Natick is fortunate to have a lively arts scene, with various opportunities to engage with or make art at any given time. Check out a concert, theater performance, art gallery opening this month. Here are just a few events happening soon.
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EVENT: Stacey Peasley concert
DATE/TIME: Aug. 4, 5:30pm-6:30pm
LOCATION: The lawn of the Bacon Free Library, 58 Eliot St., Natick
DESCRIPTION: With energetic beats, catchy melodies, and soaring vocals, Stacey Peasley’s music and performances have been gathering accolades and fans for over a decade!
EVENT: Natick Nights—250th Anniversary of the United States and 375th Anniversary of Natick
DATE/TIME: Aug. 6, 5pm-8pm
LOCATION: Natick Common and around Natick center
DESCRIPTION: Music, food, activities, including historical interpreters.
EVENT: Art in Action
DATE/TIME: Thursday, Aug. 6, 5pm-7:30pm
LOCATION: Morse Institute Library lawn, 114 E. Central St., Natick
SPONSOR: Natick Art Association
DESCRIPTION: Art in Action affords visitors an opportunity to watch artists at work, ask questions, and in some instances, try their hand at creating their own art.
EVENT: Jammin’ With You
DATE/TIME: Aug. 7 & Aug. 21, 10:30am-11am
LOCATION: The lawn of the Bacon Free Library, 58 Eliot St., Natick
DESCRIPTION: Be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun! This performance is geared toward kids ages 1 – 7, but fun for the whole family. With modern takes on children’s classics and classic original tunes, you’ll be humming and bopping all the way home. This program will be held outdoors, so bring a blanket or chairs. In case of rainy or cold weather (under 45 degrees), it will be rescheduled.
Beyond Natick, theater production, Polly In The Colony
Beyond Natick, theater production, DATES: Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9, 2026 — 7pm, 2pm.
LOCATION: Boston College High School, Bulger Performing Arts Center, 150 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125
AGES: Recommended for grades 3–6, teachers and families
Tickets $10 kids, $15 adults, teachers get in free. https://friendsofpolly.
DESCRIPTION: A 250-YEAR-OLD DOLL WHO WITNESSED THE BOSTON TEA PARTY TAKES THE STAGE. “Polly in the Colony: A True Revolutionary Tale” — a new play for young audiences — makes its world premiere at Boston College High School Aug. 8 and 9, timed to America’s 250th anniversary.
She arrived in Boston on a tea ship in 1773 and was purchased off a shop counter on the very day colonists dumped the tea into the harbor. For more than a century since, she has sat behind glass at Boston’s Old State House, receiving handwritten fan mail from generations of children. Now Polly Sumner — a real, 250-year-old fashion doll — is stepping into the spotlight to tell her own story.
EVENT: Multicultural Day 2026
EVENT: Multicultural Day 2026DATE/TIME: Aug. 22, 11am-2pm
LOCATION: Natick Common
SPONSOR: Natick Center Cultural District
DESCRIPTION: This event highlights the diversity and cultures in the community. Visit a variety of cultural booths for fun activities and educational opportunities! To be a part of Multicultural Day, please fill out this Google Form here.
EVENT: Art exhibit
EVENT: Art exhibitDATES/TIME: July 30 – October 8, during library hours
LOCATION: Bacon Free Library, 58 Eliot St., Natick
DESCRIPTION: “Monotypes, Inspired by Nature,” by Lynda Goldberg.
Beyond Natick, Lyric Stage in Boston announces season line-up
VENUE: Lyric Stage, 140 Clarendon Street, 2nd floor (accessible), Boston
PERFORMANCES:
All My Sons—Sept. 18 – Oct 18
Peter Pan Goes Wrong— Nov. 13 – Dec. 31
Agatha Christie’s The Mirror Crack’d — Feb. 5 – Feb. 28, 2027
King James — March 19 – Apr. 11, 2027
Les Misérables— Apr. 30 – June 20, 2027
TICKETS: https://www.lyricstage.com/
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