Dawn Salute

Reenactment of Dawn Salute

2026 Event

Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Muster at Buttrick Hillside at 5:45 AM


Schedule

Church bells at the First Parish toll at 6:00 AM to sound the alarm.

"Dr. Prescott" arrives at the North Bridge after riding across the fields calling out the warning to towns and villages that the Regulars were on the march and that their destination was Concord. The Concord Minutemen fire salutes and the Concord Independent Battery fire several volleys from the field at the Old Manse.