Natick History Weekend | April 29-30

Natick Center Walking Tour
April 29, 12PM - BOOKED

APRIL 29, 10AM - new time!

Walk Natick Center with local historian Terri Evans and learn how the arrival of the railroad and the rise of the shoe industry shaped 19th-century Natick. Discover the community’s response to the 1874 fire and how arts and culture have inspired the “heart of Natick” today.

Advanced registration is required to attend this tour.

Walnut hill Walking Tour
April 29, 2PM

Join local historian Vincent Vittoria for a walking tour of Natick's historic Walnut Hill neighborhood. You’ll learn about the people, historic mansions, and other stories that give Walnut Hill a rich and fascinating history.

Advanced registration is required to attend this tour.

natick in king Philip’s war
April 30, 10AM

Join us for a talk with Gail Coughlin, Research Manager at the Natick Historical Society. Gail will center the experiences of Natick residents in an overview of King Philip's War.

Discussion and Q&A to follow the talk.

Advanced registration is required to attend this talk.

Oldtown Walking Tour
April 30, 12PM

Join local historian Terri Evans for a stroll through the heart of South Natick. The tour includes discussion of the 17-century mission community, or Praying Town, and the character of 19-century South Natick, which inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Oldtown Folks.

Advanced registration is required to attend this tour.

Natick History Museum Reopening
April 30, 1-4PM

Exhibits, Crafts, History, Fun!

Connect with Natick High School memorabilia. Explore vintage maps of the area. Read 18th-century land documents. Listen to the sounds (and silence) of the Natick Theatre in the 1920s. See artifacts made in Natick across the centuries. Kids: try your hand with a quill pen! Meet and watch local artisan Ron Michael demonstrate the arts of caning and basket weaving.

No registration is required, just come on by and enjoy!

No registration required.