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  • Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Ace Hardware parking lot 210 Main Street, Acton, MA

    The holiday season is here, and so is one of Acton’s favorite traditions! The Acton Lions Club is once again proud to host our long-running Christmas Tree Sale—a cheerful community gathering that has brought families together for decades. Come join the fun, feel the Christmas spirit, and pick out the perfect tree to brighten your home this holiday season! All proceeds help support charitable and community needs locally, nationally, and even around the world.

  • Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Ace Hardware parking lot 210 Main Street, Acton, MA

    The holiday season is here, and so is one of Acton’s favorite traditions! The Acton Lions Club is once again proud to host our long-running Christmas Tree Sale—a cheerful community gathering that has brought families together for decades. Come join the fun, feel the Christmas spirit, and pick out the perfect tree to brighten your home this holiday season! All proceeds help support charitable and community needs locally, nationally, and even around the world.

  • Fair Trade Craft Sale

    Fair Trade Craft Sale

    Church of the Good Shepherd 164 Newtown Road, Acton, MA, United States

    Beautiful, Unique, Affordable, Fair Trade Handmade Crafts on Sale Why shop at this sale? The purchase of these Fair Trade items benefit the artisans who made them – Mayan Hands collaborates with 15 artisan groups in the rural Guatemalan highlands, representing about 200 skilled craftswomen; UPAVIM’s member cooperative, located in a “Red Zone” of Guatemala City plagued by gang and violence, is comprised of more than 70 women working as seamstresses and making handicrafts. Proceeds from the sale benefit a scholarship fund for students in the Church of the Good Shepherd sister community of El Ocotillo, a small village in

  • Boxborough Museum open house

    Boxborough Museum open house

    Boxborough Museum 575 Middle Road, Boxborough, MA

    The Boxborough Museum at 575 Middle Road is open on second Sundays from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.  Come see Boxborough’s historic treasures including the 1850’s scale which is sensitive enough to weigh a penny and strong enough to calibrate a 50 pound weight, the “new” hearse built in 1881, and the “old” hearse (come and see how old is old).  Admission is free and all are welcome. For more information or to arrange a private tour for a small group, please contact John Fallon through the Boxborough Historical Society.

    Free

  • Acton COA Presents: Holiday Music Performance by New England Musician Matt York

    Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

    Longtime New England musician Matt York will be performing a selection of music with a holiday theme. The songs will run the gamut from those that have been around for hundreds of years to more modern Christmas and holiday classics. Singing along is encouraged! Matt’s program combines guitar/vocal performance and interesting stories about the origins of the songs. Matt York was twice been nominated for the Boston Music Award for Best Country Artist and his album Gently Used was named one of the top albums by Worcester Magazine. His programs on the songs of Willie Nelson and Johnny Cash at the Senior Center were big hits! Open to out-of-towners 60+ for

    Free – $5

  • Acton COA Invites You to Holiday Line Dancing with Paul

    Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

    Our line dancing instructor Paul Hughes is offering a special holiday line dancing class! No experience or partner necessary. Wear something festive to celebrate the season! Paul will teach the steps to dance to Silver Bells, Christmas Wishes, Mr. Santa, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Stretchy Pants, Christmas Cookies, Let It Snow, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, and Bringing in a Brand New Year. Open to all age 60+ /free

    Free
  • Acton Community Supper – November

    Acton Community Supper – December

    Mt Cavalry Lutheran Church 472 Massachusetts Ave., Acton, MA

    Join us at our Sit-Down Supper! The month of Holiday Celebrations is here. Please, take time to join us for a dinner with new and familiar friends. Join us as we bring cheer into your lives. We look forward to sharing a meal and friendship with you! December 3:  Spaghetti and Meatballs Sponsored by The Acton Women’s Club December 10: Swedish Meatballs with Buttered Noodles Sponsored by Mt Calvary Lutheran Church December 17: Our Holiday Turkey Dinner with all the Fix’ns Sponsored by Boston Metro West Bible Church December 24th & 31st:  Closed – May this month of many Holidays

  • Latkes & Laughter: Concord/Kerem Shalom Hanukkah Celebration

    Harvey Wheeler Community Center 1276 Main Street, Concord, MA

    Join the Town of Concord and Kerem Shalom for the town's 5th annual Hanukkah Celebration on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, from 5-6 pm inside the Harvey Wheeler Community Center. Let's celebrate the Festival of Lights as one community! Enjoy a Hanukkah sing-along, menorah lighting, latkes provided by Debra’s Gourmet, and goody bags from Concord Recreation and the Concord Visitor Center. ASL provided. There is a parking lot behind the building, off Church Street.

    Free

  • Menorah Lighting

    The Red House 468 Main Street, Acton, MA

    Come join us while we light the menorah to celebrate Hanukkah, at the Red House in Acton Center. There will be donuts and cocoa (donated by Dunkin'), music, and of course, lights!  

    Free

  • Acton COA Presents: The Hapsburgs: Royal Family of Europe with Historian and Archaeologist Paolo Di Gregorio

    Acton Senior Center 30 Sudbury Road Rear, Acton, MA

    The Hapsburgs were one of the most significant European royal families. At the height of their power, the Hapsburg dominions stretched across the globe from South America, through Europe, to the Philippines. Yet despite this extended realm, and the vast wealth and power that accompanied it, the family suffered tragedy, illness and, eventually, collapse. This illustrated lecture will examine the long, tangled story of this royal family. Paolo Di Gregorio is a historian, archaeologist and educator. He is a Visiting Lecturer in the History Department at Bridgewater State University, and his passion for telling stories of our past is always appreciated by Acton’s

  • Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Lions: Christmas Tree Sale

    Acton Ace Hardware parking lot 210 Main Street, Acton, MA

    The holiday season is here, and so is one of Acton’s favorite traditions! The Acton Lions Club is once again proud to host our long-running Christmas Tree Sale—a cheerful community gathering that has brought families together for decades. Come join the fun, feel the Christmas spirit, and pick out the perfect tree to brighten your home this holiday season! All proceeds help support charitable and community needs locally, nationally, and even around the world.

  • Acton Republican Town Committee November Meeting

    Faulkner House 5 High Street, Acton

    Acton Republican Town Committee 6:30 PM Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Faulkner House (circa 1700), 5 High Street Friends of Acton RTC Welcome! please RSVP to Chair or ARTC Officer acton-repubs@pm.me