The Newton community will celebrate the change of seasons at the Harvest Fair on Newton Center Green (1221 Centre Street, Newton Centre) on the weekend of October 19-20. Saturday, October 19 (10AM-5PM) features a carnival with a kiddie carnival, games, and fair food. Sunday, October 20 (11AM-4PM) features: For more information…
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Newton’s famous fall road race — Paddy’s Road Race – The Shillelagh Shuffle — will take place on October 20, starting at Paddy’s Public House (95 Elm Street, West Newton). It’s run each October to support Newton Athletes Unlimited. Registration is required by October 17 for all three races, which…
Newton Cultural Development (NCD) is hosting Halloween Window Painting — the 25th anniversary of this event. Student painters in grades 3-8 (with adult supervision) will be able to paint Halloween-themed masterpieces within these guidelines on participating merchants’ windows. Help celebrate 25 years of Halloween Window Painting by participating. Then join…
Saint Mary of Carmen Women’s Society is hosting Halloween at the Park with pumpkin decorating, music, treats, a jack-o-lantern walk and more. It will take place on Saturday, October 26 at the Coletti-Magni Park (386 Watertown Street, Nonantum). The event is free, and the schedule is as follows:
The Newton Free Library is hosting Library Mini Golf, where for 2 days the Library is transformed into an 18-hole mini golf course. The event will take place at the Newton Free Library (330 Homer Street, Newton Center) on the following dates:
Sacred Heart and Our Lady’s Collaborative (SHOL Newton) are hosting Trunk or Treat, a trick-or-treating style event in which kids and families can walk around a parking lot to get candy from people’s car trunks. There will also be games and crafts. The event will take place on Sunday, October…
Tanglewood Marionettes will be performing The Fairy Circus, a showcase for turn-of-the-century-style trick puppetry. The puppets will dance, play instruments, juggle, contort, and more, all to the best-loved music of favorite composers. Perfect for families with children in grades pre-K – 2, but older children may enjoy it, too. The…
On Saturday, September 21 at 6:30PM, Newton North and Newton South High Schools will host Dawning Ties: A Gala Celebration and Fall Fundraiser in the Newton North HS auditorium. This celebration of cultural unity, education, and international friendship combines the festive spirit of the Mid-Fall Festival with a renewed commitment…
A Ukrainian Newton North High School student is playing a key role in building a network of volunteers to help Ukrainian refugees learn English. Andrey Sarkanich, a senior at Newton North High School, is the Head of Chapter Management of EDUkraine, a nonprofit that has been established recently to teach…
This summer, 22 Newton high school students worked for eight weeks in a Northeastern University program to design, build, and deliver five inventions to address needs of patients in The Boston Home, of children at New England Pediatric Care, and of night nurses at Brigham and Womens Hospital. The 22 students from…