History Weekend Returns with Engaging Events & Activities

While history books can tell great stories, having the chance to take tours, visit sites and exhibits, and touch artifacts, provides a whole different experience.

As last year's photos attest, Medfield History Weekend participants have the chance to do it all!

On various dates and at different times from Friday, April 24 to Sunday, April 26, community members have the chance to experience and celebrate Medfield's heritage, and broaden their knowledge of the town's unique history.

The weekend for 2026 features:

• King Philip's War historical marker unveiling;
• A luminary walk to support Town Clock repairs;
• A reception/kick-off social event at Dwight-Derby House providing the chance to see a special exhibit and period furnishings;
• Children's scavenger hunt at Medfield Public Library;
• Special King Philip's War presentations by Town Historian Richard DeSorgher;
• Clock/steeple tours at historic Meetinghouse (First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church);
• Open visitor sites at Peak House Heritage Center, Kingsbury Pond Grist Mill, Medfield Historical Society Museum (with John Adams on Saturday), Dwight-Derby House and Lowell Mason House;
• Walking tour of former Medfield State Hospital; and
• Narrated tours of historic Medfield via Old Town Trolley.

Many of the attractions are free, while others have a fee. Ticketing has been established for most sites or activities as a way to help gauge attendance, and also help manage capacity, if needed.

For details and to secure tickets, click here.

Presenting sponsors of Medfield History Weekend 2026 are Needham Bank and Wasabi.

This activity is funded in part by a grant from Medfield Cultural Council, the local entity of Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.