The Patriots Day Parade

With this year's Patriots Day commemorating a doozy of an anniversary (it's the 250th of the Battles of Lexington and Concord to start the American Revolutionary War), locals and visitors alike await the annual Patriots Day Parade. Beginning at 9am on April 21 at City Hall Plaza and ending at about noon in the North End, the Marching units and dignitaries will travel from City Hall to Old Granary Burial Ground to follow a route that ends at the Paul Revere Mall. The parade concludes with a reenactment by the National Lancers of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride on the Paul Revere Mall in front of Old North Church and Historic Site. A brief speaking program will take place at Paul Revere Mall followed by the handing of the scrolls to “Paul Revere” who will embark on the legendary ride of 1775.