Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum Muster
| Dates: | Monday, September 30, 2024 - Monday, September 30, 2024 |
| Hours: | 11:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Ages: | Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Outdoor |
| Cost: | $ see below |
| Category: | Fairs & Festivals |
Join the Massachusetts Society at Sudbury’s Fife & Drum Muster at historic Longfellow’s Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts for a full day of music, muskets, history, and fun.The Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum Muster will be held Saturday, September 30, 2023.
The Faire opens at 10:00 with a Colonial encampment, militia and crafts demonstrations, and contradancing. We expect dozens of colonial and craft vendors and 25 fife and drum corps from across New England and New York. Food is available on the field.
The Grand Parade of fifes and drums will begin promptly at noon and will be followed directly by a performance by each of the corps attending.
The muster is a celebration rather than a competition: The corps are appearing by invitation, and attend to share their music and friendship. Come enjoy the music and remember our Colonial heritage.
NEW PARADE ROUTE – Since 2022, The Selectmen have asked that we not use the public road. The parade will instead assemble behind the Grist Mill and proceed along the gravel way and through the Faire grounds to arrive at the muster field. The route is shown on this map.
Admission is $3 cash for the general public at the gate (no charge for participants in kit). There is plenty of free parking available.
The Sudbury Colonial Faire and Fife & Drum Muster opens at 11:30 am with a Colonial encampment, crafts, vendors, demonstrations, and contra dancing.
You can expect to see dozens of colonial and craft vendors and as many as 25 fife and drum corps!
These groups include the Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum Companie, local groups including the Middlesex County Volunteers, William Diamond Jr. Fife and Drum Corps, Middlesex 4-H Fife and Drum Corps, Lincoln Minutemen, Stow Minutemen, and Regimental Music of Saintonge and other groups.
The grand parade of fifes and drums will begin at noon
In the days preceding the Revolutionary War, it was common for each town's local militia to muster and drill twice each year, once in the spring and the other in the fall.
Following their drill, the militia would be joined by their families and celebrate with good food and drink, music and games.
Join us for the Sudbury Muster!
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$3 per person | kids free
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72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury, MA, 01776 map
Phone: 7817101697
Longfellow’s Wayside Inn
72 Wayside Inn Rd
Sudbury, MA 01776
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