Meet at the entrance of Holland Street Center
*weather permitting
Please see flyer for additional details.
About the Event
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JOIN IN ‘WEEKEND OF PLAY’
IN SOMERVILLE, MAY 17 & 18
Porchfest, Knucklebones, kids’ activities and more round out
Somerville’s first annual “Weekend of Play.” All activities, concerts
free, and fun!
Somerville’s first annual “Somerville Weekend of Play” is scheduled for
May 17 & 18, 2014, throughout the City courtesy of the City of
Somerville, the Somerville Arts Council, Somerville Recreation and
Knucklebones. Whether you associate “play” with musical instruments,
theater, physical activity or any other form, Somerville’s goal is to
support play in all its various forms on this weekend-long celebration
of having fun! All weekend, residents are invited to join the City and
Knucklebones for a wide variety of “play,” including the City’s 4th
annual PorchFest, and family-friendly activities in parks and open
spaces sponsored by the Somerville Recreation Department and
Knucklebones, a Somerville-based organization dedicated to providing
residents of all ages with fun and unique athletic opportunities.
The weekend’s events include:
Activities in Somerville Parks
Saturday, May 17 (afternoon)
- Parkour: Baxter Park (Assembly Square waterfront)
- Inflatable Go Cart course, Knucklebones activities: Morse-Kelley Playground (Craigie Street / Summer Street)
- Children’s sing-a-long with Liza Kitchell: Morse-Kelley Playground, 2 p.m.
- Children’s sing-a-long with Jeremy Lyons: Hodgkins-Curtin Playground (Holland Street), 2 .p.m.
- Imagination Playground: Lexington Park (Lexington Ave. / Commnity Path)
Sunday, May 18 (Noon-4 p.m.)
- SportsFort, Children’s Playspace, Knucklebones activities: Hodgkins Park
- Inflatable Go Cart course, Knucklebones activities: Morse-Kelley Playground
- Parkour: Nathan Tufts Park (Powder House Rotary)
- Public Ice Skating: Veterans Memorial Rink (Somerville Ave.), 12 – 1:50 p.m.
Don't Miss
Porchfest
Saturday, May 17, 12 – 6 p.m.
- Musicians and bands – ranging from Bollywood funk, cosmic Americana, killer blues, Moroccan, Balkan, gospel, American space rock and clawhammer banjo – will serenade passersby from porches throughout Somerville.
Click here for more information and to see the Porchfest schedule
For more information about the events or locations, contact Jackie Rossetti at 617-625-6600 ext 2614 or JRossetti@somervillema.gov.
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