Arts & Entertainment

Medford Community Day Sunday, Sept. 21

The event, in honor of Wally Kountze and Ben Averbrook, will run from 1-4:30 p.m. behind Andrews Middle School.

Medford Community Day is Sunday, Sept. 21.

The event will run from 1-4:30 p.m. behind Andrews Middle School.

Here is what to expect:

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  • Over 100 vendor tables
  • National Flag Display, 10 huge flags carried in procession (photo above of the Millennium Celebration in Medford Square in 2000)
  • Kiddie rides, pony rides, snow cones, crafts, bake sales and spin art
  • β€œPassport” Trip to Ireland, Haiti, Brazil, Morocco, India, Tibet, Japan and Italy
  • Radio Disney, Goulding School of Irish Dance, All Hands Drumming, New Life Baptist Brazilian Church, Steel Drum Band, the MHS Alumni Band
  • Make your own scarecrow, decorate your own pumpkin
  • Rides on a tethered hot air balloon, courtesy of ReMax Andrew Realty
  • β€œTouch a Truck” vehicles, the Batmobile, the L.L. Bean Bootmobile, the Fish Car, Burger Dive’s Hamburger Car, Medford Police & Fire vehicles, MedFlight and Armstrong Ambulance vehicles, the Middlesex Sheriff’s SWAT vehicle and DPW trucks
  • Medford Police K9 demonstration
  • Visits from the Boston Red Sox’ Wally the Green Monster, the Boston Bruins’ Blades, Tuft University’s Jumbo, Big League Brian-the-Stilt-Walker Captain America, Spiderman and Disney’s Frozen Princesses Elsa and Anna
  • Mini sports clinics, street hockey clinic, three-legged races, potato-sack races, dunk tank, water taxi rides at canoe launch near McGlynn School
  • The 2nd Annual 5K Doggie Fun Run & Walk at 10 a.m.

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