Sudbury 250 – Planned Events
Date |
Event |
Description |
Venue |
Speaker/Presenter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/15/2026
Sunday 4PM |
Presentation: Wayside Inn History Revisited | Rare images and new perspectives on the history of Sudbury’s beloved inn. | Fairbank Community Center (40 Fairbank Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776) | Brian Plumb |
| 3/15/2026
Sunday 4PM |
Presentation: Ezekiel Howe | Presentation on Ezekiel Howe, second in command of all militia at the Battle of Concord on April 19th, 1775. He later commanded the 4th Middlesex Militia Regiment of Mass. | Tony Howes | |
| 4/12/2026
Sunday |
Concert: What a Glorious Crash They Made | Live performance of music and songs published in New England during the American Revolution. | Goodnow Library | Richard Donohue |
| 5/16/2026
Saturday |
Sudbury 250 Day | A community celebration featuring period music, crafts, food, performances | Various groups | |
| 5/17/2026
Sunday |
Each Hath a Hand | Fuller perspective of loyalists, patriots, and the Revolutionary War | Peter Abair | |
| 6/1/2026
Monday |
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
Monday |
Music Concert Series | 3 Concerts | ||
| 7/4/2026
Saturday |
4th of July Parade | Float, Music and Dramatic Reading of Declaration of Independence following the parade | Parade Route | Sudbury Chamber of Commerce (parade), artistes TBD (Reading of the Declaration) |
Past 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 |
| 4/13/2025 | Enslavement in the Puritan Village | Book Talk | Goodnow Library | |
| 4/17/2025 | Eve of the American Revolution: What Were They Thinking?? | Conversation with author | Goodnow Library | Peter Abair |
| 4/19/2025 | 250th Anniversary of Minutemen March | Minutemen March | Town Center | Sudbury Minutemen |
| 4/19/2025
4PM |
Colonial Music Celebration | Musical performance in celebration of America’s 250th! | Martha Mary Chapel, 35 Dutton Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776 | Deirdre Sweeney and Al Petty |
| 5/18/2025
4PM |
Deborah Sampson: A Revolution of Her Own | Presentation and re-enactment of Deborah Sampson, a hero of the American Revolution who disguised herself as a man, joined the Patriot forces and served in the Continental Army | Martha Mary Chapel, 35 Dutton Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776 | 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 | Sponsored by Sudbury 250 |
| 9/27/2025 | Colonial Faire and Fife & Drum Muster | A full day of music, muskets, history, and fun | Wayside Inn grounds | Presented FREE of charge in 2025 thanks to 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 |
| 1/25/2026
4PM |
Noble Artillery Train | Transport of cannon and presentation of Noble Artillery train, which transported cannon captured at Fort Ticonderoga through Sudbury to Dorchester Heights by Colonel Knox. The cannon forced the British to evacuate Boston on March 17, 1776! | Wayside Inn Grounds (35 Dutton Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776) | Steve Glovksy |
Updated 2/5/2026