Outdoors
Sturbridge offers over 30 miles of walking trails for nature lovers, walkers or runners. There are several golf courses nearby such as Hemlock and Heritage and apple orchards as well such as Brookfield Orchards.
Dining
All along Route 20 and Route 131 Sturbridge is well known its quantity and variety of restaurants. One can choose from Asian, Seafood, Italian and Colonial American fare. Whether it is the colonial Publick House to the many offerings of the Table 3 Restaurant Group or Baba Sushi, Sturbridge has it all.
Accommodations
Sturbridge offers comfortable hotels and motels that can offer an enjoyable overnight, weekend or business travel stop. Stay at a historic inn such as Publick House or our contemporary hotels such as the Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn or Hampton Inn. No matter what your taste or budget, Sturbridge is the “Inn” place to be.
Shopping
If you seek unique and independently owned stores then Sturbridge is your stop. Our local merchants offer a diverse array of stores from antiques, jewelry, garden accessories, home decor, custom hand crafted furniture to name a few.
Attractions
Sturbridge offers attractions that range from the outdoors with its large outdoor nature trail network on to Old Sturbridge Village, the largest outdoor museum in New England. Indoor exploration can include its diverse array of small specialty shops offering locally made pottery, antiques, specialty items and so much more.
Outdoors
Sturbridge offers over 30 miles of walking trails for nature lovers, walkers or runners. There are several golf courses nearby such as Hemlock and Heritage and apple orchards as well such as Brookfield Orchards.
Dining
All along Route 20 and Route 131 Sturbridge is well known its quantity and variety of restaurants. One can choose from Asian, Seafood, Italian and Colonial American fare. Whether it is the colonial Publick House to the many offerings of the Table 3 Restaurant Group or Baba Sushi, Sturbridge has it all.
Accommodations
Sturbridge offers comfortable hotels and motels that can offer an enjoyable overnight, weekend or business travel stop. Stay at a historic inn such as Publick House or our contemporary hotels such as the Comfort Inn, Holiday Inn or Hampton Inn. No matter what your taste or budget, Sturbridge is the “Inn” place to be.
Shopping
If you seek unique and independently owned stores then Sturbridge is your stop. Our local merchants offer a diverse array of stores from antiques, jewelry, garden accessories, home decor, custom hand crafted furniture to name a few.
Attractions
Sturbridge offers attractions that range from the outdoors with its large outdoor nature trail network on to Old Sturbridge Village, the largest outdoor museum in New England. Indoor exploration can include its diverse array of small specialty shops offering locally made pottery, antiques, specialty items and so much more.
Yankee Ingenuity
May 24th
Yankee Ingenuity begins this May with a series of weekend programs exploring New England’s long-standing role in shaping American innovation. Throughout the month, local makers, small businesses, and community partners will be featured alongside historical interpretation, illustrating how the region’s economy has long been driven by creativity, skill, and practical problem-solving. Organized around four themes—Eat, Move, Play, and Work— this event connects everyday life from the Revolutionary era through the 1830s to the present, highlighting the businesses and industries that continue to sustain the region today. Yankee Ingenuity: EAT | May 2 & 3 The first weekend of Yankee Ingenuity begins with EAT. Culinary tradition and food production have long been a foundation of New England life. Amelia Simmons’s American…
Yankee Ingenuity
May 25th
Yankee Ingenuity begins this May with a series of weekend programs exploring New England’s long-standing role in shaping American innovation. Throughout the month, local makers, small businesses, and community partners will be featured alongside historical interpretation, illustrating how the region’s economy has long been driven by creativity, skill, and practical problem-solving. Organized around four themes—Eat, Move, Play, and Work— this event connects everyday life from the Revolutionary era through the 1830s to the present, highlighting the businesses and industries that continue to sustain the region today. Yankee Ingenuity: EAT | May 2 & 3 The first weekend of Yankee Ingenuity begins with EAT. Culinary tradition and food production have long been a foundation of New England life. Amelia Simmons’s American…
BCI’s NEW Sturbridge, MA Learning Center Sensory-Friendly Open House & Summer Carnival
May 28th
BCI is celebrating the arrival of summer and wants to share our excitement with family and friends! Join us at our NEW Sturbridge Learning Center, where we provide ABA therapy for children with autism and Down syndrome, for fun for the whole family. Children will have the opportunity to participate in sensory-friendly carnival-themed activities, face painting with Creative Chica, and more! **This event is free and open to the public.**
Find Your Summer Reads: Book Speed Dating
May 28th
Book Speed Dating - Find your next great read! Think speed dating, but instead of talking about yourself, you talk about that book you want to recommend to everyone. How It Works: Sign up to talk about one book - any genre - you love... or one you're obsessed with, confused by, or desperate to press into someone else's hands. Spend the evening sharing it with a rotating cast of fellow readers over a round of handcrafted cocktails and snacks. Leave the event with 29 new titles - from 29 other book lovers - to put on your summer reading list! You'll have 90 seconds at each table to pitch your pick. No swiping. No small talk. Just books. Tickets…
Wally Hersee – To Defend All That Is Dear
May 28th
Local historian and author Walter J. “Wally” Hersee will present his recently published book, To Defend All That Is Dear: Sturbridge Soldiers in the Revolution, on Thursday, May 28 at 7 PM at the Publick House in Sturbridge. Sponsored by the Sturbridge Historical Society, the program will explore Hersee’s research into previously overlooked Revolutionary War soldiers connected to Sturbridge, including men omitted from monuments, misidentified in town histories, or lost to archival errors. Hersee’s books will be available for sale at the event. This program is free and open to the public.
