{"id":495,"date":"2025-04-18T12:23:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T16:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/?p=495"},"modified":"2025-04-22T08:20:23","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T12:20:23","slug":"plan-ahead-patriots-day-weekend-2025","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/2025\/04\/18\/plan-ahead-patriots-day-weekend-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan Ahead: Patriot&#8217;s Day Weekend 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Excited to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of America&#8217;s Revolution? You are not alone! Be sure to get all the details before heading out this Saturday, April 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Sudbury<\/h4>\n<p>Large crowds are expected in the area and overflow is anticipated on Sudbury roads as pedestrians walk\/bike to Concord.<\/p>\n<p>The Sudbury Minutemen will march from Town Center starting at 5AM on Saturday, April 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>5:00 AM Sudbury Militia and Minute gather<\/li>\n<li>5:30 AM Muster<\/li>\n<li>5:45 AM Pealing of bells at First Parish<\/li>\n<li>5:45 AM Minutemen start the march<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Sudbury 250 Committee presents <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/?p=486\"><strong>Colonial Music Celebration<\/strong><\/a> at Martha Mary Chapel (Wayside Inn Grounds) starting at 4PM on Saturday, April 19, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/?p=486\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-487 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.sudbury.ma.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250-colonial-music.jpg?version=d647f9a75d4af1bf9fb799fdab72511c\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250-colonial-music.jpg 1545w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250-colonial-music-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250-colonial-music-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250-colonial-music-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250-colonial-music-1187x1536.jpg 1187w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to Sudbury Farms (Roche Brothers) for donating refreshments for the events.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Lexington &amp; Concord<\/h4>\n<h5><em>Many central roads in Concord and Lexington will be <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">closed<\/span>.&nbsp;<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Public Transit<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mbta.com\/schedules\/CR-Fitchburg\/alerts\">MBTA &#8211; Fitchburg Line<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.mbta.com\/sites\/default\/files\/media\/route_pdfs\/2025-04-19-fitchburg-line-250th-celebration.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-501 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250th-train.jpg?version=f589ab60daab3a1f27b2e505d5e50119\" alt=\"\" width=\"1077\" height=\"732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250th-train.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250th-train-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250th-train-1024x696.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250th-train-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/400\/2025\/04\/250th-train-441x300.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1077px) 100vw, 1077px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bicycles and scooters (including folding ones) will be <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">prohibited<\/span> on Fitchburg Line trains.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/concordma.gov\/3813\/Patriots-Day-Weekend-2025\">Concord&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Navigate Concord&#8217;s Patriot&#8217;s Day 2025 Events<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/mima\/planyourvisit\/250-battle-road-demo.htm\"><strong>Minuteman National Park<\/strong><\/a><\/h5>\n<p>Attend the Minuteman Tactical Demonstration<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lex250.org\/transportation\/\">Lexington<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Parking, Shuttles and Transportation in Lexington on 4\/19\/25<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The weekend promises to be filled with great excitement as we celebrate the American Revolution! Be sure to visit <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/sudbury250\/planned-events\/\">Sudbury 250 Planned Events<\/a> page as the celebration rolls on into 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Excited to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of America&#8217;s Revolution? You are not alone! 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