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Enjoy free admission and family activities as we begin the countdown to the 250th anniversary of April 19, 1775. While you are at the Museum, see the lantern that was used as a signal on the night of Paul Revere’s midnight ride along with other objects that witnessed this pivotal day in history.
- Enjoy free admission to the Concord Museum and see the original lantern from Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride.
- Bring a picnic to eat on the Museum lawn or enjoy delicious food & beverages you can purchase from Northeast Smokehouse Food Truck and the Decanted Wine Truck.
- Have family fun with music, cornhole, and face painting.
- Join the march to Monument Square led by Fife and Drum for a special lighting ceremony & special guest speakers.
- Make your own lantern (or bring one from home) and help us light the way to Concord’s kick-off of Concord250!
Art for All will be hosting lantern making events leading up this – at Fowler Library and at Main Library!
Can’t make it to the lantern workshop? Here is a step by step guide how to make a recyclable bottle lantern at home!
Pick up a paper lantern template – available at both libraries.