Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend 2024 is Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19.
This annual event is organized by the Wellesley Celebrations Committee and features family-friendly activities highlighting Town departments and community organizations.
The theme this year is the 200th Anniversary of Modern Battlefield Medicine Advancements.
Check the schedule below and plan your activities!
Saturday, May 18
- Living History at Morton Park Field. 10 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 1800s Royal Irish Artillery & Hubbardston Militia Company field hospital display
- Pancake Festival at Wellesley High School, 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- DPW "Touch a Truck," 9:00 a.m. - Noon, 20 Municipal Way (*Note: 11:00 a.m. - Noon will be a noise-free sensory hour)
- Waban Arches-Guernsey Sanctuary Guided Trail Walk, 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m., Wellesley Trails Committee
- Wellesley Municipal Light Plant Open House, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., 4 Municipal Way
- Wellesley Fire Station #2 Open House, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 457 Worcester Street
- Grand Opening of Hunnewell School & Community Tours, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., 28 Cameron Street
- Wellesley Police Department Open House, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., 485 Washington Street
- Wellesley Council on Aging Open House, Noon -3:00 p.m., 500 Washington Street
- Art in the Park, Noon - 2:00 p.m., Simons Park
- Pups in the Park, 1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m., Hunnewell Field
- Build Your Own Troll & Fairy House, 1:00 p.m. -3:00 p.m., Crosstown Trail parking area (49 Russell Road)
- Veterans Ecumenical Memorial Mass at St. Paul's Church, 4:00 p.m., 502 Washington Street
Sunday, May 19
- Guided Bird Walk at Morses Pond, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Meet at Turner Road gate
- Wheels of Wellesley XI Antique Car Show, 9:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Central Street
- 56th Annual Veterans Parade, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m., Washington Street
- Picnic in the Park at Hunnewell Field, 4:30 p.m.
- Concert for Wellesley at Hunnewell Field, 6:00 p.m.
- Fireworks! Dusk
Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend will also highlight climate action resources to help you Do Your Part to take climate action in your own household. Check out the Town's electric landscaping equipment, and our fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) at the MLP, DPW, and Wellesley Police Department.
And help make the Picnic in the Park more sustainable by composting with Black Earth, recycling aluminum cans and plastic bottles, and visiting the MWRA water truck.
See you this weekend!