Lexington's Greatest Street Fair!
-- A Fun Filled Day --
for the Entire Family!
-- Live Music and Dancing! --
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-- Food and Fun! --
-- Tables of Bargains! --
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-- Balloons and Clowns! --
-- Exhibits from Town Departments --
-- Free Parking All Day --
-- Free Lexpress Rides in Lexington --
Celebrate the beginning of summer at Lexington's 32st annual Discovery Day, on Saturday May 28. The fun begins with a street fair and sidewalk sale from 10:00 a.m. till 3:00 p.m. and concludes with an outdoor concert by the “NoWheremen”, a local Beatles cover band, at 3:30 p.m. in Depot Square. Sponsored by the Lexington Retailers Association and hosted by over 6o of Lexington’s businesses and civic organizations, this event lets residents "rediscover" their town, and nonresidents "discover" the delights of Lexington. The rain date is June 4th.
Lexington retailers will be ready for the crowds with plenty of great merchandise and giveaways in the Muzzey Street/Waltham Street Municipal parking lot behind Michelson’s Shoes. Local restaurants will be selling a variety of tasty food including Daikanyama’s Japanese cuisine, Jackson’s Kitchen’s sandwiches and salads, Khushboo’s Indian cuisine, Nourish’s hummus veggie plates and ribs, Ruyi Restaurant’s Asian food, Domino’s pizza, Tutto Italiano’s grilled sausages and pasta dishes and Upper Crust pizza.
Between shopping and eating, take time to visit Lexington’s civic groups and learn about what’s happening in the community. The Lion’s Club “Eye Mobile” will be performing free, noninvasive screening for hypertension, vision loss, eye disease, and hearing loss. Like all great street fairs there will be fun and games to keep the kids happy. Stop by and discuss your concerns with State Representative Jay Kaufman, as he holds “Office Hours”.
In addition to great food, bargain merchandise, and displays of what Lexington has to offer, there will be live entertainment throughout the day. It will begin with performances from the students of the Dance Inn at the bandstand. At 10:45 music by Ben Rudnick and Friends’ get the crowds moving. From 11:45 until 12:45 the Mariachi Mexico Lindo will be roaming through the crowds livening things up. Expect colonial interlude performances from the William Diamond Jr Fife and Drum Corps. Topping the day off will be the talented Lexington High School Jazz Improvisational and Jazz Combo Ensembles.
Throughout the day there will be drawings for prizes donated by local merchants. Following Discovery Day, the winners of the merchant's prizes will be notified through the mail of their prize and the location of the business where they can pick up their prize. Coupons are available in the LRA advertisement in this publication. To be eligible for the prize drawings, entrants must deposit their "coupon" at the LRA booth located next to the bandstand. The winners of the Discovery Day's free prizes will be announced from the bandstand.
Learn about fire safety with a visit in the “Safe House”, hosted by the Lexington Fire Department. Get the latest safety tips from Lexington Police Department. The Lexington Recreation Department will be selling swim tags, tennis court and golf ID’s. The Lexington Department of Public Works Department will be providing information on water conservation and water quality.
Free LEXPRESS rides will be provided by Lexington Retailers Association, to help alleviate traffic around the center and to give new riders a chance to try out the bus service. If you are driving, there will be free parking at all Lexington Center parking meters and in the Meriam Street Lot. LEXPRESS will operate special Saturday hours from the 10:00 am routes through the 4:00 pm routes. The regular fare will be charged for those going to and from Burlington.
Don’t forget to stop by the Lexington Historical Society’s Annual Relinquished Treasures Spring Sale at the Depot from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. You will find for sale items donated from local homes such as glassware, china, silver, jewelry, vintage clothing, furniture & collectibles. Proceeds will support the organization, which has been instrumental in preserving the town's history for over 120 years.
Discovery Day is made possible with the additional financial support of the following businesses: Arlex Oil Corp, Grant Cole Realtors, Keith Asarkof DMD & Associates, Otis Brown Insurance Agency and J.P. Carroll Co.
