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Heritage Day Weekend Update: What’s Cancelled/Postponed, What’s Still on and What’s TBD

by Beth Melo on

Given the dismal forecast for Monday, some of the festivities planned for the holiday weekend are rained out. One is going on rain or shine, and a couple others will be announced on Sunday morning depending on how the forecast is trending. Read the full article → from Heritage Day Weekend Update: What’s Cancelled/Postponed, What’s Still on and What’s TBD

Save the Date for Trunk or Treat — October 25th

The Firefighters and Recreation are teaming up again for another big Halloween celebration for families. And Rec is seeking candy donations to help support the fun.

by Beth Melo on

The community is invited to take part in the 5th annual Trunk or Treat — the free Halloween festivities put on by the Southborough Firefighters Association and Southborough Recreation — on the Saturday before Halloween. Leading up to the event, Southborough Rec is seeking donations of candy to pass out. Read the full article → from Save the Date for Trunk or Treat — October 25th

One-day “Kids’ Test Kitchen” program for the next mid-week school holiday

Parents can sign up kids in grades 1-5 to take a morning cooking class on October 22nd (an NSBORO Schools holiday for Diwali.)

by Beth Melo on

If you wish you had signed your kid up for an activity to keep kids busy this morning, you may want to take a look at a program Southborough Recreation is holding later this month.

The next time that Northborough-Southborough Schools has a day off on a non-federal holiday is Wednesday, October 22nd (Diwali). That morning, Rec is offering a cooking class for kids in grades 1–5. Read the full article → from One-day “Kids’ Test Kitchen” program for the next mid-week school holiday

Visual Storytelling through Street Signs and Fashion — Reception Oct 18th

A new photography exhibit about empowering women's voices will open downtown this month.

by Beth Melo on
cover Visual Storytelling exhibit

Two Southborough women are working together on a “groundbreaking” photography exhibit focusing on the “tension” between fashion and a woman’s right to control her personal space. The exhibit scheduled to be displayed downtown for one week later month. Read the full article → from Visual Storytelling through Street Signs and Fashion — Reception Oct 18th

Register by Thursday for a Heritage Day Booth (or to march) (Updated Parade Cancelled – other details TBD)

by Beth Melo on

[Updated (10/10/2025 4:27 pm): The event is indefinitely postponed due to the forecast.]

Southborough’s big annual community festival and parade takes place in less than two weeks, on Monday, October 13th.

A quick alert for those thinking about exhibiting at the event, or marching in the parade, the registration deadline for both activities is this Thursday, October 2nd. Read the full article → from Register by Thursday for a Heritage Day Booth (or to march) (Updated Parade Cancelled – other details TBD)

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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