Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend 2025 is Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18.
This annual event features family-friendly activities celebrating our community! Highlights include:
Saturday, May 17
- Encampment Display of 18th Century military equipment, All Day - Morton Field Park (486 Washington Street)*
- Pancake Festival, 8: a.m. to noon - Wellesley High School (50 Rice Street)
- "Touch a Truck", 9 a.m. to noon - DPW Headquarters (20 Municipal Way)
- MLP Open House, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - MLP Offices (4 Municipal Way)
- Fire Department Open House, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - WFD Station #2 (457 Worcester Street/Route 9 West)
- Guided Trails Walk: John Schuler Path, 10 a.m. - River Street parking lot
- Family Boot Camp & Military Obstacle Course, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Morton Field Park (486 Washington Street)
- Police Department Open House, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. - WPD Building (485 Washington Street)
- Council on Aging Open House, Noon to 2 p.m. - Tolles Parsons Center (500 Washington Street)
- "Art in the Park Yarn Bomb," Noon to 2 p.m. - Linden Square
- Wellesley Town Hall Ribbon Cutting & Open House, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. - Town Hall (525 Washington Street)
- Veterans Ecumenical Memorial Mass, 4 p.m. - St. Paul Church (502 Washington Street)
- "Pups in the Park," 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. - Hunnewell Field
Sunday, May 18
- Wonder Run 5K and Kids Fun Run, 8 a.m. - Wellesley High School (50 Rice Street)
- Morses Pond Guided Bird Walk, 8 a.m. - Morses Pond entrance at Turner Road
- "Wheels of Wellesley XII" Antique Car Show , 9: 30 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Central Street
- 57th Annual Wellesley Veterans Parade: 250th Anniversary of the U.S. Army, Marine Corps, and Navy, 1p.m. to 3 p.m. - Washington Street (Route 16)**
- Picnic and Concert in the Park, 4:30 p.m. - Hunnewell Field
- Fireworks at Dusk! - Hunnewell Field
NOTE: Please obey all parking signs around Hunnewell Field and be respectful of neighbors.
* Encampment will include canon firing on the hour.
**Parade will include a military flyover.
Thank you to the Wellesley Celebrations Committee and all of the event sponsors.
For the complete weekend schedule, go to the Wellesley Celebrations Committee website. Schedules are subject to change due to weather.