Redcoat March: Leslie’s Retreat Reenactment

San Pedro’s Episcopal Church 24 St. Peter’s Street, Salem, MA, United States

The City of Salem announces a series of events commemorating the 250th anniversary of "Leslie's Retreat," the first armed resistance to British authority in the lead up to the American…

Tavern Night at Buckman Tavern

Buckman Tavern 1 Bedford St., Lexington, MA, United States

The Lexington Historical Society recreates the 18th century tavern experience in Lexington’s most popular 18th century entertainment venue—the Revolutionary Buckman Tavern. Guests will mingle with the Lexington Militia of 1775…

$20 – $25

The Revolution Ball, Commemorating Leslie’s Retreat in Salem, Mass.

Hamilton Hall 9 Chestnut Street, Salem, MA, United States

The Revolution Ball is a colonial dress/black tie evening of live music, dancing, food, and drinks. The event celebrates the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of Leslie’s Retreat from the…

$150

When Redcoats Marched in Marblehead

Marblehad Museum 170 Washington Street, Marblehead, MA, United States

On Sunday, February 26, 1775, about 250 redcoats marched through Marblehead, sent by the royal governor to search for weapons. When that column of redcoats stalled at a drawbridge in…

$15

Bedford Minuteman Company To Cap the Liberty Pole — Again

Willson Mill Park Bedford, MA, United States

Annually, on a Saturday in early April, the Bedford Minuteman and Minuteman companies from the area converge on Willson Park in Bedford, Mass. They do it to commemorate the spirit…

New Findings on the Battle of Ridgefield at New Haven Museum

New Haven Museum 114 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, CT, United States

Author Keith Marshall Jones III will share a new and definitive account of inland Connecticut’s only Revolutionary War engagement, on April 27, 1777, in a lecture at New Haven Museum.…

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