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LOTS happening in MEDFIELD on Saturday, Dec 8th!

Looking for something to do on Saturday? No need to leave Medfield. Check out these activities happening throughout the day and night!

COOKIE WALK at St Edward Church - doors open 8am!

Get your Christmas Cookies at the Cookie Walk at St Edward the Confessor Church (Rt 27/Spring Street in Medfield). Church doors will open at 8:00am and coffee donated by Starbucks will be available while you wait. COOKIE WALK opens at 9am...CASH ONLY $10 or $20 boxes. Delish!

CYCLOCROSS RACING at Medfield State Hospital - racing starts 9am!

Cyclocross is a unique discipline of mixed terrain bike racing consisting of multiple laps on a short course at high intensity at times ranging from 20 (kids) to 50 minutes (experts),

Racing will happen between 9AM and 4PM with 10 different starts through out the day, organized by age group, gender and skill level. The grounds will remain open to all for free, but all dogs MUST be LEASHED and some areas of the campus will be difficult to access due to the course layout.

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There will be attendants directing people where to PARK as well as a Police detail to provide support and help enforce the leash rule. The event is mostly sold out at this point but additional information can be found at www.BikeReg.com

M.E.M.O.’s HOLIDAY PARADE Downtown Medfield - starts at 1:00pm!

Enjoy watching the MEMO Holiday Parade on Main Street. The parade will start at the High

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school/Middle school and wind its way up South Street to Route 109 and down Park Street. Be there to see the Medfield Girl Scout troops of all ages march in their costumes. The parade will feature the Medfield Fire Department along with the High School Marching Band. And best of all –

guess who is at the end of the parade.....could it be SANTA???

Enter our elf contest to ride with Mr. and Mrs. Claus on Santa’s sleigh. The contest and drawing will be held during the Tree Lighting on Friday December 7th.

LOWELL MASON CONCERT at First Baptist Church - begins at 7:30pm

The First Baptist Church and the Lowell Mason House will be hosting the 4th Annual Lowell Mason Holiday Concert to benefit the Lowell Mason House for its continued restoration.

In this holiday season, we can think of nothing better than to join together as a community with music. Mason, Medfield born and raised, is considered both the Father of Music Education in America as well as the Father of American Church Music. He also wrote the Christmas classic, "Joy to the World".

Tickets are $20 per person, $15 for seniors & students. With a $50 cap on the cost per family and free childcare provided for children 7 and under, the whole family can take part. (To reserve a spot for your child to take advantage of the free babysitting, please go here .)

HOLIDAY FUN CLUB - 10am - 2pm at the Pfaff!

Join Coach Kevin and some of our Summer Discovery Camp staff for some holiday fun at the Pfaff! Kids will enjoy some holiday-themed crafts, games, activities, cookie decorating and movies as we soak in the spirit of the holidays! Take some time to get last minute items checked off your To-Do List while thekids are entertained!
Saturday Dec. 8, 10am-2pm, $39 per child

LIONS CHRISTMAS TREE SALES - 4pm-7pm (Mon-Fri) and 10am-5pm Sat/Sun - at the American Legion!

The Medfield Lions Club annual Christmas Tree Sale is coming but at a NEW LOCATION.
The sale, which runs from November 24 through December 16, has become the club's principal fundraiser and features freshly sheared, USDA Premium Grade Maine Balsam Fir Christmas trees. While there are both smaller and a limited number of larger trees, most trees fall in the range of 6 ft.to 8 ft. There will also be a limited number of Fraser Firs. The Club will also be "netting" trees for ease of handling and transportation.

This year the sale will be held in the parking lot at the American Legion, 110 Peter Kristof Way.
Hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 4pm-7pm and Saturdays and Sundays from 10am - 5pm.

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