The Natick Center Cultural District

Natick Farmers Market
2025-08-30 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-06 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-13 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-20 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-27 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-04 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-11 09:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-18 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) and 12 more dates | Natick Common
The Natick Farmers Market is a year-round program of the Natick Center Cultural District and is open every Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm.

Visit natickfarmersmarket.org for current location and vendors.
Spring and Summer
Natick Town Common
The intersection of Routes 27 and 135
Natick

Fall and Winter
Common Street Spiritual Center
13 Common Street
Natick

Jammin with You
2025-09-05 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-09-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-03 10:30 - 11:00, 2025-10-17 10:30 - 11:00 | Bacon Free Library – 58 Eliot Street Natick, MA 01760 United States
Be prepared to laugh, dance, sing, and jam your way through 30 minutes of non-stop family fun at the Bacon Free Library! This performance is geared toward kids ages 1 – 7, but fun for the whole family. With modern takes on children’s classics and classic original tunes, you’ll be humming and bopping all the way home.
This program will be held outdoors on the BFL lawn, so bring a blanket or chairs. In case of rainy or cold weather (under 45 degrees), it will be rescheduled.

Natick Porchfest 2025
2025-09-20 14:00 - 18:00
Natick Porchfest
Saturday, September 20, 2025, 2:00-6:00 PM
We will stop accepting applications on Friday, September 12, 2025.

If you have a band and want to play during Natick Center Porchfest, fill out this form.
If you have a porch near Natick Center and would like to host bands during Natick Center Porchfest, fill out this form.
Check out the street list below to see which neighborhoods have been selected:
Area #1: Washington St., Walnut St., Harvard St., Franklin St., Florence St., David Drive.
Area #2: Grant St., Wilson St., Sheridan St., Sherman St., Avon St., Garfield St., Chester St., Morse St.
Area #3: Pond St., Maple St., Plain St., Park St., Western Ave., Floral Ave., Waban St.
Note: Additional Areas/Locations will be considered based on the volume of interest and availability of artists.

For a full listing of porches and bands, visit the website here.

It is generously sponsored by Music Go Round Boston located on Rt. 9 in Natick.
Natick Center Porchfest will take place on Saturday, September 20, 2025, from 2:00-6:00 PM on the porches of generous hosts, who are sharing their porches and lawns with neighbors and the community around Natick Center!
The rain date is the following day (September 21) from 2:00-6:00 PM.
Email us at natickporchfest@gmail.com.
This event is organized by Natick Center Associates and a fantastic team of energetic community volunteers.

Skin Studio Grand Opening
2025-09-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Skin Studio, 20 Main Street, Natick, MA, 01760
You are invited to Skin Studio Grand Opening! We would love for you to celebrate this new chapter with us!
Thursday, September 25, 2025, 6:00-8:00 PM.
20 Main Street, Suite 301, Natick, MA 01760
Visit www.skinstudioboston.com.

Natick Powwow: Annual Harvest Moon & Creator Celebration
2025-09-27 10:00 - 17:00 | Cochituate State Park, 43 Commonwealth Rd, Natick, MA, 01770
Hosted by the Massachusett Praying Indians of Natick Tribe.
Host Drum: Generations
Natick Praying Indian wedding ceremony, singing, dancing, storytelling, food, flute and more!

Annual Diwali Celebration
2025-10-19 10:30 - 12:00 | Common Street Spiritual Center
Annual Diwali Celebration
Songs – Prayers – Art – Reflection
All are welcome to this free special event happening in lieu of Common Street Spiritual Center’s weekly Open Circle.

Sunday, October 19, 2025. 10:30 AM-12:00 PM
Common Street Spiritual Center
13 Common Street, Natick, MA 01760

Natick Artists Open Studios
2025-10-19 11:00 - 2025-10-20 17:00 | Natick Center and surrounding locations
This event is Saturday, October 19, 2025, and Sunday, October 20, 2025, from 11:00 AM-5:00 PM each day.
Natick Open Studios is an opportunity for the public to meet and visit with artists living or working in Natick in informal settings to learn about their art and to purchase unique artistic creations directly from the artists.
The Natick Art Association is presently comprised of more than seventy artists working in a broad array of artistic mediums. They include painters, printmakers, sculptors, potters, mosaic artists, jewelers, fiber artists, photographers, and mixed media artists. Many of the organization’s members will participate in this year’s Open Studio weekend.
Traditionally held the third weekend in October, this year marks the 23rd anniversary of this town-wide event. Open studios are held at several group locations in Natick Center and at private studios all across town.
Some artists will offer live demonstrations during the open studio weekend and refreshments will be offered.

VIRTUAL: A Charles Dickens Christmas with Bill Thierfelder
2025-12-02 19:00 - 20:00 | Bacon Free Library
Charles Dickens has famously been called “The Man Who Invented Christmas.” Inspired by the writings of Washington Irving earlier in the 19th century, Dickens wrote five Christmas novellas between 1843 and 1848 and over a dozen short stories between 1852 and 1866. Each of these–including the perennial favorite A Christmas Carrol–helped to shape how the holiday season is celebrated in Britain and America. This program explores these wonderful flights of holiday fantasy and their lasting influence.
This program is offered in collaboration with the Bacon Free Library, the Groton Public Library, and the Natick Historical Society.
PLEASE REGISTER HERE FOR THE ZOOM LINK.

About the Speaker
Dr. Bill Thierfelder is a retired professor of arts and humanities, with a PhD in English literature, an MA in theology, and a BA in English with additional concentrations in music history and art. After teaching second grade for four years and high school seniors for six months as a replacement substitute, Bill spent the next 32 years teaching a variety of arts and humanities courses at several New York and Long Island universities and colleges, including St. John’s University, Hofstra University, and Dowling College.
Bill is currently docent emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History where he continues to give both Zoom and in-person presentations, work on special editing projects, and give tours. He also lectures regularly for libraries and educational organizations nationwide via Zoom. Bill’s classroom, library, and museum vocations have taught him that life is all about “making wings,” hence, the name of his website: Making Wings. Indeed, Bill’s philosophy–rooted in years of practical study and life experience–is simple: “The most important thing you can do is to make wings for yourself and fly to places that fulfill your potential, that allow you to develop your unique gifts, and that open you up to a world of possibilities.”

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.
