Family

Activities for and about families, or of interest to families with children (but not solely child-oriented)

2025 En Ka Fair

Come on down and join us for the annual En Ka Fair! Held in downtown Winchester/the Jenks Center parking lot.

Rides, fair food, the book tent, bake sale, jewelry, famous lobster rolls and more - all raising funds for En Ka Society.

Buy tickets online (enkasociety.org) or use the link below until May 14.
https://form.jotform.com/250806537696165

Buy tickets onsite starting May 15 (12-6pm), and during Fair's hours.

This year the Fair's hours are:
Friday, May 16, 4-10pm
Saturday, May 17, 10am-9pm (Parade is at 9:15am)

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AANHPI Celebration!

Join us at Winchester High School (80 Skillings Road) on Tuesday, May 20, from 5:30 – 7:30 for a family-friendly Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander celebration! There will be entertainment, educational activities, advocacy, food and more. This event is free and open to everyone. We hope you’ll join the fun!

Annual Halloween Bash hosted by Family Action Network and Winchester Recreation

FAN and Winchester Recreation Department are hosting our annual Halloween Bash! Dress up your kids in their best costumes and join us for trick-or-treating the shops in Winchester Center followed by an outdoor party with Trunk or Treating fun, music, games, and arts & crafts.

Saturday October 18
10:00-11:30 Downtown Trick-or-Treat at Winchester Center, free to the public
10:30-12:30 Halloween Bash Trunk-or-Treat at Jenks Center/Town Hall Parking Lot, free for FAN families and $10 for non-member families

Come whenever is convenient for your family and bring a Halloween bag/pumpkin to collect

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Art in the Park

Art in the Park is a public outdoor art activity free and open to the public, with demonstrations, participatory art, and exhibition and sale of works by local artists. The event is held on the Winchester Common on Saturday, August 16, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, in conjunction with the weekly Farmers' Market. It is a highlight of the month-long Art in August festival.

A family-friendly event, Art in the Park offers something for everyone!

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Checking In With Your Young Adult (And With You!)

Do you have a young adult who is transitioning to life after high school? Do you have questions about how you can best support them? Do you just want to have someone to talk to about how YOU are handling the transition?

Please join us for an evening conversation with Molly Boynton, Assistant Director of Student Outreach and Support at Tufts University, and a few current college students who will offer their perspectives.

Chinese New Year celebration

An annual festival for the Chinese New Year for everyone in Winchester, organized and hosted by Winchester School of Chinese Culture (WSCC) for over 20 years and now run by a sister organization, Renaissance Chinese Culture Association (RCCA). It includes music, dancing, readings, and other festivities for children and adults. All are welcome, with no admission charge!

Chinese New Year celebration

An annual festival for the Chinese New Year for the people in Winchester, organized and hosted by Winchester School of Chinese Culture (WSCC) for nearly 20 years and now run by a sister organization, Renaissance Chinese Culture Association (RCCA). It includes music, dancing, readings, and other festivities for children and adults. All are welcome, with no admission charge!

Community Connect Day

Community Connect Day is your chance to engage with the local organizations that make our town such a vibrant and welcoming place to live.  Cultural, sports, and service groups, government agencies, faith communities, and more, will have representatives there happy to explain what they do.

Whether you’re looking for community events, and volunteer opportunities, or just want to learn more about resources for your family, this is the perfect occasion!

Come, be part of this annual event, and bring your friends and family!

While you are there shop the many offerings at the Farmers Market.  Summer

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Digital well-being: How can we help kids navigate a world where everything is shared and compared?

With social media and constant connection, the boundaries of privacy for children are stretched thin.

Join us as Dr. Devorah Heitner, author of Growing Up in Public: Coming of Age in a Digital World, shares her insights on how to help tweens and teens navigate boundaries, identity, privacy, and reputation in their digital world.

You will learn:
How to help your kids be authentic when everything can be shared and compared.
How to help kids / teens find balance between active and tech time.
Why mentorship is better than just monitoring.
There will be a Q&A following the presentation.

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