Above: As always, Southborough scouts made up a big contingent in the annual parade. (image cropped from photo of Troop 67206 by Tatsiana Barna)
Monday was great weather for the annual fall festival, Southborough’s Heritage Day.
The parade was a long one with what seemed like half the kids in town marching. There were scouts, youth sports, school bands, and families representing community groups. Marchers were led by the public safety vehicles, veterans and elected town and state officials. As usual, the street was lined with onlookers, including kids happy to be catching the candy being tossed by some of the marchers.
Following the parade, the field was crowded with people checking out the many tents. There was also a decent crowd at the annual Library Book and Bake Sale.
(There were other satellite events, but I was unable to make it out to them and no one shared photos. If anyone wants to share pictures from the Historical Society events or the Art Show, I’d love to add them.)
Many of the photos below are from public postings to social media, and several are contributed. (But most are by my family.) For photo credits, click to enlarge.
If you’d like to see more photos or bigger versions of the ones above, scroll down for links.* (If you’re looking for Pumpkin Stroll pics, I posted those here yesterday.)
Local media also covered Monday’s fun.
Ed Karvoski Jr. wrote about it for the Community Advocate, including seven photos:
Metrowest Daily News and Wicked local shared online another 7 photos by staff photographer Art Illman:
.#Southborough held its Heritage Day Parade this morning. @metrowestdaily See more photos at https://t.co/kfQ7PTxDgC pic.twitter.com/v6VZmJEVW8
— Art Illman (@illmanMWphoto) October 14, 2019
More photos, and versions larger than I shared above, are available on social media. The blog’s album (photos by Joao and Beth Melo and other contributers) are here. Click the links for photos from the following Facebook/twitter accounts: Southborough Recreation, Jamie Eldridge, Carolyn Dykema, Southborough Police Department, Southborough Rotary Club, ARHS Athletics, Native Plant Gardens of Southborough, and Chestnut Hill Farm.
Updated (10/17/19 3:21 pm): I discovered a few instagram posts from the Art Show at the Community House. You can check local artists’ posts: patrickjsteele, happyuglypeople and allthingssparkly.
