Above: Here’s a look at the highlights through next weekend (images edited from Facebook posts and event websites)
Here are highlights of what’s happening around (or related to) our town this weekend through next weekend.
Scroll to the bottom for info on additional activities and camps this summer.*
(The gray font below is for previously established long running events that take place weekly or bi-weekly.)
Friday, July 25, 2025
- Live Music with SoulShaker and JP White (8:00 – 11:00 pm) @ Owen O’Leary’s, 50 Turnpike Rd: Performance local musician JP White is teaming up with the Rock & Blues band Soulshaker. For details, click here.
Saturday, July 26, 2025
- Yoga on the Trails (9:00 am) @ Sudbury Reservoir Trail: This free event for adults is put on by Southborough Trails Committee for National Parks & Recreation Month. Registration is required. For details, see dedicated post.
- Southborough Safe Spaces – Youth Meeting (6:00 – 8:00 pm) @ St Mark’s Episcopal Church parish hall, 27 Main St: Event for grades 6-12 hosted by Southborough Safe Spaces for LBGTQ+ youth of all faiths and their allies. Tonight, they’ll enjoy a Music Festival. For details, click here.
Monday, July 28, 2025
- Walking Group for Seniors (8:30 am) @ Trottier Middle School’s outdoor track: Free weekly walking group organized by the Southborough Senior Center. Walkers generally go for an hour, but continue for as long as you wish. The location is a loop, so feel free to join late.
- Knitting Club & Quilting Club (1:00 pm) @ Southborough Senior Center: Weekly opportunity for senior crafters to work on their projects in a social setting, including knitting, sewing, cross stitching, needle point. For details, see related post.
- TLT (3:30 – 5:00 pm) @ Southborough Library Main Floor: description. The library holds a monthly Teen Library Team volunteer program for ages 10-18 to make projects for others in need. This month volunteers will make Lego Kits, see dedicated post.
Tuesday, July 29, 2025
- Discounted Golf (6:00 am – 3:00 pm) @ Southborough Golf Club: Club management is offering discounted Greens Fees to Southborough residetns on Tuesdays in July as part of National Parks & Recreation month. For details, see dedicated post.
- Bridge (12:00 pm) @ Southborough Senior Center: A weekly card group, welcoming new participants. For details, contact the Senior Center at 508-229-4453.
- Science Heroes (time) @ Southborough Library: No registration is required to attend this free event best suited for kids entering grades K-5. For details, see dedicated post.
- Adult Game Night (6:30 – 8:30 pm) @ Southborough Library: oin fellow gamers to learn and play some new board games! Gamers are invited to try the library’s games or bring their own from home. For ages 18 and up..
- Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night (8:00 – 10:00 pm) @ Owen O’Leary’s, 50 Turnpike Rd: Weekly Trivia game night with prizes. For details, see dedicated post.
Wednesday, July 30, 2025
- Walking Group for Seniors (8:30 am) @ Southborough cemetery, 11 Cordaville Road: Free weekly walking group organized by the Southborough Senior Center. Walkers generally go for an hour, but continue for as long as you wish. The location is a loop, so feel free to join late.
- Outdoor Story Time (4:30 – 5:30 pm) @ Southborough Library lawn (or in Children’s Room if it rains): Bring blankets for the lawn and enjoy stories from picture books read aloud.
- Read to a Dog (6:30 – 7:30 pm) @ Southborough Library: Children ages 5+ can sign up to read a short book of their choosing to Perla, a certified therapy dog. Please by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com.
- Summer Block Party (6:00 pm) @ Woodward School, 28 Cordaville Rd: Southborough Rec is inviting the public for a free evening of fun, music, and community. For details, see dedicated post.
- Live Blues Jam n’ Open Mic (8:00 – 11:00 pm) @ Owen O’Leary’s, 50 Turnpike Rd: Come play or sing with the house band and fellow musical talent, or just enjoy the show. For details, see restaurant website.
Thursday, date, 2025
- Morning Running Group (7:00 am) @ Drop-in to run with others every Thursday in July as part of Southborough Recreation’s celebration of National Parks & Rec Month: Drop-in to run with others every Thursday in July as part of Southborough Recreation’s celebration of National Parks & Rec Month.
- Mah Jongg (10:00 am) @ Southborough Senior Center: The weekly program would love new players to join. Feel free to stop by to watch or talk to one of the players to see if you would be interested. For details, contact the Senior Center at 508-229-4453.
- Drop in Crafts (11:00 am – 5:00 pm) @ Southborough Library, Children’s Room: Kids are invited to drop in to make crafts to bring home.
- Virtual Author Talk (2:00 – 3:00 pm) @ online: Registration is required to take part in the free live talk with Q&A, “On the Strangeness and Wonder of Our Brains with Pria Anand”. This is part of the Southborough Library’s virtual series featuring bestselling, award-winning, and highly acclaimed authors from around the world. For details, see related post.
- Karaoke (9:00 pm) @ Owen O’Leary’s, 50 Turnpike Rd: Come and be the star. DJ and Karaoke at Owens every Thursday.
Friday, August 1, 2025
- Dull Men’s Club (10:00 am) @ Southborough Senior Center: Casual social club for senior men. New members are always welcome to drop in. For details, see dedicated post.
- Kids Jam (11:00 – 11:30 am) @ Southborough Library Children’s Room: Newborns through preschoolers are invited to dance and sing. No registration necessary. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library. For details, see related post.
- Canasta (11:15 am) @ Southborough Senior Center: A weekly card group playing “Hand & Foot”. For details, contact the Senior Center at 508-229-4453.
- Board Games for Teens (2:30 – 4:30 pm) @ Southborough Library, main floor: Drop in to play with other game enthusiasts.
Saturday, August 2, 2025
- Electronic, Appliance, and Bicycle Recycle Day (V) @ St. Anne’s Church: For details, see dedicated post.
*Some other opportunities that aren’t special/weekly events (like Art on the Trails, Summer Reading program activities, or favorite-places/activities in our region) can be found under my posts on Summer Fun for Adults and What to Do with Kids this Summer. (I’ll be adding to these tagged lists throughout the summer.) You can also click here for Summer Camps.
