Cultural

Performances, exhibitions, recitals, and other cultural activities or those by supporters of the arts

Greet the Goats @ Wright-Locke Farm

Elementary School Kids and their families, join us at Wright-Locke Farm to greet the farm goats! We'll learn all about them, shear some goat stories, and enjoy an easy guided walk around the farm property . Registration is required! We'll be meeting at the the All Seasons Barn at Wright-Locke Farm, located at 82 Ridge Street Winchester, Ma 01890.

Griffin Photo Book Fair 2025

Join us on Saturday, September 13, from 11 AM to 4 PM, for a museum-wide celebration of all things photobook in honor of our founder Arthur Griffin's 122nd birthday. Independent publishers, artists, and book makers will fill our Main Gallery with distinctive artworks and publications.

Meet the artists and explore their projects: Leah Abrahams, Elysabeth Cianci, Joshua Deaner, Ellen Feldman, Joe Greene, Suzi Grossman, McCall Hollister, Robert Kalman, Kay Kenny, Michael King, Fern Nesson, Lori Van Houten, Anna Leigh Clem, and Andrew MK Warren. Visiting us is also Gateways Projects -- an

Griffin Terrace Midsummer Beer Garden

As part of the Griffin Terrace Series, Arts Winchester presents a summer beer garden with live music performed by Glenn Dickson and the Shirim Klezmer Orchestra.

Shirim has played concerts and festivals across the United States, Canada and Europe since 1982. Nationally recognized for their traditional playing, they are also known for their pioneering crossover projects: Klezmer Nutcracker, Maurice Sendak's Pincus, and The Golden Dreydl (with Ellen Kushner).  They have performed with the Philadelphia Pops Orchestra, at the Montreal Jazz Festival and at Lincoln Center!

Admission is free to all

Griffin Terrace Series | School of HONK!!

The Griffin Museum and Winchester Cultural District are excited to welcome the School of Honk to Winchester! Join us on the Griffin Terrace for a warm up session and march over to the Winchester Common for an afternoon of a blast of brass! Bring your brass instrument to the party and play with the band as music fills downtown Winchester.

Be at the Griffin Museum Sunday August 24th starting at 2.30pm. Meet other Honkers, warm up and play on our Griffin Rotary Terrace until 4pm then march down Shore Road to Winchester Common for a performance on the Green.

About the School of

Griffin Terrace Series | School of HONK!!

The Griffin Museum and Winchester Cultural District are excited to welcome the School of Honk to Winchester! Join us on the Griffin Terrace for a warm up session and march over to the Winchester Common for an afternoon of a blast of brass! Bring your brass instrument to the party and play with the band as music fills downtown Winchester.

Be at the Griffin Museum Sunday August 24th starting at 2.30pm. Meet other Honkers, warm up and play on our Griffin Rotary Terrace until 4pm then march down Shore Road to Winchester Common for a performance on the Green.

About the School of

Griffin Terrace Series | Shakespeare and The Eras Tour

The Griffin Museum in partnership with the Winchester Cultural District is pleased to present an afternoon of Shakespeare with the The World's A Stage Players, performing a revue of famous, and not so famous, Shakespeare scenes and monologues, loosely organized around the eras of his life and career. Join us at the museum on the Griffin Rotary Terrace on Saturday June 21, 2025 starting at 3pm. About the Winchester Cultural District - The Winchester Cultural District includes a river walk, the area on the Common and around the renovated train station for public art, educational, and cultural

Griffin Travel | Japan April 2025

Nobechi Creative is proud to work in partnership with the Griffin Museum of Photography on a specially curated trip featuring four UNESCO World Heritage locations and events in one journey, and one of the most respected and decorated photographers of our lifetimes, the incomparable, legendaryJane Evelyn Atwood. The trip has been meticulously laid out by George Nobechi, featuring some of the very best locations, crafts and events that the Hokuriku Region of Japan has to offer. The journey is a glimpse into true Japan and features some of the most amazing sights, sounds, smells and tastes from

Guitar Clinic with Hayes Griffin

Right Hand Mechanics: Guitar Clinic with Hayes Griffin
This 90-minute workshop is for any guitarist who wants to gain better control and fluency in flat-pick playing. Guest clinician Hayes Griffin will help participants to:
• Better control your picking hand
• Gain control when playing awkward string skips
• Gain fluidity at a variety of tempos
• Build techniques for better tone
• Learn how to practice to affirm good picking technique
Open to intermediate and advanced guitar players ages 13+. Please bring your guitar and a flat pick!
Free for WCMS students; $15 for the general public

Hello, Dolly!

Come see Winchester High School's production of the Broadway musical, "Hello, Dolly!" Runs for three days only, March 15-17, 2024. General Admission $20, $10 for students (cash or check only).

Hello, Dolly!

Come see Winchester High School's production of the Broadway musical, "Hello, Dolly!" Runs for three days only, March 15-17, 2024. General Admission $20, $10 for students (cash or check only).