Sudbury 250 – Planned Events
| Date | Event | Description | Venue | Speaker/Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/16/2025 | Sudbury History: Before the Revolution & up to the 1780 Split | Jane Sciacca is an author and a former National Park Service Ranger at Minuteman and Boston National Parks and Longfellow National Historical Site. Sponsored by Sudbury Historical Society and Wayland Historical Society | Martha Mary Chapel,35 Dutton Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776 | Jane Sciacca |
| 4/19/2025 | 250th Anniversary of Minutemen March | Minutemen march (morning) and music performance (evening) | Town Center (AM) Wayside Inn (PM) | Sudbury Minutemen (AM), Music group TBD (PM) |
| 5/18/2025 | Presentation: Deborah Sampson | Presentation and re-enactment of Deborah Sampson, a hero of the American Revolution when she disguised herself as a man and joined the Patriot forces and served in the Continental Army | Judy Kalaora | |
| 7/4/2025 | 4th of July Parade | Float and Music | Parade Route | Sudbury Chamber of Commerce (parade) |
| 9/21/2025 | Ticonderoga Cannon | Presentation and firing of cannon to commemorate the movement of Ticonderoga Cannon to Dorchester Heights under the command of Henry Knox. Night firing and Colonial Music | Wayside Inn grounds | |
| 9/27/2025 | Colonial Faire and Fife & Drum Muster | A full day of music, muskets, history, and fun | Wayside Inn grounds | Sponsored by Sudbury 250 |
| 10/25/2025 | Battle of Red Horse Tavern | Reenactment of Colonial and British armies battle for control of the Red Horse Tavern | Wayside Inn grounds | Sponsored by Sudbury 250 |
| 11/16/2025 | Presentation: Wayside Inn | Wayside Inn History | Brian Plum | |
| 1/26/2026 | Noble Artillery Train | Transport of cannon and presentation | Sudbury Streets (train), Presentation (TBD) | Steve Glovksy |
| 2/15/2026 | Presentation: Ezekiel Howe | Presentation on Ezekiel Howe who fought on 4/19/1775 and later commanded the 4th Middlesex Militia Regiment of Massachusetts | Tony Howes | |
| 3/15/2026 | Indigenous Perspective | TBD | ||
| 5/9/2026 | Sudbury 250 Day | A community celebration featuring period music, crafts, food, performances | Various groups | |
| 5/9/2026 | Character sketches of Sudbury residents in 1776 | Sudbury 250 Event grounds | ||
| 5/17/2026 | Each Hath a Hand | Fuller perspective of loyalists, patriots, and the Revolutionary War | Peter Abair | |
| 6/1/2026 | Cash prizes for student essays (k-8 and high school students) | Essay competition | A selection to be published in Sudbury 250 Commemorative Brochure | |
| 6/15/2026 | Music Concert Series | 3 Concerts | ||
| 6/21/2026 | When Beer was Water | A history of the role beer played in the founding of America | Vijay Joyce | |
| 7/4/2026 | 4th of July Parade | Float, Music, Dramatic Reading of Declaration of Independence | Parade Route | Sudbury Chamber of Commerce (parade), artistes TBD (Reading of the Declaration) |
| TBD | Presentation: What were lives like in Sudbury in 1776 | Sudbury Historical Society | ||
| TBD | Colonial Gravestones | A tour of Sudbury Revolutionary Cemetery | Revolutionary War Cemetery | Sudbury Historical Society |
Date prepared: 1/22/2025