Events

Come join the local Lexington goats for their daily pasture walk through the fields and woodlands at Chiesa Farm. Each season, the land provides them with diverse plant life. The goats are very specific about what they need to eat, depending on many factors. We will have two Lexington herds, totaling over a dozen adult […]

This walk celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day and will introduce you to plants, animals, and minerals Native people used (and still do in some cases) for food, clothing, medicine, construction, diapers, and body paint. Co-sponsored with Native Americans in Lexington (NAIL). Meet at the parking lot for the Estabrook School, 117 Grove Street, Lexington. Leader: Fran […]

Long before Lexington was Lexington, Indigenous communities lived here for thousands of years—join us for a free day celebrating Native American culture and history. Start with a guided walk of the Lexington Paint Mine from 9–10 AM, then explore the Lexington Depot from 10 AM–4 PM and an outdoor cultural festival in Emery Park from […]

What drove Bathsheba Spooner, a woman from elite eighteenth-century New England society, to conspire with American and British soldiers to murder her husband during the American Revolution? Join historian Andrew Noone to explore the sensational true-crime story of a cold husband, a lovestruck teenager, British prisoners of war, and a beautiful, possibly unstable woman caught […]

Explore more than three centuries of Lexington’s history on a walking tour of the historic Old Burying Ground, where skulls and crossbones, willow trees, and urns reveal how attitudes toward death have changed through the centuries. Discover the evolution of mortuary art and meet some of Lexington’s most notable residents along the way. The one-mile […]

Early voting for the November 3 election opens in Massachusetts this very day. Cast your ballot at Cary Hall, then walk next door to celebrate, write postcards, sign up to volunteer, and hear some music. Bring a friend — or three. (Or come to the park first to learn about the ballot questions. Then vote.) […]

Art For All, a "pick your price" art sale, comes to the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society. All money raised goes directly to the Association of Haitian Women in Boston […]

LexFUN! invites families to its free annual Fall Extravaganza at Center Playground, with live music, crafts, apple cider donuts and a Halloween parade at 3:45 p.m.

Support Refugees and Asylum Seekers Join us on Sunday, October 18 from 5-8 p.m. as we gather at Follen Church in Lexington to celebrate community, culture, and compassion at LexRAP’s Annual […]