusetts Ave opposite Pelham Rd.
Follow the British retreat as they fight the Colonial Militia in Tower Park, featuring a working reproduction cannon. Organized by the Lexington Minute Men. Free

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​SUNDAY, APRIL 16

11:30 PM
Paul Revere Ride Reenactment
Hancock-Clarke House, 36 Hancock St
A reenactment of the arrival of Paul Revere and William Dawes at the Hancock-Clarke House. Free.​



MONDAY, APRIL 17 - PATRIOTS' DAY

5:30 AM (rain date: Saturday, April 22 5:30 AM)
Reenactment of the Battle of Lexington
Lexington Common   
The central event of Patriots’ Day weekend in Lexington.
Lexington Minute Men have organized and sponsored the Reenactment of the First Battle of the War for American Independence for 49 years recreating the birth of American Liberty on Lexington Common in 1775.
“They nobly dared to be free!”

(Dress rehearsal Saturday, April 1 @ 2-4pm)

7:30 AM
Sunrise Youth Parade
Starting at Munroe Cemetery driveway, proceeding west along Massachusetts Avenue through Lexington center onto the Lexington Common

8, 9, 10, 11 AM
First Shot! Film Screening and Q & A with British and Colonial Reenactors
Lexington Depot
13 Depot Square  Admission tickets available at the door. Adults $3/ Children $1

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Lexington Minute Men/Daughters of the American Revolution Wreath Laying Ceremony
Lexington Common
The Lexington Minute Men and Daughters of the American Revolution lay wreaths at several of the war monuments around the Lexington Common including the 1799 Revolutionary Monument where the Lexington militia men killed on April 19, 1775 are currently buried. Free

11:00 AM
USS Lexington Memorial Ceremonies 
Visitors Center, 1875 Massachusetts Ave

1:00 PM
Paul Revere Arrives at the Battle Green on Horseback
Greeted by Members of the Lexington Select Board and the Lexington Minute Men. Free

2:00 PM
Patriots’ Day Afternoon Parade
Starting at Massachusetts Ave and Maple Street in East Lexington, proceeding west along Massachusetts Ave through Lexington center, around the Lexington Common, and ending on Worthen Rd at the town pool parking lot. Free.


More Information Resources 

Lexington's Patriots Day Info
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Lexington Historical Society Events​

​BattleRoad.org

​MMNHP Patriots Day Schedule
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