Tea Burning in Lexington, 13 Dec.

The Lexington Historical Society and Lexington Minute Men are commemorating the town’s burning of tea on 13 Dec 1773, three days before the destruction of newer tea in Boston harbor, with an expanded program this year.

Here is the schedule of events planned for Sunday, 13 December, at the Lexington Visitor’s Center (1875 Massachusetts Avenue) and nearby:

• 9:00 A.M.: ​Lexington Minute Men encampment open for visitors.
• 10:00:​ Musket drill, inspection, and run-through of the Manual of Arms at the encampment.
• 11:00: Demonstrations of 18th-century cooking.
• 12:00 noon: ​Parade by the Lexington Minute Men in military formation with fife and drum. Militia muster on the town common.
• 12:15 P.M.: Musket drill, inspection, and run-through of the Manual of Arms on the common, concluded by ten volleys, one for each Lexington militiaman killed on 19 Apr ​1775.
• 1:00-7:00: S​pecial holiday tours of Buckman Tavern, across the street from the common. (Free for members of the Lexington Historical Society; $5 for others.)
• 1:30: Ceremonial bonfire of tea at the encampment, with members of the public invited to join reenactors in consigning the hazardous herb into the flames. Music by the William Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps.
• 2:00-4:00 P.M.: Lexington Minute Men encampment open for visitors.

The encampment and events on the common are free and open to the public.