• Dug Pond, Natick, swim lessons registration starts

    Register online

    Registration for Session 3 swim lessons at Dug Pond, located at West Street, Natick, will open on July 19. Classes will run Monday, July 24-Friday, August 4. Lessons for a range of abilities are offered at multiple start times throughout the afternoon. Information here about how to sign up. Dug Pond, Natick

  • Stacey Peasley Band family concert on the Common

    Natick Recreation & Parks presents the Stacey Peasley Band for a family concert at Natick Common on Aug. 15 at 6:30pm. Free. Please send news tips, photos, ideas to natickreport@gmail.com

  • Story time at Bacon Free Library

    Bacon Free Library 58 Eliot Street, Natick, MA, United States Join us on the Bacon Free Library lawn for stories, songs, and rhymes.   Bring along a blanket to get comfy.  Note:  if the weather is wet or below 55 degrees, we'll move this story time indoors. Please send news tips, photos, ideas to natickreport@gmail.com

  • Read to a dog at Bacon Free Library

    Build confidence and practice your reading skills by reading out loud to a registered therapy dog on Oct. 1, 10-11:15am. Children ages 5 and up can sign up for a 15 minute reading session with Sophie, a gentle golden retriever who loves belly rubs, stories, and cuddles. Registration is required and opens one month before […]

  • Pumpkin Festival for Natick schools

    Tilly & Salvy's Bacon Street Farm, 100 Bacon St., Natick, MA 01760

    The annual Pumpkins for Our Schools Festival will be held on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2pm-5pm, at Tilly & Salvy's Bacon Street Farm, 100 Bacon St. Stop by for face painting, live music, local food demonstrations, moon bounces, crafts, beer & wine tastings, and more. Buy a pumpkin (or more than one!), and the proceeds from […]

  • Kids’ event” Energy Wizards vs. Energy Vampires at Morse Institute Library

    Join Natick's Office of Sustainability at its family-friendly haunted house as we battle Energy Vampires and emerge as Energy Wizards. There will be lessons to learn, wands to win, and victory buttons as badges, as we all join the fight to save the planet. We have 50 pumpkins to give away! 10/23 @ Morse Institute […]

  • Halloween celebration at Natick Mall

    Join us October 31st from 3PM - 6PM* for our annual Halloween celebration on the lower level by Kay Jewelers. $5 Donation to Second Chance Animal Services includes: *Decorate Your Own Trick-Or-Treat Bag *Music & Dancing *Halloween Games & Prizes *Spooky Character Visits *Mall Wide Trick-or-Treating at Participating Stores *Autism welcoming hour from 3PM-4PM. A […]

  • Holiday Book Sale for Children and Tweens at Morse Institute Library

    The Friends of the Morse Institute Library is hosting its annual Holiday Book Sale for Children and Tweens on Saturday, Dec. 2 (noon to 4pm) in the Community Room on the lower level. All books are 50 cents. And, of course, the Book Nook in the library lobby is open and available for holiday shopping. See something? […]

  • Build a Fort at Bacon Free Library

    Bring a few blankets and pillows from home and combine them with our tables and chairs to build a cozy fort at Bacon Free Library (58 Eliot St.). Then you can spend the afternoon reading in your fort and doing a fun scavenger hunt and other activities. All ages are welcome, with adult supervision. Please […]

  • Mini Golf at Morse Institute Library

    The Morse Institute Library on March 2 (9am-4:30pm) will be transforming itself into an 18-hole mini golf course with greens and holes winding through the stacks and down the stairs. Open to all ages and free; no registration required. Last tee time is 3:30pm. Subscribe to Natick Report‘s free weekday email newsletter

  • Managing Moods 101: How to Help Kids Develop an Emotional Vocabulary

    Event Date: Wednesday, March 20th at 7pm at Wilson Middle School, Natick Event Description: SPARK Kindness presents a free in-person community event. In this interactive talk, author and child development expert Deborah Farmer Kris, M.Ed., will give practical advice about how to help kids name, normalize, and navigate their feelings – especially the tricky ones […]

  • Fair in Linden Square, Wellesley

    Linden Square Courtyard, Linden St., Wellesley

    EVENT: Fair in the Square DATE: Saturday, May 4 TIME: 11am-1pm LOCATION: Linden Square Courtyard COST: Free