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Heritage Day 2025

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

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)

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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