Event Details:
Click here to view the official Celebrate Weston Event Program (PDF).
There will be activities for all ages beginning at
10:00 am through 4:00 pm, on Saturday, May 21st, 2022 (Rain Date Sunday, May 22, 2022). There will be continuous entertainment throughout the day on Town Green and the Josiah Smith Tavern Parking Lot, plus roving entertainers throughout Town Square. Weston High School's Spring Fling will be located on Town Green.
Exhibits, tours, and programs are planned at Josiah Smith Tavern, Weston Art & Innovation Center, First Parish Church, St. Julia Church and Parish Center, Golden Ball Tavern Museum, and Fiske Law Office and Cemeteries. Visit this link for the
full event program, (subject to change).
Commemoration Ceremony:
The Weston High School Marching Band will step off from the Town Hall front steps at 12:45 pm. The Celebrate Weston! Commemoration Ceremony will begin at 1:00 pm - 1:25pm.
The ceremony will honor and recognize the tremendous dedication of all those involved in Town Center improvements, including the Josiah Smith Tavern, and Weston Art & Innovation Center renovations. The Weston High School Concert will begin at 1:30 pm on the Town Green.
Road Closures:
Please be advised that Boston Post Road will close at 9:45 am through 4:00 pm and passage through Town will be limited. Boston Post Road will be closed from Colpitts Road to School Street. If you want to access Brothers Marketplace to shop, a Police Officer will assist eastbound traffic with thru access to the parking lot behind Brothers Marketplace and to the back lot of St. Julia Parish. Businesses will remain open and accessible.
Parking:
Parking is on a first come first serve basis. The following parking locations are suggested: First Parish Church of Weston, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church of Weston, Golden Ball Tavern Museum, St. Julia Church parking lot, Center Street parking lots. Parking on Boston Post Road will be limited in the Town Center.
Shuttle Buses:
There is remote parking available at Country School (2 Alphabet Lane, Weston, MA). Shuttle service will be provided throughout the day from the front entrance of the Country School, as well as, from the Weston Council on Aging to the drop-off and pick-up location at the intersection of School Street and Boston Post Road.
Weston Council on Aging is providing shuttle bus services to Town Center for residents ages 60+. The COA shuttle will be able to pick up residents from their homes. Call 781-786-6280 by Thursday, May 19th to book the shuttle.
Rain Date:
If a Rain Date is necessary, that decision will be made on Friday, May 20th at 12:00 noon. Plans to move Celebrate Weston to Sunday, May 22nd, will be announced at that time, again, weather permitting.
For the latest updates regarding the event, be sure to visit
www.WestonMA.gov/CelebrateQuestions? Contact Anthony Senesi, Assistant to the Town Manager, senesi.a@westonma.gov
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