History of Farming in Waltham

The Waltham Museum 25 Lexington Street, Waltham, MA

Please join us at the Waltham Museum for a panel discussion of Waltham families recalling the history of their family fare and memories of living and working on a family farm. We have limited seating so call 781-893-9020 to reserve your spot.

Free

14th Annual Farm Day

Waltham Fields Community Farm 240 Beaver St, Waltham, MA, United States

Waltham Fields Community Farm’s annual festival celebrating locally grown food, sustainable agriculture, community, and the land we steward. This outdoor, family-friendly event features hands-on farm activities, educational demonstrations, live music from the High Strung Strummers and River Street Six, agricultural-infused magic show, pick-a-pound carrot patch, farm crafts, kids games, temporary tattoo parlor, friendly hens, and […]

Free

Waltham Schools Community Forum

Plympton Elementary Shool 20 Farnsworth Street

Waltham Public Schools Superintendent Marisa Mendonsa is hosting four community forums in October. Mendonsa and the district have scheduled the forums that they're describing as "informal meet and greets." The third meeting is scheduled for: Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m., Plympton Elementary  

Rose Art Museum: Voting, Democracy, Rights and Representation

Rose Art Museum 415 South Street, Waltham, MA, United States

What does it mean to be a political participant in the United States? Join Rose Art Museum’s Yasmine Vera and Madeleine Delpha as they discuss artworks on view in the exhibitions Lichtenstein100, Face to Face: Portraits of Self and Others, and Hugh Hayden: Home Work that touch on American value systems, radical and revolutionary action, and civil rights. These […]

Rachael Kilgour – Second Shift Music Series

Charles River Museum of Industry and Innovation 154 Moody Street, Waltham, United States

You can often judge an artist by the company she keeps. Rachel Kilgour's 2023 album My Father Loved Me, produced by the Juno Award-winning singer/songwriter Rose Cousins, is a complex and immensely moving masterpiece.

$25

Gore Place Holiday Family Photo Sessions

Gore Place 52 Gore Street

Have your family photos taken at Gore Place right in time to send out your holiday greeting cards! A professional photographer will photograph your family in an exclusive photo session at the beautiful estate. This event is a fundraiser for Gore Place, providing critical support for the museum and farm's day-to-day operations. Session times are […]

Saturday Family Time: Boo Bash

Gore Place 52 Gore Street

Celebrate (an only slightly spooky) Halloween at Gore Place from 10 a.m.-12 p.m.! Activities include a wagon ride, graveyard candy hunt, story-telling and songs, a craft, and ghostly games! This program is recommended for children ages 2-12. Reservations are required.

$16

Waltham High School Homecoming

Leary Field 19 Athletic Field Road, Waltham, MA

Parade & Football game Parade starts at 1:30 p.m. Kennedy Middle School to Leary Field. Kickoff vs. Newton South at 3 p.m. Sat Oct 26 2024 WHS homecoming parade plan and maps

Free

Becoming Roy Lichtenstein

Pollack Fine Arts Teaching Center Brandeis University Campus, Waltham, MA, United States

Art historian and scholar Avis Berman, author of "Roy Lichtenstein: The Impossible Collection" (Assouline Ultimate Collection, 2019), traces Lichtenstein's artistic development and the creation of his signature style, which redefined American art in the 1960s. Attend in-person or online. Register

Western Greenway 5K Run/Walk 2024

Metropolitan State Hospital 475 Trapelo Road, Waltham, MA

Since 2013, the Waltham Land Trust has held the Western Greenway 5K walk and run benefit event where people of all ages traverse a 5K distance through the Western Greenway. The 5K (3.1 mile) course goes through and around a variety of habitats in Beaver Brook North Reservation and Rock Meadow, including cattail marshes, forests, vernal pools, and open meadows.

$30

Waltham Philharmonic Fall Concert

Waltham Government Center 119 School Street, Waltham, MA, United States

Join the Waltham Philharmonic Orchestra as it launches its 40th anniversary season. Tickets $20 Adults; Children ages 5-18 admitted free with paying adult. Tickets sold online only here. Michael Korn, Music Director Sunday, October 27,  3:00 PM Waltham Government Center 119 School Street, Waltham MA 02451 Program Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Bamboula, Op.75 Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto, […]

Free – $20