Our 21st Annual
Lexington Tattoo & Muster
Invitation | Schedule | Attendees | Hotels | Rules & Guidelines | Directions | Attend the Event
Parade & Muster Line Up
Lexington Minute Men Color Guard (Lexington, MA)
William Diamond Junior Fife and Drum Corps (Lexington MA)
National Association of Civil War Musicians (GAR) (Uxbridge, MA)
The Fife and Drum of the Lincoln Minute Men (Lincoln, MA)
Lancraft Fife and Drum Corps (North Branford CT.)
Piscataqua Rangers Junior Fife and Drum Corps (Portsmouth NH)
Colonial Navy of Massachusetts Fife and Drum Corps (Fall River, MA)
The Grand Republic Fife and Drum Corps (New England)
Westbrook Fife and Drum Corps (Westbrook CT)
Bluff Point Quahog Diggers Band (New England)
Hanaford’s Volunteer Fife and Drum Corps (Underhill VT)
Memotomy Minutemen Fifes and Drums (Arlington, MA)
Middlesex County Volunteers Fife and Drum Corps (Boston MA)
Adamsville Ancient Fife and Drum Corps (Delmar, NY)
William Diamond Alumni Fife and Drum Corps (Lexington MA)
Stow Minutemen Fife and Drum Corps (Stow MA)
The Young Colonials Junior Ancient Fife and Drum Corps (Carmel, NY)
The Kentish Guard Fife and Drum Corps (East Greenwich RI)
Ameri-clique (New Britain CT)
Middlesex County 4H Fife and Drum Corps (Concord MA)
Sudbury Ancient Fyfe and Drum Companie (Sudbury, MA)
Marlborough Junior Fife and Drum Corps (Marlborough CT)
Connecticut Valley Field Music (Middletown, CT)
Westbrook Junior Colonials Fife and Drum Corps (Westbrook CT)
The Musick of Prescott’s Battalion (Ayer MA)
Marquis of Granby Junior Ancient Fyfe and Drum Corps (Granby MA)
Come One, Come All | Rain or Shine | Enjoy a Weekend of 18th Century Music, Pageantry & Entertainment | Free Admission
Tattoo
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 6:30PM | Lexington Battle Green
For your listening enjoyment, the sounds of American music in the tradition of evening military musical performances, on the historic Lexington Battle Green.
Parade and Muster
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at noon | Hastings Park, Lexington
A brief parade featuring 30 fife and drum corps and marching units from throughout the East will kick off a day filled with music, history, entertainment and fun - all Hastings Park in Lexington, MA (corner of Massachusetts Ave. and Worthen Rd). There will be colonial crafts people displaying their wares and 18th century encampment demonstrations.
“Just over the line into Lexington, and a few rods north, the land rises about fifty feet rather abruptly and with a ledgy face. This little summit commands a grand view up and down the road, for quite a distance, and therefore was an ideal location for the minutemen. Many were there awaiting the passing of the British, and when they were opposite, poured down on them a volley.”
- Frank Warren Coburn, 1912
Greetings Fellow Ancient Fife & Drum Corps,
It is that time again to start thinking about the annual Lexington Tattoo & Muster. It will be held on the weekend of May 5, 2023 at the Lexington Battle Green and at our new location, Hastings Park, at the corner of Massachusetts Ave and Worthen Rd, in Lexington, Massachusetts. We would love to have your corps join us on Saturday and perform at our muster.
The Lexington Battle Green has been visited by United States presidents, European Heads of State, and even members of the British Royal Family. The Lexington Battle Green is the site of the annual Reenactment, a recreation of that bloody clash of April 19, 1775. This event draws up to twelve thousand spectators at sunup! It has been the location of political protests. It will also be the site of the 21st Annual Lexington Tattoo & Muster held on May 5-6, 2023.
The Lexington Muster and Tattoo is sponsored by the William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps. We are a junior fife and drum corps from Lexington, MA and beyond. Each year on the first weekend in May we hold our annual muster in Lexington, where the Revolutionary War began. The opening event for the weekend is the Tattoo held on the beautiful Lexington Battle Green. The Muster will take place the following day, May 6, 2023 at Hastings Park in Lexington.
The Tattoo begins at 6:30PM on Friday, May 5, 2023 with a short parade (0.2 miles long) of four featured corps. The parade will end on the Lexington Battle Green. After the featured corps have passed through the Green the performances will commence at once. At the conclusion of the Tattoo (approximately 8:30PM) the four featured corps will take the field en masse.
The Muster begins at 11:30AM on Saturday, May 6, 2023 with a parade from the Lexington Battle Green to Hastings Park. After everyone marches through the muster field the muster begins with the performances of 30 of the best fife and drum corps in the East.
I have included a schedule of the weekend’s events for your edification. If you or your corps is interested in attending the muster, please fill out the form below.
In the Ancient Spirit, and for William Diamond Junior Fife & Drum Corps,
Carmin Calabrese, Director
Lexington Tattoo & Muster Schedule 2023
Friday | May 5, 2023
Tattoo | Friday, May 5, 2023 | Lexington Battle Green
6:15 PM - Performing Corps will gather at Depot Square, Lexington Center
6:30 PM - Corps Leaders and Majors meet with director Carmin Calabrese
6:50 PM - Parade from Depot Square to the Lexington Battle Green
7:00 PM - Tattoo commences on the Lexington Battle Green
Parking
Church of our Redeemer - 6 Meriam St. Lexington, MA
Saturday | May 6, 2023
21st Annual Muster | Saturday, May 6, 2023 | Hastings Park, Lexington
9:00 AM - Corps will check in at MC table and Vendor set-up begins
11:00 AM - Parade line-up on Lexington Battle Green. Any black powder weapons must be inspected by a Lexington Minutemen Safety Officer.
12:00 Noon - Parade steps off from the Lexington Battle Green to Hastings Park
12:30 PM - Corps performances begin
1:30 to 3:30 PM - Muster Meal served at tent for ticketed participants
Jam follows last Corps Performance
Parking
Grace Chapel (59 Worthen Rd., Lexington, MA)
The lots at Militia Dr.
There will be NO ALCOHOL consumed at the Muster
Official Hotels
727 Marrett Road, Lexington, MA
440 Bedford Street, Lexington, MA
340 Great Road, Bedford, MA
30 North Road, Bedford, MA
Rules & Guidelines
Fire: There will be no open fires at the Muster
Curfew: There is a 10:00 PM curfew on noise in the Town of Lexington. All jamming will end at 10:00 PM. That means NO fifing, drumming, radios, or loud conversation after that time.
Alcohol Consumption: there will be NO ALCOHOLIC beverages allowed.
Muster Registration: Registration will open at the announcer’s booth beginning at 9:00 AM on Saturday.
Muster meal: The muster meal will be served from 1:30 – 3:30 PM at the large tent. Corps may pick up Muster Meal tickets at the announcer’s booth.
Parade: The Saturday parade will begin at 12:00 noon. Lineup at 11:00 AM on Lexington Battle Green.
Muskets: Any unit that plans on bringing muskets or any other black powder weapon should contact Carmin Calabrese. Possession of any and all weapons is regulated by Town, State, and Federal Law.
Directions
Directions to Depot Square
Corps marching in Friday Nights Parade will gather at Depot Square
Directions to Lexington Battle Green
Friday night's Tattoo will take place at the historic Battle Green in downtown Lexington.
Directions to Hastings Park
Saturday’s Muster will take place at Hastings Park, located on the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Worthen Road in Lexington.
Parking Directions and
Parade Route
Attend Our 21st Annual Lexington Tattoo & Muster
Please fill out the form below before March 1, 2023.