February 2026

Sun, Feb 8th
Knox Trail 250th Commemorative Program (at Centre Common & Village Hall)
On Sunday, February 8, 2026, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., history comes alive on the Framingham Centre Common as Framingham hosts a featured stop along the Henry Knox Trail! This free, family-friendly event is part of a four-community commemoration presented by Revolution250. The afternoon features a dramatic outdoor procession followed by a community quilt unveiling, rare Revolutionary War era artifact exhibition, and a commemorative program that connects Framingham's local history to a turning point in the American Revolution. The program begins outdoors at 2:00 p.m. with a winter procession across the historic Framingham Centre Common, featuring cannons mounted on draft-animal-pulled sleds, a Fife and Drum unit, and colonial reenactors portraying a welcoming party for Henry Knox and his teamsters. Following the outdoor procession, the event continues inside the Framingham History Center's Village Hall. The program include a short video on the history of Knox Trail presentation of commemorative plaques to communities. Members of the Living History Co. will offer a rare, side-by-side encounter with history. Meet a living portrayal of Framingham's Peter Salem while viewing the original muster roll that records his service, weaving the experiences of Patriots of Color into the Noble Train's 250th anniversary stop in Framingham. *** The afternoon also includes the unveiling of the MA250-sponsored "Stitching Revolution in Massachusetts" quilt, a community-created work from the Framingham History Center that explores the American Revolution through textile art, as well as a special exhibition of Revolutionary War artifacts from the Framingham History Center's collection. *** Presented by Revolution250 in partnership with the Metrowest Visitors Bureau, MA250, and the Framingham History Center. *** Dress warmly and come experience an afternoon where movement, music, and memory helps us bring the stories of the American Revolution to life!
https://framinghamhistory.org/events/knox-trail/