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For a list of upcoming special events, see the Calendar page.
For information on other school-related events, refer to the District
Calendar and the individual school websites (Swallow
Union, Middle
School, and High
School).
Winterfest
Last Sunday in January, 11 AM to 3 PM
Fletcher Conservation Land, Main St.
A FREE event held by the Dunstable Rural Land Trust at the entrance to the
Fletcher Conservation Area at the north end of Main St, opposite Meadow View
Estates. Weather and snow permitting, there will be guided cross-country skiing, ice
skating, snow-shoeing, sledding, and the popular horse drawn
sleigh/wagon rides, as well as other fun winter activities. You can also see
demonstrations of ice fishing and ice cutting, which are also very popular. The
Boy Scouts serve hot chocolate, soup, and other refreshments by the bonfire. (The event
is
only be cancelled in event of a major snowstorm or pouring rain.)
Click here for photos of past Winterfest activities.
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Mother's Day Pancake Breakfast
Mother's Day
Little Red Schoolhouse
Boy Scout Troop 28 serves a pancake breakfast at the Little Red Schoolhouse.
Ticket sales help support the local scouts, but mostly it's a nice treat
for the Moms.
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Annual Town Meeting
May 10, 2004
Swallow Union School
Annual meeting to vote on town budget and other warrant articles.
The meeting will start with a Special Town Meeting to finish business for
the current fiscal year.
Click here to view the
Warrant.
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Annual Town Election
Third Monday in May, 12:00pm-8:00pm
Dunstable Pubic Library
Voters registered in the town of Dunstable may vote in the town election at
the Dunstable Free Public Library.
NOTE!! For town elections, the polls do not
open until noon.
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Promenade
Third Friday evening in May
Dunstable Town Common
Young men and women of Dunstable parade their dates and prom attire for the
benefit of proud parents and relatives. Watch out for traffic delays along Rt.
113 during this time.
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Memorial Day Parade
Memorial Day
Dunstable Town Center
Parade starts at Highland Street, stops for speeches and presentation of
wreaths in front of Town Hall, then proceeds to the cemetery for additional
presentations and salutes. Children are always welcome to join the Library group
in the parade. Sandwiches are served afterwards at Dunstable Congregational
Church community hall.
Click here for photos of past
Memorial Day Parades.
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Plant Swap
First Saturday in June - 10:00am-2:00pm.
Dunstable Public Library
This
is a great way to fill out your garden with interesting plants. Bring
your extra perennials, bulbs, herbs or any other garden plant, and swap
them for something else. Extra plants will be sold.
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Summer Fest Carnival
Second weekend in June - Thurs. night - Sunday afternoon.
Dunstable Town Common
Kids always look forward to the weekend that the Dunstable-Tyngsborough
Lion's Club brings the summer carnival to town. Be sure to come on Thursday
for "bracelet night", when you can buy a bracelet that lets you go on
as many rides as your stomach can stand. The event also includes the annual
"Battle of the Bands" - a competition between local teen bands, and
fireworks on Saturday night.
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Friends of the Library Book Sale
Third Friday and Saturday in June, during regular
Library hours.
Dunstable Public Library
This is your chance to purchase books, videos, and puzzles at really
low prices. The selection includes material for both adults and
children. The Library accepts donations for this fund-raiser, but PLEASE
no magazines. text books, damaged books, condensed Readers Digest, or
How-to, travel, or computer books older than 5 years.
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Strawberry Festival
Fourth Saturday in June
Little Red School House
The
Tyngsborough-Dunstable Historical Society hosts a Strawberry Festival at
the Little Red School House. Come enjoy some home made strawberry shortcake. Hot
dogs and hamburgers are also sold. A number of vendors have items for sale,
including a "White Elephant" table sponsored by the Historical Museum, and a
booth sponsored by the Dunstable's Friends of the Library. Rain or shine,
this is always a fun community event... and the strawberry shortcake is
delicious.
See photos of past festivals.
Fire Cracker Road Race
(Run or Walk)
July 4th, walk starts at 8:00, 5K run starts at 8:30am
Larter Memorial Field
Dunstable holds a 5K road race (walk or run) on the 4th of July to benefit
Larter field. This year's entry fees will
go towards building a playground at Larter field. Everything you need to know
about the race, including online registration and information on how to register
by mail can be found at:
http://www.coolrunning.com/major/05/dunstablefirecracker
For more information about the race,
email:
Click
HERE to print a copy of the registration form.
See photos of past races.
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Concerts on the Common
Wednesdays during the summer, 6:30-8:30pm
Dunstable Center
Free music every Wednesday night during the summer.
Burgers, hot dogs, and drinks for sale.
Craft vendors selling their wares.
Activities and fun for kids.
Click HERE for more information and to see the concert
schedule and scroll down for photos.
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Vehicle Night
Around the 4th Wednesday in July - 6:30pm-8:00pm
Dunstable Town Common
Sponsored by the Dunstable Library, this event gives children (and grown ups) a unique opportunity to get up
close and often get inside all kinds of different vehicles — construction and road
maintenance equipment, tractor-trailer trucks, fire engines, mail trucks, police cars,
ambulances, motorcycles, antique cars... One of almost every type of vehicle you can think of is
usually there.
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Dunstable Grange Fair
Third Saturday in August. Judging 9-11am. Activities from 3pm-9pm
Dunstable Town Common
Premium lists (exhibit categories in which you can enter) are distributed
through out town in early August. Any Mass. resident age 6 and older can enter. All exhibits are to be brought to the
Town Common on the morning of the fair.
Registration OPENS at 9:00 AM and CLOSES at 11:00 AM. Late entries may be
refused. Articles previously exhibited in the Dunstable Grange Fair are not eligible for prizes.
Activities from 3:00pm to 9:00pm include:
- Children's games, activities and face painting
- Sales tables and a raffle table.
- Special animal show at 4:15
- Antique and classic
auto display.
- Hollis Dixieland Band will play in the gazebo from 7-9pm.
- Tyngsboro-Dunstable Lions Club sells hot dogs and hamburgers on the
common.
- Chicken BBQ dinner from 5:00-7:00pm at Dunstable Congregational Church.
- Community Citizen's award presented at 8pm.
- Auction of all donated items begins at 9pm.
All proceeds from the fair are used to support the community through
scholarships, tree plantings, memorial benches and gifts, donations to charities
and community organizations.
See photos from past Grange Fairs.
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Community Information Night
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
Library
Come and meet the people who run our town and
the organizations that you can join or be a part of, such as scouts,
sports and recreation, school, and churches. Great opportunity for
new or not so new families to find out what is available in the
community and how they can become a part of it.
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Corn Festival
Fourth Saturday in September from 10:00-4:00pm
The Little Red Schoolhouse (Main Street, near Rt. 3)
The
Tyngsborough-Dunstable Historical Society holds a Corn Festival. A local
contra band provides music and contra dancing lessons for young and old. They
also have a workshop on how
to make corn husk dolls, as well as several other "corny" activities to
participate in.
See photos from past festivals.
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Pizza Night at the Fire Station
1st Saturday night in October from 4:00-7:00pm
Fire Station
Every year, the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Dunstable Volunteer Fire Department holds an
open house and raffle to raise money for our volunteer fire department.
Pizza Night began as a fundraiser for the DVFFA but has since become a
traditional community get together. The proceeds of this event are used, not
only to buy equipment for the volunteers that cannot be funded through the
fire departments tight budget, but also to sponsor the annual Senior
Citizens Cookout and Children's Christmas Party.
Besides great Pizza from the Convenient Mann, a complimentary desert table
courtesy of the Ladies Auxiliary and the DVFFA, and a fabulous raffle with
loads of really cool stuff, this event gives the community - specially the
kids - an opportunity to visit the fire station.
Smokey the Bear will be stopping by and, as a special treat this year,
Freddie the remote control fire truck (courtesy of the Hudson, NH Fire
Department) will be joining us from 5 to 6 p.m. You never know who might
show up on Pizza Night. Also, back by popular demand, the House-A-Fire game
where kids use a real fire hose to put out the flames.
Come get
a slice of pizza and meet the hard-working volunteers who work hard to protect us from fire.
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Trails of Terror
Fridays
and Saturdays in October from 7:00-11:00pm
YMCA Camp Massapoag (Hall Street)
$10 per person admission
Come be guided through the deep, dark woods for a gruesome and horrifying
experience. Prepare to be scared.
Not recommended for children under 8 yrs. old.
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November Elections
First Tuesday in November
Dunstable Pubic Library
Voters registered in the town of Dunstable may vote in state and federal
elections at the Dunstable Free Public Library.
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Boy Scout Troop 28 Wreath Sale
First Sunday in December
in front of Congregational Church
The Annual Wreath Sale has been a Dunstable tradition for
over 20 years. Come decorate your home for the holidays and support
Dunstable’s Troop 28 at the same time! Troop 28 14" and 24" wreaths are made using
fresh fragrant balsam fir and come direct to you from Maine. You can preorder your wreaths to ensure
delivery for the holidays. All preorders will be delivered, FREE
OF CHARGE. To place orders for wreaths, please contact any member of
Troop 28.
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Santa Arrives
1st Sunday in December - starts at noon
Ends up at the Fire Station
- around 1pm
Santa arrives in Dunstable around noon on the first Sunday in December. You
can't miss him riding all over town on the back of the Dunstable fire
truck that he borrows for the occasion. (The reindeer need to save their energy
for Christmas Eve.) The procession ends up at the Fire Station with a Christmas
party for kids and other true believers.
SANTA'S ROUTE: Santa's
parade will begin at 12 noon at the fire station, down Pleasant, left on
Pond, to Parkhurst, back down Pond, left on Pleasant, left on Groton,
left on Hall, right on School, left on Groton, right on Kemp, right on
Adams, right on Pleasant, left on Brook, right on Depot, left on Oak,
left on Main, right on Century Way, back to Main, left on Mill, left on
Main, left on High, right on Thorndike, right on Forrest to Forrest Hill
and Valley, turnaround, left on Lowell, left on Main, left on Pleasant
ending at the Fire Station.
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Holiday Book Sale
Month of December, during regular
Library hourss.
Dunstable Public Library
This is your chance to purchase lightly-used novels that are suitable
for holiday gifts. Also, keep in mind that the Library sells a number of
other items such as book bags and Dunstable afghans that make nice gifts
as well.
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