Join the award winning Newton South Jazz Ensemble & Jazz Combo along with the Newton South Alumni (NSHS, Seasholes Auditorium) on Monday, December 22 at 7PM for a night of fun, festive Jazz! Free and open to the public – donations welcome.
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Newton’s Department of Public Works hosted Newton’s now-annual Pumpkin Smash outside City Hall on Saturday, November 1, with many inventive and powerful ways to smash post-Halloween jack o’ lanterns. Also available were environmentally themed exhibits about composting and managing food waste, Touch-a-Truck opportunities, food trucks, and ways to donate Halloween…
Keep your athlete active over winter break at the Newton Athletic Association Basketball Clinic, Monday, December 29 – Friday, January 2 from 9AM – 3PM at the Brown Middle School (125 Meadowbrook Rd, Newton Centre). Each day targets a key skill—ball-handling, shooting, finishing, footwork, defense, game situations, and more—led by…
Parks, Recreation & Culture hosted Halloween Window Painting for grades 3 to 8 throughout the villages on Saturday, October 25. See this year’s gallery at https://photos.figcitynews.com/2025/2025-Halloween-Window-Painting. Photos by Tessa Gordon and Bruce Henderson.
Newton’s 2025 Harvest Fair filled Newton Centre Parking Lot and Green, with the GreenEXPO along Langley Road. See the gallery at https://photos.figcitynews.com/2025/2025-Newton-Harvest-Fair/n-6TFWGg
The Harvest Fair returns to Newton Centre with a carnival on Saturday, October 18 from 10AM – 5PM and a full outdoor festival on Sunday, October 19 from 11AM to 5PM (carnival opens early at 10AM). Visit and shop unique hand-crafted goods and learn about local businesses. At Green Newton’s GreenEXPO, discover ways to…
Perfect weather and a large crowd came out for Newtonville Village Day in 2025. See the gallery at https://photos.figcitynews.com/2025/2025-Newtonville-Village-Day
Registration is now open for Halloween Window Painting for grades 3 to 8. Sign up to express your artistic side by painting a window of a participating merchant in one of seven Newton villages. Window painting takes place 10AM-4PM on Saturday, October 25 (rain date, October 26), but the registration deadline…
The West Suburban YMCA will open its doors for Open House Week, Friday through Friday, October 17-23, for a week of FREE activities at both WSYMCA Newton locations: Church Street and Wells Avenue. NOTE: Earlier versions of this notice said the Open House Week ended Oct. 24, but it’s Oct.…
Join Baramor (45 Union Street, Newton Centre) on Sunday, October 19, 12PM–4PM, for the 5th Annual Barktoberfest. This community fundraiser will benefit Last Hope K-9 Rescue, a dedicated Boston nonprofit that works tirelessly to rescue and rehome abandoned and neglected dogs. Their mission and passion have saved countless lives, and Baramor is honored…
Mason-Rice Elementary School presents Spooktacular, Saturday October 25, 4-7PM. Tickets at the door, but skip the line and purchase pre-sale tickets by midnight Friday, October 24. All proceeds benefit the fifth grade’s graduation. Walk from room to room in the haunted hallways of Mason-Rice. Each room has been decorated by fifth graders…
Understanding Our Differences will host author Megan Wagner Lloyd and illustrator Michelle Mee Nutter speaking about their graphic novel Allergic on Saturday, October 25 at 1PM at Zervas Elementary School. This middle-grade graphic novel follows a young girl who dreams of having a pet — until she discovers she has severe…