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[Event listing courtesy of the Sudbury 250 Committee]
The Sudbury 250 Committee cordially invites Sudbury residents of all ages to the Battle of Red Horse Tavern. This event is uniquely Sudbury and deeply rooted in the American Revolution.
October 25, 2025: Battle of Red Horse Tavern
The event is FREE and open to the public.
Wayside Inn Grounds
- Start the day by listening to colonial music, talking with reenactors, visiting settlers, observing cannon firing demonstrations and more. Then watch as the Colonial and British armies battle for control of the Red Horse Tavern.
- The Red Horse Tavern, sitting along the Boston Post Road, the major east-west route to and from Boston and New York state, was crucial as a place to hear the news & other current events, engage in commerce and conduct militia drills. Whichever side controlled the Tavern could control the flow of supplies, troops and information. The Redcoats are determined to wrest control, no matter the cost, while the Colonists will do all they can to stop them and send them back to Boston. Who will control the tavern? Come and find out.
- 11:00 AM Last Man Formation
- 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Nooning
- 1:30 PM Formation
- 1:45 PM – 2:15 PM Engagement South Field
- 2:30 PM Cannon Demonstration
- 3:00 PM Formation
- 3:15 PM – 4:00 PM Engagement South Field
Be sure to mark your calendar for two big events happening in 2026:
- May 16, 2026: Sudbury 250 Day
- July 4, 2026: 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence