MULTIMEDIA PROGRAM (Free)
"The Road To Revolution"
Located at the Minute Man Visitor Center, this award winning, multimedia theater program gives an excellent introduction to the historic events of April 19, 1775.

Shows run daily every 30 minutes 
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. March 24 - October 28, 2012
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. October 29 - November 25, 2012
Closed Thanksgiving, November 22, 2012

To make reservations for your group (groups larger than 15 people must make a reservation), contact Park Ranger Jim Hollister or call (978) 318 - 7832 if you have any questions.

Spring 2012 reservations are currently open. Autumn 2012 reservations will open on June 1, 2012.

HARTWELL TAVERN RANGER PROGRAMS:

Who Were the Minute Men?
Daily, May 26 - October 28, 2012
Join a costumed Ranger at the Hartwell Tavern for a 20-minute program about America's first soldiers. This program includes a musket firing demonstration (weather permitting). People with hearing impairments or hearing aids should exercise caution.

Program times: 11:15 a.m., 12:15, 2:15, 3:15 p.m.

Muster with the Militia
Daily: June 30 - September 3, 2012
All Aspiring Heroes Brave and Bold! Have you ever wondered what it was like to train for battle in 1775? Participate in a militia drill with wooden muskets. You will be challenged to master REAL battle drill formations from 1775. Great fun for everyone in your family! (The militia drill is limited to 30 participants.) At Hartwell Tavern. 20 minutes. FREE

Program Time: 10:30 a.m.

RANGER GUIDED TOURS OF THE WAYSIDE ($)

Offered Wednesday - Sunday
May 26 - October 28, 2012
This is the home where Nathaniel Hawthorne ended his writing days and where Louisa May Alcott penned her first published works. This home sheltered both slave owners and fugitive slaves; it is on the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. Harriet Lothrop, pen name Margaret Sidney, was the author of the Five Little Peppers books. She and her daughter Margaret Lothrop preserved and protected Concord's history, including The Wayside.

Tours are limited to 10 people and last 40 minutes. To make a reservation, call (978) 318 - 7863.

Admission is $5.00 for adults, free for people 16 years or younger. America the Beautiful: the National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Passes are honored.

Group reservations can be made in advance by calling (978) 318 - 7826

Tour times
10:00, 11:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00 & 4:30.

NORTH BRIDGE RANGER PROGRAMS

"Some Were For Making A Stand"
Offered Daily, April 14 - October 28, 2012
Location: Benches by North Bridge
(rain location, North Bridge Visitor Center)

Join a Ranger for a 20 minute program at the benches by the North Bridge. Learn about the opening battle of the American Revolution, which occurred here on April 19, 1775, and the powerful legacy of this event in American history.

Program Times: 11:30, 2:30, 3:30 and 4:30.

"Primary Evidence"
What Really Happened at the North Bridge?" Ranger Program Experience an active and engaging examination of first-hand accounts, including diaries, depositions and the battlefield itself. What do you do when the stories don't match? Decide for yourself whose story you believe. Program starts at North Bridge Visitor Center. 30 minutes

Program times: Daily, June 30 - September 3, 2012 at 2:00 p.m.

BATTLE ROAD TRAIL WALKS

2012 program dates: June 2, July 7 and 21, August 4, September 1, October 6 and 20

Tours gather at 12:30 at the Minute Man Visitor Center

Join a Park Ranger for a 3 1/2 hour guided walk along the historic Battle Road Trail. Learn about the events of April 19, 1775, landscape changes through time, and the American Revolution through the perspective of the Concord Authors. Bring plenty of water! For more information, click on the schedule of events link.

"The Regulars are Out!"

Friday, Saturday, Sunday
June 30 - September 3, 2012
10:00 a.m.

In the silence of the night, 700 British Regulars marched through the countryside, while messengers raised the alarm far and wide. Join a Ranger for a walking tour exploring the east end of the Battle Road Trail. See Parker's Revenge, where the Lexington militia took revenge on the British for the morning's bloody deeds, the "Minute Man Boulder," and the site of Paul Revere's capture which ended his "midnight ride." Wear comfortable walking shoes. Less than one mile. Tour starts at Minute Man Visitor Center and lasts 40 minutes. FREE

Whittemore House, Lexington MA.

Family Activities at Whittemore House

Friday, Saturday and Sunday
June 30 - August 12, 2012
1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Whittemore House is located in Lexington behind Minute Man Visitor Center

Hats Off ! A Homespun Tribute   
Girls, boys, grandparents, mums and dads all had a role to play in the American Revolution.  Come make your own colonial hat and participate in a play to learn how spinning yarn, tending the garden, feeding the chickens and even shopping all helped to defend liberty. Just like the Revolution, there is a role for everyone to play. Meet at Minute Man Visitor Center and walk the short distance to Whittemore with a Park Ranger. 20 minutes

Program Times: 2:00 and 3:00 p.m.

Drop in Activities
Come on over to the Whittemore house for some hands on fun. Dress up in colonial clothes and see how you look. Make and take your own colonial hat: your choice of three corner hat or mob cap. Ongoing 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

For more information see www.nps.gov/mima or call 978-369-6993.