The Silver Unicorn bookstore event

The 2nd Annual Kids Graphic Novel Festival hosted by our neighbors, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore will feature fabulous and award-wining creators of kids' comics including Lincoln Peirce, Kayla Miller, George O'Connor and many more, plus stage hosts Maddie Frost and Jarrett Lerner!

The festival is free to attend! For more info visit: silverunicornbooks.com/KidsGraphicNovelFestival

west acton village merchants association Event

Originally scheduled for September 30th, the West Acton Village Mercahnts Association was moved to its rain date, Saturday October 14th.

true west brewing co. event

OKTOBERFEST

September 23rd from 12-6

-Epic sausage menu (more like OktoberFEAST)
-FRESH Festbier and other TRUE WEST pours
-LIVE MUSIC
-Family focused and designed festival on a farm! INCLUDING an array of farm games and activities
-Curated German wine offerings

It's an Oktoberfest with something for everyone.

danny’s place youth services event

Grand opening event and inaugural annual cornhole tournament fundraiser, to be held in West Acton. (The cornhole tournament is the event rescheduled from the rained-out May date.)

Registration here

Festivities will include:

✂️ 11 am: Ribbon-cutting ceremony to take place in front of Danny’s Place new location at 543 Mass Avenue, open to the public.

🙈 11:15 am - 12:30 pm: Doors open to the new space at 543 Mass Ave, offering the opportunity to walk through the rooms and speak with our staff to learn more about our unique programming. No entrance fee; an Advanced RSVP to anne@dannys-place.org is appreciated.

🛝 12 pm: The community celebration will kick off at the newly renovated Gardner Field, with DJ music sets and kids' outdoor activities. Food and beverages will be available for purchase from sponsors True West and West Side Creamery. No entrance fee but free general admission registration is requested so we can inform our food vendors.

👏 12:30 pm: "Bags fly" for a fun-for-all cornhole tournament, run by Wicked Cornhole. No experience is required! (Player check-in from 12-12:30 PM) Advanced registration is requested on our online form.

Join us for any or all of the exciting activities! We are eagerly looking forward to seeing you there. If you have any inquiries, please contact anne@dannys-place.org 🐧

west acton merchants association event

Come and join The West Acton Merchants Association for a wonderful day of scavenger hunt, sidewalk sales, kids activities, food, music and more!

Info on Facebook

Join us for the 2019 West Acton Village Merchants Association (WAVMA) Holiday Stroll. We'll kick off at 12:30 pm, and we'll finish with the tree lighting by Middlesex Savings Bank at 4:30 pm. There are going to be a lot of great things happening at our local businesses. Stay tuned for more details soon!

Join True West Brewery at deCordova's annual campus-wide celebration Park Fest on Saturday, June 23! The event kicks off with a 5K trail run in the morning, followed by a day-long outdoor festival for all ages. Enjoy live music and dance performances, have fun with art-making activities inspired by deCordova's spring exhibitions (including a giant parachute painting project!), observe ceramic studio demonstrations, shop at a local arts and crafts market, play mini golf, treat yourself to Ben & Jerry's, and grab a bite to eat or a beer from deCordova Café, Compliments Food Truck, and True West Brewery! Details and tickets at decordova.org/park-fest.

The West Acton Village Merchants Association's Oktoberfest is back in West Acton Village!

While raising funds and awareness for the Acton Food Pantry, OKTOBERFEST is a West Acton tradition that happens in the heart of our community. This year there will be over 40 businesses, non-profits, artists, and more set up in Gardner Field, along with sidewalk sales and promotions happening throughout the village. A 5K hosted by Marx Running will start at 9am. There will be live music from local bands, bounce house and games for kids, prize wheel, a beer garden across the street at TrueWest, and more. Rain date is Sunday, October 15th, same times.

Come to Gardner Field Playground and enjoy & explore all that your growing community has to offer!

For new, expecting, and future parents and caretakers- Don't miss this fun and educational fair hosted by NAMMA Families! Learn about providers who can support your family during the prenatal and postnatal periods, and through all of parenthood (lactation consultants, sleep consultants, midwives, doulas, chiropractors, etc!), attend workshops for parents and activities for kids! Raffles, food and drinks, fun for all ages (with a side of education!)

Activities include:

• Educational workshops [List]
• Providers available to talk with families
• Raffle to benefit First Connections
• Gift bags to the first 100 attendees
• Beer, wine, and non-alcoholic beverages by True West Brewing Company
• Essential oil hand massages by Inspire Motion Physical Therapy
• Mom and Baby yoga class from Revolution Community Yoga
• Quiet lounge for nursing in Wellness at Villageworks
• Face painting
• Music
• And more!

This is a FREE community event. For all the details and a list of Workshops please visit: nammafamilies.org/fair

The 3nd Annual West Acton Wellness Fair is a family friendly festival that highlights local health, wellness and education-based businesses of W. Acton, MA & surrounding communities.  Health & wellness vendors, live music, fresh farm produce, demonstrations, and food available at West Acton Villageworks cafes & restaurants.  

Bring the whole family!  Kids events include:

FREE Music with Mister Vic sponsored by Acton Real Estate: 12:00pm at Gardner Field (across the street from Villageworks)
FREE Kids Dance Class with Julia from Modern Barre: 1:00pm at Gardner Field
FREE Kids Yoga Class with Christine from Revolution Community Yoga:  1:30pm at Gardner Field
FREE Animal Presentation from Animal Adventures: 2:00pm on the lawn next to Twin Seafood

Ages 4+ FREE Helmet Give Away from Pedal Power - Bike & Ski (On-going 1st come, 1st Serve)

The fair runs rain or shine.  

Vendors and more info at the Wellness Fair Facebook page.

Organized by Revolution Community Yoga, Revolution Community Bodywork, Wellness at Villageworks, and The Town of Acton Health Department.  Sponsored in part by OMR Architects.