{"id":396,"date":"2025-01-31T11:28:29","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T16:28:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/?page_id=396"},"modified":"2026-04-16T12:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T16:24:50","slug":"planned-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/planned-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudbury 250 – Planned Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nEvent<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\nVenue<\/th>\nSpeaker\/Presenter<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
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  • 4\/16\/26 Thurs 3\u20137:30PM<\/em><\/li>\n
  • 4\/17\/26 Fri 10AM\u20135PM<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
1776 Flower Show<\/strong><\/td>\nFloral designs depicting 1776 historical themes<\/td>\nPresbyterian Church, 330 Concord Rd<\/em><\/td>\nPresented by The Thursday Garden Club of Sudbury, MA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/19\/26 Sunday 5:30AM<\/em><\/td>\nPatriot’s Day Parade<\/strong><\/td>\nSudbury Minutemen and Sudbury Fife & Drum march from Sudbury Town Center to Concord North Bridge, an annual tradition<\/td>\nSudbury Town Center to Concord North Bridge<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/26\/2026 Sunday 4PM<\/em><\/td>\nSudbury’s Indigenous History<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\nIndigenous history of Sudbury during its origins and understanding the Revolutionary War from an Indigenous lens<\/td>\nFairbank Community Center<\/td>\nJasmine Goodspeed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/16\/2026 Saturday 10AM\u20133PM<\/em><\/td>\nSudbury 250 Day<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nA community celebration featuring period music, crafts, food, performances<\/td>\nSudbury Town Center<\/td>\nVarious groups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/17\/2026 Sunday 4PM<\/em><\/td>\nEach Hath a Hand<\/strong><\/td>\nVarying perspectives and motivations of key participants in the 1775 Battles of Lexington and Concord<\/td>\nFairbank Community Center<\/td>\nPeter Abair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/31\/2026 Sunday 4PM<\/em><\/td>\nThe Revolution and Native Peoples in Southern New England<\/strong><\/td>\nThe involvement of Native communities in the American Revolution<\/td>\nFairbank Community Center<\/td>\nDaniel Mandell
\nEmeritus Professor of History, Truman State University<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7\/4\/2026 Saturday<\/em><\/td>\n4th of July Parade<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nFloat, Music and Dramatic Reading of Declaration of Independence following the parade<\/td>\nParade Route<\/td>\nSudbury Chamber of Commerce (parade), artistes TBD (Reading of the Declaration)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Past Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Date<\/th>\nEvent<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\nVenue<\/th>\nSpeaker\/Presenter<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
4\/13\/2025 Thurs 3\u20137:30PM<\/em><\/td>\nEnslavement in the Puritan Village<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nBook Talk<\/td>\nGoodnow Library<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/17\/2025<\/td>\nEve of the American Revolution: What Were They Thinking?<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nConversation with author<\/td>\nGoodnow Library<\/td>\nPeter Abair<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/19\/2025<\/td>\n250th Anniversary of Minutemen March<\/strong><\/td>\nMinutemen March<\/td>\nTown Center<\/td>\nSudbury Minutemen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/19\/2025 4PM<\/em><\/td>\nColonial Music Celebration<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nMusical performance in celebration of America’s 250th!<\/td>\nMartha Mary Chapel, 35 Dutton Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776<\/td>\nDeirdre Sweeney and Al Petty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5\/18\/2025 4PM<\/em><\/td>\nDeborah Sampson: A Revolution of Her Own<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nPresentation 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<\/td>\nMartha Mary Chapel, 35 Dutton Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776<\/td>\nJudy Kalaora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7\/4\/2025<\/td>\n4th of July Parade<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nFloat and Music<\/td>\nParade Route<\/td>\nSudbury Chamber of Commerce (parade)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/21\/2025<\/td>\nTiconderoga Cannon<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nPresentation 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<\/td>\nWayside Inn grounds<\/td>\nSponsored by Sudbury 250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/27\/2025<\/td>\nColonial Faire and Fife & Drum Muster<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nA full day of music, muskets, history, and fun<\/td>\nWayside Inn grounds<\/td>\nPresented FREE of charge in 2025 thanks to Sudbury 250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/25\/2025<\/td>\nBattle of Red Horse Tavern<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nReenactment of Colonial and British armies battle for control of the Red Horse Tavern<\/td>\nWayside Inn grounds<\/td>\nSponsored by Sudbury 250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/16\/2025<\/s><\/td>\nPresentation: Wayside Inn<\/strong><\/s> (cancelled)<\/td>\nWayside Inn History<\/s><\/td>\nN\/A<\/s><\/td>\nBrian Plum<\/s><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\/25\/2026<\/td>\nNoble Artillery Train<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nTransport 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!<\/td>\nWayside Inn Grounds (35 Dutton Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776)<\/td>\nSteve Glovksy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2\/15\/2026 Sunday<\/em><\/td>\nPresentation: Wayside Inn History Revisited<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nRare images and new perspectives on the history of Sudbury’s beloved inn.<\/td>\nFairbank Community Center (40 Fairbank Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776)<\/td>\nBrian Plumb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3\/15\/2026 Sunday<\/em><\/td>\nPresentation: Ezekiel How<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nPresentation on Ezekiel How, 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.<\/td>\nFairbank Community Center (40 Fairbank Rd, Sudbury, MA 01776)<\/td>\nTony Howes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4\/12\/2026 Sunday<\/em><\/td>\nConcert: What a Glorious Crash They Made<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\nLive performance of music and songs published in New England during the American Revolution.<\/td>\nGoodnow Library<\/td>\nRichard Donohue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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