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Canton Heritage Festival 2026 POST EVENT PAGE

THANKS TO ALL WHO ATTENDED THE CANTON HERITAGE FESTIVAL Saturday, May 16th, 2026 10am-3pm Paul Revere Heritage SiteThe 5th annual Canton Heritage Festival was a huge success! We enjoyed gorgeous weather and saw approximately 5,000 attendees at the Site! 115 vendors...

Making Bells

A decade before Paul Revere began making copper into sheets his introduction to the metal came in 1792 when his congregation urgently needed to replace their church bell. The bell in the tower of the New Brick Church in Boston’s North End had developed a significant...

Historic Canton Manufactories

While the Museum of Discovery and Innovation predominantly takes its inspiration from Paul Revere, he was far from the only entrepreneur and visionary to take up residence in Canton. Two things made Canton, and before it Stoughton, ideally placed for early American...

Canton Pooch Parade – October 25, 2025

CANTON POOCH PARADE Saturday, October 25th, 2025 10am-2pm VOTING LINK Join the Paul Revere Heritage Site, Canton Lion's Club, and Marilyn & Company Realty for the 2nd annual Canton Pooch Parade & Craft Fair! * Pet Parade &...

Regional Yard Sale & Family Concert – September 14th, 2025

Regional Yard Sale & Family Concert Sunday, September 14th, 2025 11am-3pm (rain or shine)Shop the biggest yard sale around, enjoy the delicious fare from food trucks and booths, check out the games and activities for kids, and then enjoy the music and fun from the...

Shakespeare-in-the-Park, July 26 and July 27

RICHARD III RE-IMAGINED Presented by the Gazebo Players of Medfield, Richard III tells a story of blind ambition in a world where obstacles mean little. Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 5pm start time 2 Rolling Mill Way, Canton, MA All performances...

Running the Family Business

While we have already discussed Joseph Warren Revere (1777-1868) here the highlights of his career bear repeating. Paul’s third child with his second wife Rachel, Joseph was the “and Son” of The Revere and Son Copper Company, working with his father from the company’s...

Canton Heritage Festival – May 17, 2025

CANTON HERITAGE FESTIVAL Saturday, May 17th, 2025 10am-3pm Paul Revere Heritage Site FREE ADMISSION FREE PARKING, FREE SHUTTLEThe 4th annual Canton Heritage Festival includes almost 100 vendors selling food and homemade/local goods, dozens of community organizations,...

Copper! Exhibit Open House – November 2, 1:00PM – 3:00PM

Meet the nationally reknowned copper artisans whose work is on display in the Historic Barn.

Paul Revere’s Cannons

The copper sheeting that Paul Revere made at his rolling mill in Canton was not his first time working with the material. In addition to making nails, hinges, and other hardware out of copper, he also manufactured bells from brass and cannons from bronze. While both...