Sudbury 250 – Planned Events
| Date | Event | Description | Venue | Speaker/Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/16/2025 | Sudbury History before the Revolution and up to the split in 1780 by Jane Sciacca: sponsored by Sudbury Historical Society and Wayland Historical Society | Jane Sciacca is an author and a former National Park Service Ranger at Minuteman and Boston National Parks and Longfellow National Historical Site | 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 | by Judy Kalaora | Judy Kalaora | |
| 7/4/2025 | 4th of July Parade | Float and Music | Parade Route | |
| 9/21/2025 | Henry Knox Ticonderoga Cannons | Night firing, colonial music | Wayside Inn grounds | |
| 9/27/2025 | Colonial Faire | Sponsored by Sudbury 250 | Wayside Inn grounds | |
| 10/25/2025 | Battle of Red Horse Tavern | Reenactment | Wayside Inn grounds | |
| 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 | Lt. Col. Ezekiel Howe, 4th Middlesex Militia Regiment of Massachusetts who fought on 4/19/1775 | 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 | |
| 5/17/2026 | Each Hath a Hand | Fuller perspective of loyalists, patriots, and the Revolutionary War | Peter Abair | |
| 5/9/2026 | Character sketches of Sudbury residents in 1776 | Sudbury 250 Event grounds | ||
| 6/1/2026 | Cash prizes for student essays (high school students) | Essay competition | A selection to be published in Sudbury 250 Commemorative Brochure | |
| 6/1/2026 | Cash prizes for student essays (K-8 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 | |
| 9/1/2026 | Presentation: What were lives like in Sudbury in 1776 | Sudbury Historical Society | ||
| 9/1/2026 | Colonial Gravestones | A tour of Sudbury Revolutionary Cemetery | Revolutionary War Cemetery | Sudbury Historical Society |
Date prepared: 1/22/2025