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WEEK OF JUNE 29 - JULY 05, 2026

From Graphic Novel Club: Stepping Stones at Upcoming Events - Athol Public Library to Pickup soccer (men and women) at Harvard Community Events and Flag Making at Phillipston Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse.

MONDAY - 6/29

Cotsen Children's Library - Princeton University, Princeton — Kids: Playtime Fun: Build it! at 11:00am playtime fun
Davis Farmland, Sterling
Events Calendar - The Hardwick Gazette, Hardwick — PIZZA AND GAME NIGHT at 5:00pm game night
Harvard Community Events, Harvard
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Summer Fun 2026 - Summer Fun Daily Drop-In summer fun
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Summer Fun 2026 - Week One summer fun
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Summer Fun 2026 - Week Two summer fun
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Summer Fun 2026 - Middle School Adventure / World Cup Week summer fun
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm — Summer Fun 2026 - Week Four summer fun
  • 5:30pm - 7:30pm — Boys Summer Soccer soccer
Holden Chapel Kids, Holden — TBA at - name: Vacation Bible School join in
Kids Classes, Leominster — Animal Artistry Summer Camp! 7/6-7/10 9am-12pm ages 8-12 at 9:00am animal camp
Leominster Recreation Department, Leominster — TBA at - name: 2026 August Adventures learn more
Lunenburg Community Events, Lunenburg
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Swim Lessons - Swim Lessons Session 1 learn to swim
  • 10:00am - 12:00pm — Swim Lessons - Swim Lessons Session 2 learn to swim
  • 3:30pm - 8:00pm — Lunenburg Youth Baseball and Softball play ball
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — BEST Soccer Camp - BEST Soccer Camp HALF DAY soccer camp
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — BEST Soccer Camp - BEST Soccer Camp FULL DAY soccer camp
Palmer Parks and Recreation, Oxford — Kid Zone 2026 - Teddy Bear Bash Week at 9:00am kid zone fun
Programs & Memberships - Boylston Parks and Recreation, Boylston
  • 1:00pm — Movie Making Classes! - LEGO Stop Motion Flix! create
  • 9:00am — Arts/Crafts and STEAM - Experimenting with Light explore
  • 9:00am — Arts/Crafts and STEAM - Creatures & Characters create
  • 9:00am — Arts/Crafts and STEAM - Multimedia Jewelry craft
  • 9:00am — Movie Making Classes! - Live Action Flix! create
  • 9:00am — Movie Making Classes! - BOTH - Live Action and LEGO Stop Motion Flix- FULL Day create
Programs - Sharon Recreation, Barre
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Chess Wizards - Chess Wizards Summer (July 6-10) HALF- DAY play chess
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Circuit Lab - Circuit Makers 101 build circuits
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — Chess Wizards - Chess Wizards Summer (July 6-10) FULL DAY play chess
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm — Massapoag Sports Program - MSP Week 1: Multisport (JR Ages 7-9) explore sports
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm — Massapoag Sports Program - MSP Week 1: Multisport (SR Ages 10-12) explore sports
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm — Massapoag Sports CIT Program - MSP CIT Program: Week 1 explore sports
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm — Massapoag Sports Program - MSP Week 2: Basketball (JR Ages 7-9) explore sports
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm — Massapoag Sports Program - MSP Week 2: Basketball (SR Ages 10-12) explore sports
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm — Massapoag Sports CIT Program - MSP CIT Program: Week 2 explore sports
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm — Massapoag Sports Program - MSP Week 3: Flag Football (JR Ages 7-9) explore sports
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm — Massapoag Sports Program - MSP Week 3: Flag Football (SR Ages 10-12) explore sports
  • 9:00am - 4:00pm — Massapoag Sports CIT Program - MSP CIT Program: Week 3 explore sports
Southborough Community Events, Southborough
  • 11:00am - 3:00pm — Patrice Peris Voice Studios Summer Camps: The Performer & The Recording Artist summer camp
  • 8:15am - 4:00pm — Counselor in Training Program Summer 2026(CIT) cit program
  • 8:30am - 2:30pm — SkyRise Theater Summer Programs theater programs
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Summer Program with BEST Soccer best soccer
  • 9:00am - 1:00pm — Summer Art Camp with Canvas n Cup art camp
  • 9:00am - 3:00pm — Top Secret Kids: Summer Hands-On Science Program science program
Splash Pads & Wading Pools in Central Mass, Douglas — Pokemania and Mining & Building Mashup – Half Day Summer Program at Fore Kicks! at 1:00pm summer program
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge
Upcoming Events - Athol Public Library, Athol
Westfield Parks and Recreation, Westborough
  • 10:00am - 10:45am — Yoga w/ Latha - Yoga yoga
  • 12:30pm - 3:30pm — Volleyball, Summer - Volleyball Clinic - Afternoon volleyball clinic
  • 8:00am - 12:00pm — Pee Wee Playground - Week 1 playground
  • 8:00am - 12:00pm — Playground Program - Week 1 playground
  • 8:00am - 12:00pm — Pee Wee Playground - Week 2 playground
  • 8:00am - 12:00pm — Playground Program - Week 2 playground
  • 8:00am - 12:00pm — Pee Wee Playground - Week 3 playground
  • 8:00am - 12:00pm — Playground Program - Week 3 playground
  • 8:00am - 1:00pm — Basketball Clinics - Week 1, Boys Grades 4-6 basketball clinic
  • 8:00am - 1:00pm — Basketball Clinics - Week 1, Boys Grades 7-9 basketball clinic
  • 8:00am - 4:00pm — Teen Adventures - Week 1 teen adventures
  • 8:30am - 4:00pm — Extreme Recreation - Week 1 extreme rec
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Track and Field - Track and Field Clinic track clinic
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Volleyball, Summer - Volleyball Clinic volleyball clinic
  • 9:00am - 7:00pm — PLAY TIME - (AGES 0-6) play time
Worcester Public Library, Worcester
  • - name: Little Free Art Gallery: Kit Pass Out- All Ages — TBA art kit pass
  • 11:00am — Stories and Songs- Ages 0-5 stories and songs
  • 3:30pm — Learn to Sew Workshop: Clothes- Ages 12-18 learn to sew
  • 4:00pm — Clay Day- Ages 5-12 clay day
  • 4:00pm — Friends of the Worcester Public Library Book Sale- All Ages book sale
  • 4:00pm — Switch it Up- Ages 6-12 switch it up

TUESDAY - 6/30

Events - Fivesparks, Harvard — Bounce and Burn Fitness at 9:30am bounce burn
Harvard Community Events, Harvard — French River Soccer League games at 5:30pm - 8:00pm soccer league
Programs - Sharon Recreation, Barre — Pre-School Mini Massapoag Sports Summer Program - Mini Massapoag Sports Session 2 at 9:00am - 12:00pm play sports
Southborough Community Events, Southborough
  • 6:00pm - 7:30pm — BEST FC High Performance Evening Clinic Ages 9yr-14yr high performance clinic
  • 8:30am - 12:30pm — Southborough Recreation Summer 2026 -- Fayville HALF DAY(Ages 4-7) half day
  • 8:30am - 4:00pm — Southborough Recreation Summer 2026 -- FULL DAY (Ages 4-7 & 8-12) full day
  • 9:00am - 12:00pm — Summer Hoops Clinic with Game Time Training hoops clinic
Splash Pads & Wading Pools in Central Mass, Douglas — Explore Indigenous Ecological Knowledge with Tomaquag Museum at 11:00am ecological knowledge
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge
Upcoming Events - Athol Public Library, Athol — Stickerpalooza 2026 at 3:30pm let's go
Westfield Parks and Recreation, Westborough — Girls Summer Skills - Basketball - Summer Basketball Skills at 5:00pm - 6:45pm summer skills
Youth Mentoring & Programs - Harvard Ed Portal, Harvard — Peaceful Patterns: A Paper Cutting Workshop at 5:00pm paper cutting
Youth, Family & Community - RTH - Roxbury Tenants of Harvard, Harvard — National Night Out at 6:00pm community building

WEDNESDAY - 7/1

Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center, Worcester — Evening Wildlife Walk at 6:30pm wildlife walk
Event List - Month Calendar - Brookfield Public Library, Brookfield — World Sound Exploration at 10:30am sound exploration
Leominster Recreation Department, Leominster
  • - name: Beaded Bonsai Tree Workshop — TBA learn more
  • - name: Moss Wall Art Workshop — TBA learn more
Month Calendar - Auburn Public Library, Auburn
Programs - Sharon Recreation, Barre
  • 4:15pm - 5:00pm — On The Barre Dance Studio: Youth Dance Programs - On The Barre Dance Studio: Music & Movement -Summer Session dance class
  • 5:00pm - 5:45pm — On The Barre Dance Studio: Youth Dance Programs - On The Barre Dance Studio: Twinkle Toes Summer Session dance class
Southborough Community Events, Southborough — Southborough Recreation's Family Fun Run at 6:00pm - 8:00pm family fun run
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge
  • - name: Summer Reading Program: Unearth a Story — TBA summer reading
  • 10:30am — Wednesday Morning Family Movies family movies
Upcoming Events - Athol Public Library, Athol — America is Wild! at 5:30pm explore nature
Youth Mentoring & Programs - Harvard Ed Portal, Harvard
  • 4:00pm — Concerts in the Common: West End House Performers & Los Mambiseros concerts common
  • 5:00pm — Sugar-Bright: Vintage Doodle & Draw doodle draw
  • 5:15pm — Yoga in the Common - July 1 yoga common
Youth, Family & Community - RTH - Roxbury Tenants of Harvard, Harvard

THURSDAY - 7/2

Event List - Month Calendar - Brookfield Public Library, Brookfield — Board Game Day at 10:30am board games
Events Calendar - The Hardwick Gazette, Hardwick
Extracurricular Activities - Holy Family Academy - Gardner,, Gardner — Bingo at 6:30pm - 10:00pm play bingo
Harvard Community Events, Harvard — HYL Summer Programs at 6:00pm - 7:00pm summer programs
Palmer Parks and Recreation, Oxford — Summer Aerial Drone Club at 3:00pm explore drones
Programs - Sharon Recreation, Barre — On The Barre Dance Studio: Youth Dance Programs - On The Barre Dance Studio: Hip Hop Summer Session at 4:45pm - 5:30pm dance class
Quintavia Yule ***SITE CHANGE*** Event Details - the East Ki, Berlin — TBA at - name: Great Northeastern War XXXVIII northeastern war
Splash Pads & Wading Pools in Central Mass, Douglas — Hot Night in the City Arts Festival at 4:00pm arts festival
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge — LEGO Club at 6:00pm lego club
Upcoming Events - Athol Public Library, Athol
  • 11:00am — Anime 5E - Teen RPG play rpg
  • 3:30pm — Retro Board Games play games
  • 4:00pm — Graphic Novel Club: Stepping Stones read comics
WCLOC Theater Company, Worcester — SpongeBob the Musical - Youth Edition at 7:00pm join in
Youth, Family & Community - RTH - Roxbury Tenants of Harvard, Harvard — Ice Cream Social at 5:00pm enjoy ice cream

FRIDAY - 7/3

Event List - Month Calendar - Brookfield Public Library, Brookfield — Decorate Your Bike at 11:00am decorate bike
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory, Worcester
  • 4:00pm — The Hanover Theatre Conservatory Pre-Teen Youth Summer Program Session I presents Frozen, Jr explore frozen
  • 4:00pm — The Hanover Theatre Conservatory Pre-Teen Youth Summer Program Session II presents Frozen JR. explore frozen
  • 6:00pm — The 9th Annual Jazz+ Live featuring The Love Dogs enjoy jazz
  • 7:00pm — The Hanover Theatre Conservatory Youth Summer Program Session I presents the Prom School Edition see the prom
  • 7:00pm — The Hanover Theatre Conservatory Youth Summer Program Session II presents the Prom School Edition see the prom
  • 7:00pm — The Sixties Show rock out
Kids' and Teen Classes - Barre - Listening Wellness Center, Barre — Music for Adults and Children with Bill Roy at 2:00pm, 6:00pm join in
Local Area Attractions - Oakham - Pine Acres Family Camping, Hardwick
Palmer Parks and Recreation, Oxford — Early Learners' - *NEW* Ice Cream in a Bag at 11:00am ice cream fun
Phillipston Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse, Phillipston — Flag Making at 10:00am make flags
Quintavia Yule ***SITE CHANGE*** Event Details - the East Ki, Berlin
Southwick's Zoo, Mendon
Splash Pads & Wading Pools in Central Mass, Douglas — Nature Play Festival—free! at 10:00am nature play
Sturbridge Public Library, Sturbridge — Front Lawn Fridays at 10:45am front lawn fridays
Tougas Family Farm, Northborough
Ultimate Obstacles Ninja Warrior Gym - Ultimate Obstacles, Boylston — UO OCR Gym Series at 9:00am register now

SATURDAY - 7/4

Broad Meadow Brook Conservation Center, Worcester
  • 10:00am — Signs of Summer Guided Nature Hike nature hike
  • 12:00pm — 19th Annual Barbara J. Walker Butterfly Festival butterfly festival
Events Calendar - The Hardwick Gazette, Hardwick
  • 11:00am — COMMUNITY FUN DAY community fun
  • 3:00pm — BREAD & PUPPET THEATER presents: The Hope Principle Circus and Mass puppet show
Harvard Community Events, Harvard
  • 11:30am - 1:00pm — Marcus Lewis PICKLEBALL - Summer Pickleball for Teens pickleball teens
  • 9:00am - 10:00am — Marcus Lewis PICKLEBALL - Summer Pickleball for Juniors 11-14 years pickleball juniors
Leominster Recreation Department, Leominster — TBA at - name: Fourth of July Fireworks details
Palmer Parks and Recreation, Oxford — Teddy Bear Picnic at 11:30am teddy bear picnic
Phillipston Lions Club - Lions e-Clubhouse, Phillipston
Quintavia Yule ***SITE CHANGE*** Event Details - the East Ki, Berlin
  • - name: East Kingdom Novice Day — TBA novice day
  • - name: Lazy Days of Summer - Lions End Demo — TBA lazy days
Southborough Community Events, Southborough
Southwick's Zoo, Mendon — Sounds of Africa at 10:00am - 5:00pm sounds of africa
Splash Pads & Wading Pools in Central Mass, Douglas — Backyard and Beyond: Mud Kitchen at 10:00am mud kitchen
Ultimate Obstacles Ninja Warrior Gym - Ultimate Obstacles, Boylston — NAN Project Fundraiser Comp at 12:00pm register now
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Princeton — Moth Ball Extravaganza at 8:00pm-9:30pm learn more
Wellesley Books, Webster — Self-Care & Destress Tips at 12:00pm self care
Westfield Parks and Recreation, Westborough — Music and Movement with Michelle - Music and Movement at 9:30am - 10:15am music movement
Youth, Family & Community - RTH - Roxbury Tenants of Harvard, Harvard

SUNDAY - 7/5

Events Calendar - The Hardwick Gazette, Hardwick — SEASONAL SING at 4:00pm sing along
Hanover Theatre & Conservatory, Worcester — Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass at 7:30pm hear music
Harvard Community Events, Harvard — Pickup soccer (men and women) at 9:00am - 10:30am pickup soccer
Kids Classes, Leominster — Make and Take Olaf Day! Lunch included! Ages 6+ at 1:00pm olaf day
Lunenburg Community Events, Lunenburg — Special Olympics at 9:30am - 11:30am go team
Month Calendar - Auburn Public Library, Auburn — TBA at - name: Dinosaur Scavenger Hunt dinosaur scavenger hunt
Splash Pads & Wading Pools in Central Mass, Douglas — Robotics Sports Challenge – Half Day Summer Program at Fore Kicks! at 1:00pm robotics challenge
Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon), Princeton
  • 1:00pm-3:00pm — Family Hike: The Coolest Hike of the Summer learn more
  • 7:30pm-9:00pm — Family Hike: Flashing Fireflies learn more
Youth, Family & Community - RTH - Roxbury Tenants of Harvard, Harvard — Family Pool Party at 1:00pm family fun

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