The third annual Newton Bakery Crawl, organized by All Over Newton, will highlight 18 locations with tempting deals and treats on Friday and Saturday, September 27-28.
Most of the participating bakeries are open on both Friday and Saturday — with different hours for each shop — but a few are open only on one day, Friday or Saturday.
Here’s Fig City‘s guide to finding your way — when and how to visit bakeries on the Crawl.
Nine participating bakeries are north of the Mass. Pike, and the other nine are south of Commonwealth Ave., and they fit into two rambling routes of 6 miles each, for walking, biking, or driving. The North route has two shops that are open only on Saturday (and it also has one shop that is open only on Friday). The South route has two shops open only on Friday. But there are plenty of destinations on either route on either day.
The windows when all shops are open are Friday 10AM-2PM and Saturday 10AM-1PM. But by following Fig City‘s suggested routes, participants can crawl at a very leisurely pace — no more than 1 MPH, much slower than typical crawling speed — and visit every shop when it’s open (excluding shops closed for the day). On these routes, the windows are:
- North route: Friday 7AM-2PM and Saturday 8AM-2PM
- South route: Friday 9AM-4PM and Saturday 9AM-6PM
Crawlers can use Fig City‘s interactive Google map to plan their own routes. Click on a shop to see its name, address, shop hours, and days open.
