SUDBURY COMPANIES OF MILITIA & MINUTE

Patriots Day Activities, April 19, 2025

Wayside Inn to Sudbury Center (for the select few already assigned)

  13:45 AM  Assembly of Troops at Wayside Inn

  14:00 AM  Depart left on Wayside Inn Rd. (no musket firing, neither fife nor drum playing)

  14:15 AM  Turn onto Peakham Rd. toward Sudbury Center

  15:15 AM  Right onto Hudson Rd.

  15:25 AM  Arrive at Sudbury Town Center

 

Sudbury

  15:00 AM  Feeding of Main Body of Troops (behind Sudbury Town Hall)

  15:30 AM  Sudbury Town Hall: Assembly of Troops & Music (front steps of Town Hall)

  15:45 AM  Bells ring - First Parish Church

  15:50 AM  Reading of the Muster Roll

  15:55 AM  Formation of Troops on the Road (front of Town Hall)

  16:00 AM  Combined forces begin March on Concord

  16:05 AM  Olde Town Cemetery – Fire Salute

  16:10 AM  Proceed along Concord Rd. to Pantry Rd.

  17:00 AM  North Cemetery – Fire Salute

  17:05 AM  End of march. Board school bus for transport to Concord parade. 

(Bus only for those in proper kit to march in Concord parade, modern shoes acceptable if they look reasonable to 18th century. If in doubt about your kit, contact the Lt.Col. and Quartermaster BEFOREHAND.
Those not marching are free to watch the parade or head back to Sudbury Center, Wayside Inn or home.
Priority seating on bus given to those marching in the Concord parade.)

Concord Parade

  17:30 AM  Arrive parade staging area

  17:40 AM  Proceed to parade formation/line up by Armory

  18:00 AM  Form up for parade

  18:30 AM  Concord parade step off

  11:30 AM  Parade concludes

  11:30 AM  Parade-sponsored lunch

  12:15 AM  Load onto bus for transport back to Sudbury Center. Drive self to Wayside Inn

 

Wayside Inn

  12:30 PM  Return to the Wayside Inn for Flag Ceremony & refreshment

  11:00 PM  Flag Changing Ceremony over the front door of the Wayside Inn

  11:15 PM  Lunch on the terrace at the Wayside Inn