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  • Wetlands Talk & Walk

    Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

    *Rescheduled from April 26 Register   An all-levels presentation on wetlands ecology followed by a guided walk with OARS’ wetlands scientist, Ingeborg Hegemann, and Concord Land Conservation Trust’s Manager of […]

    Free

  • Thoreau Documentary: Talk with the Experts

    Zoom

    Register Join leading Thoreau scholars featured in the new documentary for a free public webinar exploring the documentary. In this lively conversation, the experts who helped shape the film will […]

  • Thoreau Prize Honoring Ross Gay

    Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

    Register to Attend   The Thoreau Alliance announces that Ross Gay is the winner of the 2026 Henry David Thoreau Prize for Literary Excellence in Nature Writing. On June 14, […]

  • Thoreau Farm Reading Group: “Slavery in Massachusetts”

    Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

    Spring 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together One Thursday per month. One essay per meeting.  June 18: Slavery in Massachusetts Register Other Reading Group sessions: April 16: Night and Moonlight […]

  • 85th Thoreau Society Annual Gathering

    Trinity Episcopal Church 81 Elm Street, Concord, MA, United States

    “Nature is but another name for health,” Thoreau wrote in “Huckleberries,” an essay he left unpublished at his death at age 44 from tuberculosis. Thoreau celebrated health even as he […]

  • Happy Hour Book Signing & Celebration

    Trinity Episcopal Church 81 Elm Street, Concord, MA, United States

      Meet and socialize with over 20 authors of classic and current books on Thoreau and Transcendentalism.    Members and friends sell and sign their books during this active social […]

    Free

  • Thoreau Farm Reading Group: “Where I lived and What I Lived For”

    Thoreau Farm 341 Virginia Road, Concord, MA, United States

    Fall 2026 Series: Exploring Thoreau’s Essays Together One Thursday per month. One reading per meeting.  September 8: "Where I lived and What I Lived For" from Walden. Download Reading. Register […]

  • Where Do New Ideas Come From?

    The Center for the Study of World Religions, the Concord Free Public Library, and the Thoreau Alliance are launching a new collaborative series of public conversations in Concord. The series […]

  • CANCELED – Scoring the Thoreau Documentary

    Concord Conservatory of Music 1317 Main St, Concord, MA, United States

    THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.   Join composer David Cieri for a special program at the Concord Conservatory of Music sharing the process of scoring the documentary Henry David Thoreau, […]

  • The Emerson Circle: A Conversation with Bruce Nichols

    First Parish in Concord 20 Lexington Rd, Concord, MA, United States

    Register   Join author Bruce Nichols for an evening discussing his book The Emerson Circle, a lively and captivating journey through the world of the Transcendentalists, America’s first group of public […]

  • Thoreau and Philosophy: A Panel of Essayists

    Concord Museum 53 Cambridge Tpke, Concord, MA, United States

    Register for in-person or virtual attendance   Join the editors and essayists of Thoreau & Philosophy for a conversation exploring Thoreau as one of America's most profound philosophical thinkers. Beyond […]