Events

Spinning HERstory: Celebrating 250 years of bold women & Fiber Arts.

Visitors Center 1875 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

LexSeeHer spotlights revolutionary Lexington women who participated in Anna Harrington's 1769 Spinning Protest. All ages & free activities include textile arts (knitting, crochet, ribbon work, friendship bracelets, spinning, weaving, mending, and more). Live music, community SingAlong, and formal program at 1:00 and 1:30 to re-enact Anna's protest and honor the 2025 Women's Visibility Banner Honorees....

Free

5th Annual Quock Walker Day celebrations in Lexington on Saturday, July 5, 2025

Visitors Center 1875 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

Celebrate the 242nd Anniversary of Massachusetts Emancipation Day and hear how the Revolutionary War and the Black Patriots of Lexington and Massachusetts set the stage for Quock Walker’s judicial victories. His 1781 civil lawsuit for battery led to the 1783 criminal case that ended slavery in Massachusetts. Start the day with the 5th Annual Quock...

East Lexington Mural and Area Activation Project

Visitors Center 1875 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

Join the Town of Lexington Economic Development Office and Artists Melissa Pandina and Gabriela Sepulveda on May 3rd, 2025, at the Visitors Center Lawn for a one-of-a-kind community painting experience! Be part of Lexington's vibrant celebrations by adding your touch to one of three stunning murals. Whether you're an artist or just curious, everyone is welcome to make their mark!

31st Annual Arts and Crafts Festival

Visitors Center 1875 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

This popular event brings hundreds of people to Lexington Center to view and purchase your work. The fair features the work of premier artists and craftspeople specializing in paintings, photography, mixed media, pottery, wearable art, handbags, silk items, wood, and jewelry including hand-blown glass beadwork plus precious and semi-precious metals and stones. Makers of all...

LexSeeHer 1769 Spinning Tableau

Visitors Center 1875 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, United States +1 more

LexSeeHer holds an annual event to commemorate Anna Harrington's bold 1769 Spinning Protest. In the Tableau, 45 volunteers help make this historic event visible, showing what impression may have been made on August 31, 1769 when 45 women stepped out with their spinning wheels to protest increased taxes on imported textiles. Women declared they would...

USS Lexington Memorial Ceremonies

Visitors Center 1875 Mass Ave, Lexington, MA, United States

This ceremony commemorates the role played by the U.S.S. Lexington ships and honors those who served aboard the six vessels named U.S.S. Lexington.