Things to See & Do

Celebrate the harvest with The Food Project! Join us for Shindig, our intergenerational Harvest Festival Fundraiser, full of music, dancing, delicious food, a beer and cider garden, a pick-your-own pumpkin patch, and more! Enjoy a fun fall afternoon on the farm while empowering young people to make changes in their community by building a sustainable food system.

Join the OARS Team and community members from across the watershed for a day of impact. Gather at your chosen site along one of our three rivers with your OARS staff and board site leaders to pick up trash and debris, restoring habitats and supporting safe access to our waterways. Cleanup equipment will be provided by OARS. All volunteers must register in advance and sign a volunteer waiver to participate.

In conjunction with their 15th anniversary, Artisans Way in Concord Center will be hosting Diane Whitman of Sandia East over the weekend of Sept 26-27 for a show and sale of Native American jewelry and craft. Through her more than 35 years in the Native American jewelry business, Whitman has established relationships with artisans from various tribes and pueblos in New Mexico. She travels to the Southwest several times a year to hand-select hundreds of pieces of jewelry, accessories, and pottery and has been the exclusive source of Native American craft for Artisans Way since its opening in Concord in 2011.

Step into the vibrant fall landscape of Brewster's Woods Wildlife Sanctuary, where mixed forests, open meadows, and riverside habitat create a haven for migrating birds. Take a leisurely guided walk through the sanctuary to look for woodpeckers and warblers flitting through the trees, raptors soaring in the sky, and ducks gliding over the marsh—the property was originally managed to create habitat for migrating waterfowl. Around every bend, the changing season reveals new sights and sounds as birds pause here on their southbound journey.

Minute Man Arc is hosting its 22nd annual Minute Man March! The one-mile, inclusive walk through Concord Center raises funds and awareness each year for the nonprofit’s life-changing programs supporting over 1,400 adults and children with disabilities in Middlesex County. An outdoor celebration will have food, music, silent auction prizes, and activities for all ages.

Join the Concord Museum an evening with Megan Kate Nelson as she explores the captivating lives of women and men moving through the American West—Indigenous peoples, Black Americans, Mexican Americans, and Canadian and Asian immigrants—in the nineteenth century. Her new book, The Westerners, tracks the attempts of many Americans to remove these individuals from history, through a frontier myth that lionized individualism and conquest and celebrated white settlers traveling west in search of prosperity.

It is never too late to bring music into your life. Whether you are an adult beginner, a returning musician, or curious about digital music production, you are invited to a relaxed evening to tour our spaces and meet our world-class faculty. This year, we are thrilled to showcase both our main campus and our brand-new CCM 2 space — featuring our state-of-the-art Media Lab. Find your perfect musical match and explore your creative side!

Megan Hilty's initial May 30 performance has been postponed to Sunday, August 30, at 7:00 PM, with limited tickets still available! Most recognizable for her portrayal of seasoned triple-threat Ivy Lynn in NBC’s musical drama Smash, Tony nominee Megan Hilty is a dynamic performer both on stage and on screen. Hilty is currently playing the role of Madeline Ashton in the new hit musical, Death Becomes Her, which earned her a Tony Award nomination, a Drama League Award nomination, and two Broadway.com Audience Awards.

Whether you are introducing your child to the joy of music or looking to find a perfect musical community, your family is invited to CCM’s Discovery Day Open House. Bring the whole family for a fun, interactive afternoon of discovery. CCM’s programs help children develop social, cognitive, and emotional skills through the magic of music — all while gaining vital ear-training skills and musical concepts through movement, singing, creative games, and private instruction.

Beat the heat with wine, ice-cold beer, and other beverages in our courtyard, followed by a specially curated tour of staff favorites from the Concord Museum’s collection. From beloved hidden gems to iconic highlights, discover what makes these pieces stand out through the eyes of those who know them best. Your ticket includes drinks outside in the courtyard before the tour, which begins at 7:15 pm. $15 Members | $25 Non-Members