Sign up in advance by midnight on July 3 by clicking here. The top three finishers for each age group/gender will be recognized at the Town Offices after the race.
Our quintessential, small-town event is led by Parade Marshall Becky Eston, retiring kindergarten teacher. Becky has been a Lincoln School teacher and community treasure for the past 39 years. This is our chance to honor her dedication, compassion and talent as an educator, so please join us to send her off to retirement in high style!
Parking is available in the Ballfield Road campus for $20/car. Enjoy a cookout from Wildfire BBQ, ice cream vendors, and a soulful performance from JP and Friends. Food is served at 7 p.m. and music starts at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks begin at approximately 9:15 p.m. Concert and fireworks will be held in light rain, but in case of extreme weather, will be postponed to Friday, July 5. Please note all bags and coolers are subject to search! Check www.Lincolnrec.com for updates.
The Parks and Recreation Department’s summer concerts all feature a cookout to benefit Cops For Kids with Cancer. Concerts begin at 6 p.m. at the Codman Pool. Pool use for nonmembers during the show is $5 per person. Concerts will be cancelled or rescheduled for rain; check www.LincolnRec.com for updates.
- June 26 — Dadda
- July 10 — The Nays
- July 17 — Knock on Wood
- July 24 — Southbound Train
Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary’s Friday evening music series invites people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate local music, local food, and community-based environmental action starting on Friday, June 28. The eclectic mix of folk, bluegrass, Americana, and rock throughout the summer is sure to have something for everyone.
In addition to live music, the concert series will feature various lawn games and climate-related activities for kids and adults to learn how they can make a difference in their own communities. Concert goers are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs, and a picnic dinner to relax on the lawn and enjoy the music. Ice cream and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for sale.
All shows are from 6–9 p.m. (the lawn opens at 5:30). Tickets are $15 for adults age 13 and older and free for children 12 and under (maximum $45 per family). Click here to purchase tickets.
- June 28 — Sweet Wednesday
- July 12 —Billy Wylder
- July 26 — Dirty Water Brass Band (July 27 rain date)
- August 9 — Kat Chapman Band (August 10 rain date)
- August 30 — Sarah Mendelsohn
Come check out the huge selection of good quality used fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, CDs, and DVDs, and support the Lincoln Public Library while finding great reading materials. Hardcovers are $2 and paperbacks are $1.The book sale is held the second Saturday of each month except August. Sponsored by friends of the Lincoln Library.
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum offers four Sundays of family yoga in the park on June 9, July 14, August 11, and September 8 with kids’ classes at 10:30 a.m. and adults’ classes at 11:30 a.m. Teachers from On the Mat Studio lead vinyasa yoga surrounded by sculpture and nature. Bring a mat and water bottle; click here to sign up.
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum offers four Sundays of family yoga in the park on June 9, July 14, August 11, and September 8 with kids’ classes at 10:30 a.m. and adults’ classes at 11:30 a.m. Teachers from On the Mat Studio lead vinyasa yoga surrounded by sculpture and nature. Bring a mat and water bottle; click here to sign up.
Do you know about the great waterworks controversy? Or what happened on June 17, 1844 that made it important in Lincoln history? If so, come compete in the Lincoln History Trivia Extravaganza on Wednesday, July 17 at 1 p.m. at Bemis Hall. The questions will be written by Jack MacLean, who will also judge using his book A Rich Harvest: The History, Buildings, and People of Lincoln. You can compete or simply sit and watch. Prizes will be awarded.
The Parks and Recreation Department’s summer concerts all feature a cookout to benefit Cops For Kids with Cancer. Concerts begin at 6 p.m. at the Codman Pool. Pool use for nonmembers during the show is $5 per person. Concerts will be cancelled or rescheduled for rain; check www.LincolnRec.com for updates.
- June 26 — Dadda
- July 10 — The Nays
- July 17 — Knock on Wood
- July 24 — Southbound Train
Do you wish you could be a hive camper at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum? This summer, adults you can come to camp, too. Adult Hive was designed by request from parents and others wishing that camp weren’t just for kids. Come to one or both afternoons of collaborative art making immersed in nature on Fridays, July 19 and 26 from 1–4 p.m. For ages 16+. Click here to sign up.
The Parks and Recreation Department’s summer concerts all feature a cookout to benefit Cops For Kids with Cancer. Concerts begin at 6 p.m. at the Codman Pool. Pool use for nonmembers during the show is $5 per person. Concerts will be cancelled or rescheduled for rain; check www.LincolnRec.com for updates.
- June 26 — Dadda
- July 10 — The Nays
- July 17 — Knock on Wood
- July 24 — Southbound Train
Do you wish you could be a hive camper at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum? This summer, adults you can come to camp, too. Adult Hive was designed by request from parents and others wishing that camp weren’t just for kids. Come to one or both afternoons of collaborative art making immersed in nature on Fridays, July 19 and 26 from 1–4 p.m. For ages 16+. Click here to sign up.
Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary’s Friday evening music series invites people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate local music, local food, and community-based environmental action starting on Friday, June 28. The eclectic mix of folk, bluegrass, Americana, and rock throughout the summer is sure to have something for everyone.
In addition to live music, the concert series will feature various lawn games and climate-related activities for kids and adults to learn how they can make a difference in their own communities. Concert goers are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs, and a picnic dinner to relax on the lawn and enjoy the music. Ice cream and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for sale.
All shows are from 6–9 p.m. (the lawn opens at 5:30). Tickets are $15 for adults age 13 and older and free for children 12 and under (maximum $45 per family). Click here to purchase tickets.
- June 28 — Sweet Wednesday
- July 12 —Billy Wylder
- July 26 — Dirty Water Brass Band (July 27 rain date)
- August 9 — Kat Chapman Band (August 10 rain date)
- August 30 — Sarah Mendelsohn
Codman Community Farms will host an open house on Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m.–noon, with tours of the farm, cold drinks in the barn, and a chance for Q&A with CCF staff and board members. It’s a great chance to learn more about the farm and how it produces meat and eggs using sustainable, ethical practices. The farm store will be selling pasture-raised chicken, eggs, beef, pork, raspberries, and vegetables.
Walking tours leave from the main barn next to the farm store starting at 10:15 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Longer and shorter routes will be available. RSVP on the farm’s Facebook page or by emailing jon@codmanfarm.org.
Do you have a question or idea about fire prevention or smoke detectors, fall prevention, CPR, or AEDs, ambulance and EMT services, being prepared for storms and other disasters, or anything else related to the Fire Department? Come on down to Bemis Hall on Wednesday, July 31 at 1 p.m. when Ben Juhola of the Lincoln Fire Department will be here to answer questions and discuss any concerns.
Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary’s Friday evening music series invites people of all ages and backgrounds to celebrate local music, local food, and community-based environmental action starting on Friday, June 28. The eclectic mix of folk, bluegrass, Americana, and rock throughout the summer is sure to have something for everyone.
In addition to live music, the concert series will feature various lawn games and climate-related activities for kids and adults to learn how they can make a difference in their own communities. Concert goers are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs, and a picnic dinner to relax on the lawn and enjoy the music. Ice cream and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for sale.
All shows are from 6–9 p.m. (the lawn opens at 5:30). Tickets are $15 for adults age 13 and older and free for children 12 and under (maximum $45 per family). Click here to purchase tickets.
- June 28 — Sweet Wednesday
- July 12 —Billy Wylder
- July 26 — Dirty Water Brass Band (July 27 rain date)
- August 9 — Kat Chapman Band (August 10 rain date)
- August 30 — Sarah Mendelsohn
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum offers four Sundays of family yoga in the park on June 9, July 14, August 11, and September 8 with kids’ classes at 10:30 a.m. and adults’ classes at 11:30 a.m. Teachers from On the Mat Studio lead vinyasa yoga surrounded by sculpture and nature. Bring a mat and water bottle; click here to sign up.
The deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum offers four Sundays of family yoga in the park on June 9, July 14, August 11, and September 8 with kids’ classes at 10:30 a.m. and adults’ classes at 11:30 a.m. Teachers from On the Mat Studio lead vinyasa yoga surrounded by sculpture and nature. Bring a mat and water bottle; click here to sign up.