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Mark Your Calendars for May 20: Spring into West Concord Festival

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West Concord is holding its fourth annual Spring into West Concord festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 20. This family-friendly event features sidewalk activities, the immensely popular Green Thumbs plant sale, a scavenger hunt, a raffle, and cake and ice cream! Plus, the much-anticipated Bruce Freeman Rail Trail mural will be unveiled as part of the festival.

 

Over 30 shops and cultural organizations will be holding sales and activities outdoors and indoors. It’s a fun way to check out the wide variety of enterprises that give West Concord its zip.

 

Do you like scavenger hunts? How about a Village-sized one? Beginning May 13, start hunting for 20 three-foot-high flowers, designed and crafted at Art for All. You can pick up a Flower Scavenger Hunt Game Sheet at most stores in the Village. Complete the sheet, matching each flower with the business it is displayed in, and drop it off at the Fowler Library to be entered in the raffle for over 25 great prizes from local retailers and cultural organizations.

 

Make sure to be near Nashoba Brook, behind 40 Beharrell Street at 3 p.m.! An amazing 24-foot-long pictorial map of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail, painted by over 30 local artists, will be unveiled. Using a blend of paintings, and descriptors, the mural highlights the trail’s landmarks, towns, history, plants and animals. Three speakers, including Massachusetts State Representative Simon Cataldo, will commemorate this historic event. Plus—drumroll please—the Scavenger Hunt raffle drawing will take place at the unveiling, followed by celebratory cake provided by the Friends of the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail.

 

To learn more about Spring into West Concord activities, and participating businesses and organizations, visit the Events section of the West Concord Village Community Facebook page .

Artists from Art for All, in front of the wall where the mural will be installed, hold paintings that will become part of the mural.

Scavenger Hunt Flowers, made by Art for All’s Artisans School for people with cognitive differences, and by the West Concord Green Thumbs, in front of New Leaf where the Green Thumbs will hold their plant sale on May 20th.

 

By Chris Randall, Correspondent

Photo Credits: Joshua White

 

 

 

 

 

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2026 Taste of Concord!

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Join us at the Nashawtuc Country Club this year to experience the best flavors from our local Concord restaurants, including Concord’s Colonial Inn, Concord Teacakes, Caffé Nero, Debra’s Natural Gourmet, Fiorella’s Cucina, Gräem Nuts and Chocolate, Main St. Cafe, Nashawtuc Country Club, New England Olive Oil Company, The Cheese Shop, Twin Seafood, Verrill Farm, and more to come!

The event also features a guided tasting experience with over 50 selections of wines from around the world, including California, Italy, and Spain, and a wide range of artisanal spirits curated and poured by West Concord Wine and Spirits.
This is a large-scale tasting event where you can explore rare finds, small-batch favorites, and a variety of high-quality beverages, perfect for anyone who enjoys wine, spirits, and craft drinks.
You must be 21 years and older to purchase tickets & enter the event.

$75 -Purchase tickets at ConcordChamberofCommerce.org OR stop by in-person and buy your tickets at:
West Concord Wine & Spirits – 1216 Main St. Concord, MA