Happenings

Help keep Wareham’s trails tree-mendous

The Wareham Land Trust will take a trek to maintain Tweedy and Barnes Conservation Area’s trails and re-leaf the forest from fallen trees and branches on Tuesday, May 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring their own work gloves,...

Drumming up a good time at the library

Odaiko New England, a Boston-based Japanese taiko drumming ensemble, will perform a free community concert in Wareham on Saturday, June 20. The performance will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. and is open to all ages. Organizers said the concert...

A tree-mendous 25 year celebration for the Wareham Land Trust

After 25 years of putting down roots in Wareham, the Wareham Land Trust is inviting the community to branch out and celebrate. The trust will celebrate its 25th anniversary with a gala fundraiser on Friday, June 5, at the Rosebrook Events Center....

The women of '76

“Well-behaved women seldom make history,” wrote Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Laurel Ulrich. This quote will come to life during Rita Parisi’s Women of '76 performance at the Wareham Free Library from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 1....

Novel reads, old books at May book sale

Turn a new page with an old book at the Friends of the Wareham Free Library’s May Book Sale. Book buyers can stop by and find summer reads in the community room of the Wareham Free Library from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, from 9:30...

Say shell-o to Sip & Stroll

Sip on liquid fun while strolling in the summer sun at Sip and Stroll Harbor Fest at Besse Park and Warren’s Harborview on Main Street on Saturday, June 27 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Formerly known as Oyster Fest, this year’s festival will feature...

Sea Onset’s boats set sail and blessed

Holy ship! The Onset Bay Association’s Annual Blessing of the Fleet is back on Saturday, July 4 at 10 a.m at 186 Onset Ave. The association will give out prizes for the “best dressed boat,” and a bicycle-pet-doll carriage parade and kid’s parade...

A reel-ly good time at the Tihonet Pond Fishing Derby

Get hooked! The Wankinquoah Rod & Gun Club will host its annual Tihonet Pond Fishing Derby on Sunday, May 31, 2026, at A.D. Makepeace Company, 3 Farm to Market Road in Wareham. Check-in begins at 4 a.m. and will continue throughout the day....

Race to the VFW for this car show

The 3rd Annual King of Cars Classic Car Show will take place Sunday, June 21, 2026, at the Onset VFW, located at 4 Gibbs Ball Park Road in Onset. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with gates opening at 8 a.m. The show will feature hot...

Fill up for breakfast at Trinity Christian

Trinity Christian Church, 462 Main Street, will host its monthly Free Community Breakfast on Saturday, May 16, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. This month’s menu will include breakfast sandwiches with bacon or sausage, fresh fruit, assorted juices and coffee....

Van Gogh to this high school art fair

Wareham High School, 7 Viking Drive, will host its annual “Celebration of the Arts” Art Fair Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., offering the community an evening of student creativity, live entertainment and interactive activities. The...

Crochet and knit across the pond with poppies

Poppies in Wareham, United Kingdom. Photo source: Claire Smith

Wareham Carnival in Wareham, United Kingdom and the Wareham Twinning Committee of Wareham, Massachusetts is inviting knitters and crocheters throughout the community to take part in the organization’s Poppy Project for the 2026 carnival...

Fitness for a cause with the YMCA

A “Fitness Social for a Cause” is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Gleason Family YMCA, 33 Charge Pond Road, as part of Healthy Kids Day. Healthy Kids Day invites the community to come participate in the fitness social but also we...

Great walks at Great Neck

A guided walk exploring the habitats of Great Neck is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at Stockton Shortcut and Great Neck Road. The program, part of the “Great Walks at Great Neck” series, will run from 9 to 11 a.m. and will feature insights...

Be a social butterfly on this butterfly walk

Don't wing your Saturday, there's butterfly spotting plans ahead. A guided butterfly walk with the Wareham Land Trust is scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2026, at the Red Brook Trail Network. Guests will meet at the Lyman Reserve parking lot at Head...

Trail along with the Wareham Land Trust

A volunteer trail maintenance event is set for Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Red Brook Trail Network in Onset. Participants will meet at the Onset Water District, 15 Sand Pond Road, and travel to the work site together. The event will run from 10...

Lasagna supper at Trinity Christian Church

The Trinity Christian Church will be hosting a Lasagna Supper on Friday, May 8, 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. The Trinity Christian Church located at 462 Main Street. The menu includes homemade lasagna, salad, garlic bread, assorted homemade desserts and a...

Residents invited to learn about gardening, farm volunteering

The Marion Institute will host an informational program on garden and farm volunteer opportunities Wednesday, June 3, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m at the Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road. Scott Codey of Frogfoot Farms will discuss ways residents can...

Celebrate dad with the Council on Aging

The Council on Aging, 54 Marion Road, will be hosting a Father’s Day breakfast Monday, June 22, at beginning at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are $10 and the menu includes eggs, bacon, sausage links, home fries, Danish and orange juice. Entertainment will be...

Trailblaze on a Tuesday

The Wareham Land Trust will host a volunteer trail work event Tuesday, May 5 at the Marks Cove Conservation Area. Volunteers will meet at the conservation area entrance at 37 Nicholas Drive. The work session is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m....

Tracing the roots of rock, blues and country at the library

The Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road, will host Jon Waterman Monday, May 11 from 7 to 8 p.m. as part of its Spring Concert Series, featuring “A Journey Through the Roots of American Popular Music.” The library is closed on Mondays at 5 p.m....

Mattapoisett Community Tennis Association seeks new members

The Mattapoisett Community Tennis Association, which serves the towns of Mattapoisett, Fairhaven, Marion, Rochester and Wareham, is seeking adult men and women to join its summer tennis drop-in league. There are currently about 24 active...

May's mysterious book club meeting

The Mystery Book Club at the Wareham Free Library will discuss “A Lonely Death” by Charles Todd during its next meeting, Tuesday, May 19. The group meets at 6 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month at the library, 59 Marion Road, unless...

Make a difference one step at a time with this walk

Get those walking shoes laced up and ready. The Wareham Area Clergy Association will host “Wareham Walks for the Homeless,” a 5-mile community fundraiser walk, at 1 p.m. Sunday, May 17. The walk will begin and end at the Church of the Good...

Roll up a sleeve: Blood drive comes to town

Blood drive flyer. Photo source: Wareham Police Department

The Wareham Police Department will host a community blood drive in partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at 2515 Cranberry Highway. The Boston Children’s Hospital Bloodmobile will be on site to collect...

It's bags to riches for the high school

Have helping the environment and schools in the bag. Community members can support Wareham High School while making an environmentally friendly choice this May through the reusable bag program at Shaw’s. Throughout the month of May, every purchase...

Walt’s Mobile Closet brings free clothing event to town

Walt’s Mobile Closet will hold its fourth annual women’s essentials event on Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gleason Family YMCA, 33 Charge Pond Road. The event will provide free, gently used items including clothing, shoes, bras,...

Shop labors of love at the YMCA

This event will offer sew many purchase possibilities. A spring arts and crafts pop-up shop will be held Saturday, May 2, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Gleason Family YMCA, 33 Charge Pond Road. The event, scheduled ahead of Mother’s Day, will...

Meat up at Redmen Hall's meat raffle

It would be a mis-steak to miss an event like this. The Redmen Hall, 745 Main Street, will host its monthly meat raffle Friday, May 1. Doors open at 6 p.m. An optional $10 meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. provided by Mumma Mary Italian Catering....

Mary V. Rose scholarship applications now open

The Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center is now accepting applications for the Mary V. Rose Annual Scholarships. The scholarship honors Mary V. Rose, a longtime Onset resident and founding member of the Oak Grove Cape Verdean Cultural Center....

Float into this boating safety course

The Buzzards Bay Sail and Power Squadron will offer America’s Boating Course Wednesdays in May. Classes will be held via Zoom on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20 and 27, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. An in-person exam will be given Sunday, May 31. Attendance at...

No way it's Onset Bay Community Day

Seas the day! The Onset Bay Center will host a free Community Day Monday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 186 Onset Ave., offering residents and visitors a chance to explore Onset Bay and learn about local recreation and conservation programs....

On your mark, get set, quack: The annual duck race is near

A very patriotic duck looks ready to race in 2025. File photo

Feeling ducky? Waddle on down to the Tihonet Pond Canal for a duck race. The Friends of the Wareham Free Library will host their annual Rubber Duck Race on Sunday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tihonet Village. The event will take place along...

A fitness fiesta at A.D Makespeace

¡Ándale! Lace up a pair of running shoes and hit the trails for the annual Cinco de Mayo 5k run hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Bourne and Wareham. The race will take place Sunday, May 3. Participants will walk or run through the trails on the A.D....

A walk for peace

There's a chance to put differences aside and come together for peace. Wareham Faith in Action will host a Peace Walk at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 25. The walk will begin at the sidewalks around Wareham Town Green, continue along Main Street to Chapel...

The swim before the big Buzzards Bay swim

Ahead of the Buzzards Bay Swim on June 20, a free open water swim clinic will be held Saturday, May 30 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Onset Bay Center, 186 Onset Avenue for registered participants. The session begins with an orientation and Q&A,...

Wareham High School Hall of Fame inductions due

Nominations for the next induction ceremony into the Wareham High School Athletic Hall of Fame are due by May 15, 2026. The Hall of Fame Committee said the induction ceremony will take place in November 2026, with the exact date and time to...

A book sale bound to offer great deals

April showers bring May flowers but they also bring plenty of time to sit back and read a good book. Turn a new page with an old book at the Friends of the Wareham Free Library’s Spring Book Sale. Shoppers can attend the sale Thursday, April 23...

Roll the dice in this new RPG club

Witches, ogres and faires, oh my! Adventures awaits at the Wareham Free Library for kids 12 to 15-years-old. A new roleplaying game club is beginning at 59 Marion Road Tuesdays from 3 to 4:30 p.m beginning May 5. Explore mysterious dungeons,...

A fitness fiesta at A.D Makespeace

Changes are coming to Swifts Beach Road, tell the Town what you think

The town will hold a public information session April 16 to discuss planned changes to the beach at the end of Swifts Beach Road. The meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. in Room 27 at Wareham Town Hall. A Zoom webinar option will also be...

One for the books: Wareham Free Library's anniversary celebration

Turning the page on 35 years, the library is ready to celebrate. The Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road, will mark its 35th anniversary with a birthday celebration Wednesday, May 6, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The event will feature a talk from mystery...

Is it safe? Urine diversion informational series

The number one topic of this presentation is urine. The Wareham Land Trust will co-sponsor an informational talk on urine diversion Wednesday, April 29, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Wareham Free Library, 59 Marion Road. The program, titled “Is It...

Flock to this bird walk

Birds of a feather go on walks together. The Wareham Land Trust and Mass Audubon will host a free birding walk Tuesday, April 28, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Great Neck Road and Stockton Short Cut Street. The walk will focus on spring migratory birds...

Dig it? The Wareham Garden Club's plant sale is near

As buds bloom and flowers show their petals, the Wareham Garden Club is preparing to dish out the dirt. The Wareham Garden Club will hold its annual plant sale Saturday, May 16 from 9 a.m. to noon at the Old Methodist Meeting House, 495 Main...

The most important meal of the day with Trinity Christian

Trinity Christian Church, 462 Main Street, will host its monthly free community breakfast on Saturday, April 18, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. This month’s menu will include french toast, bacon or sausage, fresh fruit, assorted juices and coffee. Homemade...

Go green! Church of the Good Shepherd collecting recyclables, shoes

It's time to do some sole-searching in those closets. Church of the Good Shepherd is collecting redeemable cans and bottles Sunday, April 19 from 7:45 to 11:15 a.m. Sneakers and donations will go to support sustainability efforts on the third...