Sturbridge

Phantoms by Firelight 2022
2022-10-22 16:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-23 16:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-28 16:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-29 16:30 - 21:00, 2022-10-30 16:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, 01566, United States
As the sun sets at Old Sturbridge Village this October, come see Phantoms by Firelight. Explore the myths and folklore of Halloween at the museum. Evening guests will see the Village in a darker, more eerie light, as the night progresses and a mysterious troupe of traveling performers including gravity-defying acrobats, creepy conjurers, and fate-tempting fire jugglers appear from the shadows of firelight.

Fall 2022 Town Bonfire
2022-10-22 17:00 - 21:00 | Sturbridge Town Common, Main St, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
The Sturbridge Recreation Committee will be hosting their Annual Town Bonfire on the Sturbridge Town Common.
Live music with Sunshine and Blue Skies starting at 6pm. Face painting and crafts table from 5pm to 7pm. Brimfield Winery and Greater Good Brewing. Several food trucks including The Dogfather, Roadside Delights, and West Wind Farm. Also participating will be Sturbridge Coffee Roasters and Melissa Flaherty Cakes.
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"Pumpkin Patch" Sale
2022-10-23 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-24 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-25 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-26 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-27 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-28 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-29 09:00 - 17:00, 2022-10-30 09:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | Sturbridge Federated Church, 8 Maple Street, Sturbridge, 01566, United States
The Federated Church of Sturbridge and Fiskdale is hosting its annual “Pumpkin Patch” sale of pumpkins, gourds, corn stalks and cook books. Proceeds from this sale benefits church operations and numerous regional ministries. This event runs from September 24 through October 31st, 2022
Hours are 9AM to 5PM Monday through Saturdays and 10:30AM to 5PM on Sundays.

"Connections" with Medium Gary McKinstry at the Publick House
2022-10-27 17:30 - 21:00 | Publick House, 277 Main Street, Sturbridge, 01566
Gary McKinstry and Friends invite you to a night of gallery style medium readings, great food, prizes and more, in Paige Hall.

Cocktail Reception 5:30 – 6:00PM (CASH BAR ONLY)
Dinner 6:00PM
Show starts promptly at 7:00PM
The Publick House Buffet includes the following: Yankee Dinner Buffet w/alterations. Bakery Basket, House Salad. Entrees: Pasta with Bolognese and Alfredo Sauces on the side. Poultry, Chicken with Tarragon sauce, Beef Yankee Pot roast with pan gravy, and Chef’s choice of potato and vegetables. Dessert: Warm Deep-Dish Apple Pie with Vanilla Ice Cream. Regular & Decaffeinated Coffee and assorted Hot Teas.
Free parking is available in the rear of The Publick House. Handicap parking is at the front of the building. Photo ID needed for Cash Bar. Please have Ticket and or ID needed at check in. Children ages12 and up welcome.

Exploring Sturbridge's Old Burial Ground
2022-10-27 19:00 - 20:00 | Publick House, 277 Main Street, Sturbridge, 01566
On Thursday, October 27 the Sturbridge Historical Society will present a program about the Town’s Old Burial Ground, located just off the Common next to the Central Office Building. Local resident Bill Barnsley will share his work documenting and mapping the Old Burial Ground. He will provide a brief background on cemeteries and gravestones, as well as sources for searching graves and ancestors. He will discuss some of the Sturbridge people and families buried here, sharing the stories he uncovered during his research. “This isn’t just rock and stone, it’s people’s lives” notes Bill. The Old Burial Ground served the Town’s needs from approximately 1740 to the last burial in 1894.
Bill Barnsley has been a Sturbridge resident since 2013 when he moved from San Diego to take care of his elderly parents. He is a certified Merry Gentleman (known as Santa Claus) and the CEO of a well-known worldwide, overnight toy delivery service, He also has a small “side hustle” as a genealogist. This led him to begin researching the Sturbridge Old Burial Ground. In time he was ably assisted by Jude McDonald, a Sturbridge librarian for 25 years (now also known as Mrs. Claus).
This program is held at the Publick House at 7:00 PM, and is open to the public free of charge.

Haunted Halloween Magic Show with Tommy James
2022-10-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Join magician Tommy James for a mysterious magic wand that takes on a life of it’s own…a haunted Jack-O-Lantern… ghosts and goblins, Frankenstein and Halloween safety tips! This magic show is open to children of all ages with a caregiver. Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL.

Haunted Halloween Magic Show with Tommy James
2022-10-29 11:00 - 12:00 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Join magician Tommy James for a mysterious magic wand that takes on a life of it’s own…a haunted Jack-O-Lantern… ghosts and goblins, Frankenstein and Halloween safety tips! This magic show is open to children in grades K-5 with a caregiver. Registration is required. Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL.

Fun Events at the Hamilton Rod and Gun Club
2022-10-29 18:30 - 23:00, 2022-11-19 18:00 - 19:30 | Hamilton Rod and Gun Club, 24 Hamilton Road, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
October and November will reap some interesting and entertaining events at the Hamilton Rod and Gun Club. They are as follows:
+ Sportsman Yard Sale – Saturday, October 1st 9am to 2pm
+ Trunk or Treat – Saturday, October 15th 6:30pm to 8pm. Treats for kids from decorated cars. Please bring candy.
+ Adult Halloween Party – Saturday, October 29th 6:30pm to 11:30pm. Halloween party with potluck food.
+ Wreath Decorating Contest – Saturday, November 19th 6pm

Happy Halloween at Altruist!
2022-10-29 19:00 - 22:00 | Altruist Brewing Company, 559 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01518, United States
Grab your ghouls, goblins, and your best costume for a night of dancing and beer here in the taproom!
Music by DJ B 7-10pm!
Trick or Treat candy pairing beer flights!
Costume contest! Prizes awarded for:
– Best Costume
– Scariest Costume
– Most Creative Costume

"TREK Sturbridge Halloween 5K" & Family Fun Activities
2022-10-30 09:00 - 11:30 | Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, 01566, United States
The Rotary Club of Sturbridge has announced that its popular TREK Sturbridge Halloween 5K, 1K and Fun Walk will return on Sunday, October 30, 2022, according to club president and race director Klaus Hachfeld.
The family-friendly event includes a couple of timed races and other activities, including a timed 5K Trail Run, a 5K Trail Fun Walk on the same 5K trail, with an official start time of 10 a.m. A timed 1K Road Race for pre-teens (12 years & under) will start at 9:30 a.m. and finish at the same location as the 5K Race, but it will be a road race, making it accessible to persons with a disability.
These activities will again be held at the Old Sturbridge Village Education Center on Old Sturbridge Village Road and will use the well-groomed Arbutus Park Trail in the Leadmine Mountain Conservation Lands for the 5K Race and Fun Walk. Parking will be available in the Education Center lot. Pre-registration is now available on the RaceWire website at https://racewire.com/register.php?id=13070
On-site registration will also be available starting at 8 a.m. The first 25 1K racers and the first 150 5K racers to register will get a free TREK Sturbridge Halloween 5K & Fun Walk tee-shirt. Free organized games for younger children, a costume parade, and relay races will begin at 9 AM at the Education Center. No pre-registration is required for these activities.
The Trek Sturbridge Halloween 5K and Fun Walk is a Sturbridge Rotary Club fundraiser, with all profits going to local student scholarships and other community needs projects. For additional information, visit the Sturbridge Rotary Club website see attached or email the race director at laserklaus@gmail.com. (Note: Old Sturbridge Village is the location but is not administering the race.)

Not-So-Haunted Hallway!
2022-10-31 16:30 - 17:00 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Drop in to the Joshua Hyde Public Library from 4:30 – 5:00 pm on Monday, October 31st for our Not-so-Haunted Hallway! No tricks, just treats! Costumes encouraged! For children ages 9 and under. No registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL. FREE!

Afternoon Book Group: The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis
2022-11-08 13:00 - 15:00 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Join us for a discussion of The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis. Copies can be picked up at the library. Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL.
About the book: It’s 1913, and on the surface, Laura Lyons couldn’t ask for more out of life—her husband is the superintendent of the New York Public Library, allowing their family to live in an apartment within the grand building, and they are blessed with two children. But headstrong, passionate Laura wants more, and when she takes a leap of faith and applies to the Columbia Journalism School, her world is cracked wide open. As her studies take her all over the city, she is drawn to Greenwich Village’s new bohemia, where she discovers the Heterodoxy Club—a radical, all-female group in which women are encouraged to loudly share their opinions on suffrage, birth control, and women’s rights. Soon, Laura finds herself questioning her traditional role as wife and mother. And when valuable books are stolen back at the library, threatening the home and institution she loves, she’s forced to confront her shifting priorities head on . . . and may just lose everything in the process.
Eighty years later, in 1993, Sadie Donovan struggles with the legacy of her grandmother, the famous essayist Laura Lyons, especially after she’s wrangled her dream job as a curator at the New York Public Library. But the job quickly becomes a nightmare when rare manuscripts, notes, and books for the exhibit Sadie’s running begin disappearing from the library’s famous Berg Collection. Determined to save both the exhibit and her career, the typically risk-averse Sadie teams up with a private security expert to uncover the culprit. However, things unexpectedly become personal when the investigation leads Sadie to some unwelcome truths about her own family heritage—truths that shed new light on the biggest tragedy in the library’s history. (Amazon)

Live Music at Altruist Brewing: Fox and the Dragon
2022-11-13 14:00 - 17:00 | Altruist Brewing Company, 559 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01518, United States
Join Fox and the Dragon at Altruist Brewing for Sunday funday! Enjoy some tunes while savoring our small-batch, hand-crafted beers brewed with love & passion!
Cost: Free entry

Armchair Travelers Take to the Open Road: Travels with George by Nathaniel Philbrick
2022-11-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Sturbridge Library, 306 Main Street, Sturbridge, MA, 01566, United States
Join the Armchair Travelers Book Group as they Take to the Open Road! No registration is necessary, just drop-in! Copies of Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy by Nathaniel Philbrick are available to pick up at the library. Sponsored by the Friends of the JHPL.
About the book: When George Washington became president in 1789, the United States of America was still a loose and quarrelsome confederation and a tentative political experiment. Washington undertook a tour of the ex-colonies to talk to ordinary citizens about his new government, and to imbue in them the idea of being one thing—Americans.
In the fall of 2018, Nathaniel Philbrick embarked on his own journey into what Washington called “the infant woody country” to see for himself what America had become in the 229 years since. Writing in a thoughtful first person about his own adventures with his wife, Melissa, and their dog, Dora, Philbrick follows Washington’s presidential excursions: from Mount Vernon to the new capital in New York; a monthlong tour of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island; a venture onto Long Island and eventually across Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The narrative moves smoothly between the eighteenth and twenty-first centuries as we see the country through both Washington’s and Philbrick’s eyes.
Written at a moment when America’s founding figures are under increasing scrutiny, Travels with George grapples bluntly and honestly with Washington’s legacy as a man of the people, a reluctant president, and a plantation owner who held people in slavery. At historic houses and landmarks, Philbrick reports on the reinterpretations at work as he meets reenactors, tour guides, and other keepers of history’s flame. He paints a picture of eighteenth-century America as divided and fraught as it is today, and he comes to understand how Washington compelled, enticed, stood up to, and listened to the many different people he met along the way—and how his all-consuming belief in the union helped to forge a nation. (Amazon)

Country Folk Art and Craft Show (3 Day Event)
2022-11-25 10:00 - 17:00 | The Sturbridge Host Hotel & Conference Center, 366 Main Street, Sturbridge
Come and enjoy this 3 day show featuring folk art and crafts by dozens of outstanding artisans from across the country. Includes Primitive and French Country, Americana, Chabby Chic, Victorian, Northwoods Rustic, Traditional, Contemporary Folk Art and Fine Art.

Christmas By Candlelight
2022-11-25 14:00 - 20:00 | Old Sturbridge Village, 1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, 01566, United States
Come experience the history of Christmas traditions at Old Sturbridge Village. Relish old traditions and create new ones as you watch demonstrations of classic Christmas projects, stroll through the decorated Village and Christmas Tree Trail, listen to stories and music, and ride the horse-drawn carryall, and more. We hope your family will join ours, as we celebrate a very special celebration. Keep an eye on the OSV website as the holiday season approaches for more details and tickets!
Cost: TBA

Sturbridge Tree Lighting Ceremony
2022-11-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Publick House, 277 Main Street, Sturbridge, 01566
Come and enjoy one of the best events of the year! Friday, November 25th from 6pm to 8pm on the Sturbridge Town Common. This event will feature:
+ Santa Claus
+ Tantasqua Choraleers
+ Holly the Elf
+ Santas Mailbox
+ Coloring Contest
+ Holiday Raffle
Bring an unwrapped toy for the Sturbridge Police Department’s Cop and Kids Toy Drive. Or a wish list item for a local animal rescue: Wings of Freedom. See Town Recreation Web Site for more details

+Available-Pets (wingsoffreedomanimalrescue.org)
