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Charitible Events

Coverage of fundraisers and other events related to charity. Focus on events in Southborough or raising money for a local cause.

Sign up to Run/Walk or Help at the Gobble Wobble (Updated)

Start signing up to run or walk! Volunteers are also needed to help with Friends of Recreation's only annual fundraiser

by Beth Melo on

Be an early bird and register for the Thanksgiving Day Gobble Wobble 5K Walk & Run.

Or, help out organizers of the annual feel good community event by joining the flock of volunteers who make the annual fundraiser possible. Read the full article → from Sign up to Run/Walk or Help at the Gobble Wobble (Updated)

Rescheduled Pumpkin Stroll — Sunday (Updated)

Contribute or just enjoy jack o'lanterns by the Old Burial Ground on October 26th.

by Beth Melo on

Heritage Day’s Nor’Easter prompted the cancellation of Southborough Rotary’s annual Pumpkin Stroll. Thanks to a partnership with The Friends of the Southborough Library, a rain date has been scheduled for the event.

The public is invited to place their decorated pumpkins on the wall for the community to enjoy this Sunday evening! Read the full article → from Rescheduled Pumpkin Stroll — Sunday (Updated)

Events this week

Coffee House, Art Receptions, Mushroom Walk, Oktoberfest, Reading Buddies, Puzzle Competition, Understanding ADHD, Craft programs, Adult Game Night, Fall Concert, Mah Jonngg, Homecoming Dance, Halloween Celebrations, the Pumpkin Stroll, and more

by Beth Melo on

It’s a busy week in Southborough! Here are highlights of what’s happening around (or related to) our town tonight through next weekend. Read the full article → from Events this week

Friends of Library’s Heritage Day Sale — October 13th (Updated – Again)

Details on supporting the library through the Friends' biggest annual fundraiser. (The event will go on indoors.)

by Beth Melo on

The Friends of the Southborough Library’s Heritage Day Sale will feature the usual books and baked goodies, across the street from the main field.

For those who want to support the library, I’m also including details on donating books and/or bake sale goodies, and volunteering at the event. Read the full article → from Friends of Library’s Heritage Day Sale — October 13th (Updated – Again)

Pumpkin Stroll — October 12th (Updated – Again – Cancelled)

Start planning how to carve or paint your pumpkins this year.

by Beth Melo on
Pumpkin stroll pics L-R cropped from photos by Rotary from Facebook and contributed with credit to Ron Hereema

[Updated (10/10/2025 4:23 pm): The event is cancelled due to the forecast.]

In Southborough, we don’t wait until just before Halloween to start carving jack o’lanterns. The community’s big annual display, organized by the Southborough Rotary Club, takes place during the three day Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day weekend. 

For those of you who plan to take part, you might want to start thinking about how to decorate your gourds this year. Other readers will want to mark their calendars to check out the Pumpkin Stroll a week from Sunday. Read the full article → from Pumpkin Stroll — October 12th (Updated – Again – Cancelled)

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