Events

The ordering deadline for the Middlesex Conservation District's 2025 Spring Plant Sale is Monday, April 21with pickup and cash sale on Friday, May 2 from 4:00–7:00pm, and Saturday, May 3 from 9:00am–1:00pm at Farrington Nature Linc. Click here to order.

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The GRALTA Foundation will sponsor two screenings of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” on Saturday, May 3 at 10:00am and 2:00pm, and Monday, May 5 at 7:00pm (all in Bemis Hall). Watch the trailer or click here for a review by the Guardian.

The GRALTA Foundation will sponsor two screenings of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” on Saturday, May 3 at 10:00am and 2:00pm, and Monday, May 5 at 7:00pm (all in Bemis Hall). Watch the trailer or click here for a review by the Guardian.

The Lincoln Co-ed Slow-pitch Softball League will hold an Opening Day event on Sunday, May 4 at 5:00pm at Codman Field with a casual pick-up game and a home run derby as well as contests for kids. All skill levels and awkward batting stances welcome. Equipment provided, including left-handed bats. To learn more and register […]

The GRALTA Foundation will sponsor two screenings of the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” on Saturday, May 3 at 10:00am and 2:00pm, and Monday, May 5 at 7:00pm (all in Bemis Hall). Watch the trailer or click here for a review by the Guardian.

Join us for the final performance of the year of the L-S String Orchestra, Concert Band and Symphonic Band featuring senior soloists. The Concert Band will perform “The Great Locomotive Chase” by Robert W. Smith and the Symphonic Band perform “Canterbury Suite” by John Tatgenhorst. The String Orchestra will perform "Cantabile" themes from the second […]

Isabella Stewart Gardner reenactor Jessa Piaia will appear at the library on Friday, May 9 from 12:30–1:30pm in Bemis Hall. Known for her flamboyant manner and free-spirited ways, Gardner (1840–1924) became known as the first American “patroness of the arts” and her significant collection of Italian Renaissance art.

Join other volunteers to help clear woody introduced plants from the forest understory. RSVP here.

The Lincoln Democratic Town Committee (LDC) will elect delegates on Saturday, May 10 at Bemis Hall for the state convention (doors open at 9:30am and close at 10:15am). Six delegates and four alternates will represent Lincoln in Springfield on September 13. All are welcome, but only registered Democrats can vote. Youth age 16 and up, people […]

The Lincoln Garden Club will host their biennial plant sale on Saturday, May 10 from 11:00am–2:00pm at Station Park (corner of Lincoln Road and Ridge Road). The plants come from our members’ gardens, the parks we maintain, and from generous donors around town. If you have plants to donate, dropoff is from 8:00–10:00am. There will […]

At "Fort-Night," families are invited for a fun-filled night of reading, games, and making blanket forts in the library on Monday, May 12 from 6:00–8:00pm. Complete the week-long Family Reading Adventure and earn a prize! Part of Screen Free Week organized by LincolnWait.com. 

Brad Meyer and Amy Lohman of Sweetbriar. Folk duo Sweetbriar will be the headliner at the next Lincoln Open Mic Acoustic (LOMA) on Monday, May 12 from 7–10 p.m. in Bemis Hall. LOMA is a monthly open mike night event with mikes and instrumental pickups suitable for individuals or small groups playing acoustic-style. Come and […]

Blood drive to benefit Boston Children's Hospital On Tuesday, May 13 from 10:00am-5:00pm, the Doo family (which is grateful for the donations that were available during their daughter's multiple brain surgeries) and their Brain Games fundraiser will host a blood drive for Boston Children's Hospital. Registration takes place inside the First Parish stone church, with […]

Join a local walk leader from Lincoln Land Conservation Trust for a family nature walk on Tuesday, May 13 at 4:30pm. Registration required. Part of Screen Free Week organized by LincolnWait.com. 

The Lincoln School will hold its annual Pride Month kickoff to celebrate diversity on Wednesday, May 14 (rain date: May 28) from 1:00-3:30pm at Lincoln Station. There will be performances from the Lincoln-Hanscom Step Team and local musicians Layla MacLachlin and David Onigman, a breakdancing demonstration from Jabbar Fair, face-painting, ice cream, and more. Sponsored […]

Enjoy some popsicles and bubbles on the playground at an all-ages popsicle party with LincFam on Wednesday, May 14 at 4:00pm at the blue playground near Codman Pool while supplies last. Part of Screen Free Week organized by LincolnWait.com.

Massachusetts-based author and preservationist Lee McColgan, author of A House Restored: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Saving a New England Colonial, will speak on Thursday, May 15 from 6:30–7:30pm in the Lincoln School’s Learning Commons. Please RSVP here so organizers can plan refreshments. In his book, McColgan tells of restoring his 1704 colonial home in Pembroke using […]

New England’s forests, fields, and wetlands support an amazing diversity of flora, many of which you might not see from the trail! Conservation Planner Stacy Carter shares her photos of our more uncommon, strange, or even deadly plants.

To raise money for end-of-year activities including the trip to Washington, D.C., in June, the Lincoln School eighth-graders will hold a fundraiser car wash on Saturday, May 17 from 9:00am-3:00pm at Town Hall. Sign up online in advance or drive up and pay on the day of the event — donations are welcome.

The Food Project will have a seedling sale on Saturday, May 17 from 11:00am–2:00pm at its Baker Bridge Road field (90 Concord Rd, Lincoln).

Join LLCT and Danielle Proulx for a fun and educational kids' program. Young nature detectives will play games, hear stories, and head out on a guided nature walk to track down non native plants. Geared towards elementary-aged children. Learn more and RSVP here.

Join the 2025 birthday celebration in honor of the Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius on Saturday, May 17 from 6:30-9:00pm at the Gropius House. This 60’s themed party that continues a tradition of Bauhaus design-inspired revelry will honor both the birthday of Gropius and 40 years of the Gropius House as a public museum. Hors d’oeuvres, […]

The Lincoln Land Conservation Trust will hold its annual plant sale on Sunday, May 18 from 11:00am–1:00pm at Lincoln Station. There will be a selection of native perennials and shrubs for (no pre-orders) — click here to see the list of available plants. LLCT membership contributions support the sale and planting efforts on conservation land.

The Children’s Creativity Festival, a collaboration with LincFam and Historic New England, takes place on Sunday, May 18 at the Gropius House from 3:00-5:00pm. Come to an open house and a hands-on celebration featuring art, music and dance in the sprit of the Bauhaus principles of experiential learning and creativity. The event is free and […]

Kids Archaeology Dig: Codman Farm Before Time 

Sunday Supper — Sunday, May 18, 4:30-6:30pm

All are invited to join us to hear some toe-tapping jazz with traditional jazz virtuoso, Jimmy Mazzy and many other great local jazz musicians. In 2019, Jim Mazzy was inducted into the American Banjo Museum Hall of Fame. This jazz session has been organized by Nick Ribush.

Docudrama, directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller. Navy S.E.A.L. sniper Chris Kyle’s pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. When he returns home after four tours of duty, Chris experiences PTSD. Rated R. (2014) 2 hrs 13 min.

For the fourth year in a row, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Lincoln and Weston (SVdP) is putting on an outdoor concert to celebrate the start of summer and to thank all their volunteers and supporters. The concert will be on Tuesday, May 27 from 5:30-8:00pm on the Weston town green. Our performers are […]

Dana Robbat, author of the upcoming book Lincoln Modern: Plain Living, High Thinking, will give a talk on " Resolute Revolutionaries: Walter Gropius and Quincy Adams: Modernism in Lincoln, Massachusetts" on Wednesday, May 28 from 6:45-8:00pm in the Tarbell Room at the Lincoln Public Library. Hosted by FoMA/Lincoln and supported by the Freedoms Way Foundation. […]

Join us for Part 3 of this popular program! Elder Law Attorney, Margaret Hoag of Eckel, Hoag & O’Connor shares the documents you need throughout possible life transitions. This is a great way to get your questions answered.

Get direct experience working with bees alongside our beekeeper as he cares for the hives at Drumlin Farm. Cost is $35; register here.

Farm to Table Brunch and Tour — Saturday, May 31, 9:00-11:00am

Drumlin Farm Community Preschool teacher Susan Edwards Richmond will present her new community science adventure book, The Great Pollinator Count, and lead children age 3-8 in activities about insect pollinators. Free, but registration is required.

Dust off your wigs, platforms, and polyester because Club Codman is coming to Codman Farm on Saturday, May 31 at 8:00pm. It’s an adults-only dance party to benefit Codman Community Farms with great music and great drinks. Purchase tickets here.