🎉 What’s Happening This Week: July 28 – August 3, 2025
Family fun across Palmer, Monson, Sturbridge, Spencer, the Brookfields, Holden + more!
Hey families! ☀️ Whether you're riding the wave of summer adventures or just looking to fill a quiet afternoon, this week is packed with local events that’ll delight toddlers, tweens, and everyone in between. From storytimes and puzzle races to concerts on the common and forest hikes—there’s something here for every pace and every age.
Here’s your week-at-a-glance of fun from Monday, July 28, through Sunday, August 3:
Monday, July 28
- 🎬 Monday Morning Movies – Joshua Hyde Library, Sturbridge (No registration required)
- 📖 Story Stars with Mrs. Desjardins – Ware Library (No reg required)
- 🧩 The Great Puzzle Race – Palmer Library (Registration required; appears to have two time slots)
- 🎶 Holland Summer Concert Series – Family-friendly evening music
- 🏊♂️ Kids Summer Swim Program – Quarry Hill Pool, Monson
Tuesday, July 29
- 📚 Dream Big & Read with Bluey! – Month-long challenge
- 👶 Warren & West Brookfield Play Group – Dean Park
- 📖 Storytime with Miss Cathy – Ware Library (No reg required)
- 📚 Summer Story Time – Joshua Hyde Library, Sturbridge (No reg required)
- 🎨 Terrific Tuesday Crafts – Oakham Library (No reg needed)
- 📖 Monson Free Library Storytime
- 🎲 Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club – Palmer Library (No registration required)
- 🐶 Reading with the Crew – Holland Library
- 🎾 Tennis Tuesdays @ Hitchcock Academy – Beginner, Intermediate, Adult Beginner
- 🎩 Jungle Jim: Balloons, Books & Magic! – Ware Library
- 🎨 Imagination Station – Ware Library
- 🍝 Kids’ Night @ Black & White Grille – Family night out
Wednesday, July 30
- 🎵 Bounce & Rhyme Baby-Time – Monson Free Library (No reg required)
- 🌍 Motoko & Eshu, Storytellers – Palmer Public Library (No reg needed)
- 🧸 Baby Time – Joshua Hyde Library, Sturbridge (No reg required)
- 🧺 West Brookfield Farmers Market – Commons
- 🎮 Pokémon Club – Hubbard Memorial Library (Registration required)
- 🧱 Lego Club – Ware Library (No reg required)
- 🚀 Bottle Rocket Making – Palmer Library (Registration required)
- 🧪 We Build Wednesday – Holland Library
- 🎻 Hitchcock Summer Concert Series – Brimfield Commons
- 🎶 West Brookfield Concert on the Common
Thursday, July 31
- 🌊 Freshwater Field Lab – Norcross Wildlife Foundation
- 🎭 Dungeons & Dragons – Monson Free Library (Reg required)
- 🎨 Paint & Popsicles – Palmer Public Library (Registration required)
- 🎾 Tennis Thursdays @ Hitchcock Academy – Beginner, Intermediate, Adult Beginner
- 🎵 Summer Concert Series – Sturbridge Commons
- 🍥 Tween Anime Club – Palmer Library (Reg required)
- 🍷 Western Brim Thursdays – Brimfield Winery (community-friendly)
Friday, August 1
- 🌻 Murphy’s Farm Sunflowers – Monson
- 🌲 Friday Forest Fun Hike – Norcross Wildlife Foundation (No reg needed)
- 👶 Toddler Time – Monson Free Library (No reg required)
- 📖 Front Lawn Fridays – Joshua Hyde Library, Sturbridge (No reg required)
- 🐶 Reading with the Crew – Holland Library
- 🚗 Friday Night Car Cruises – Brimfield Winery
- 🎶 Concert + Cruise Night – Pulaski Park, Palmer
- 🎵 Concerts on the Common – Rutland Commons
Saturday, August 2
- 🥞 Bryson’s Maple Syrup Farmstand – Monson
- 🧁 The Happy Hen Farmstand – Open daily
- 🌻 Murphy’s Farm Sunflowers – Monson
- 🌽 Brimfield Farmers' Market @ Hitchcock Academy
- 🥕 Barre Farmers Market on the Commons
- 🎨 Fine Art for Kids Workshop – Workshop 13, Ware
- 🌀 Potter’s Wheel Magic – Wales Public Library (Reg required)
Sunday, August 3
- 🥕 Sturbridge Farmers Market – Sturbridge Common
- 🎶 Concert Series – Powder Mill Park, Spencer
- 🎵 Southbridge Concerts on the Common
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