The 12 best things to do in MetroWest this weekend
September 18–20, 2026 · handpicked from everything on across MetroWest.
High Holy Day observances quiet some corners of MetroWest this weekend, but there's still plenty of harvest-season energy on tap — from Newtonville's street festival and Acton's farm fair to a Patriots home game and a walk through Lexington's oldest burying ground.
END OF SUMMER EGYPTIAN COPTIC & CULTURAL EVENTSaturday · 11:00 AM · – Wayland MA 01778 · WaylandTour Wayland's Coptic Orthodox Church and sample Mediterranean and Egyptian dishes at this end-of-summer cultural celebration, running both Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 6pm.New England Patriots v Pittsburgh SteelersSunday · 1:00 PM · Gillette Stadium · FoxboroughThe Patriots host the Steelers at Gillette Stadium, with free parking in the stadium-owned lots for a rain-or-shine Sunday afternoon out.New England Fall Flower Show: Growing Together [Day 3]Sunday · 9:00 AM · Massachusetts Horticultural Society - Elm Bank · WellesleyCatch the final day of the New England Fall Flower Show at Elm Bank, with garden exhibitions, vendors, and demos filling the grounds one last time this September.Newtonville Village DaySunday · 8:00 AM · Newtonville Center, Walnut Street, Newtonville, MA, 02460, United States · NewtonNewtonville's Walnut Street fills with 75 craft and vendor booths, food, art, and live music for the neighborhood's annual Village Day celebration.The Funktones FREE bar side dance partySunday · 4:30 PM · Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center · MaynardThe Funktones play a free early-evening set barside at Sanctuary Cultural Arts Center in Maynard — an easy way to catch live music without a cover.Kol Nidre with Rabbi Emily Mathis, Singer-Songwriter Julie Silver & B'nai Torah MetroWestSunday · 7:30 PM · First Parish of Sudbury · SudburyB'nai Torah MetroWest marks Kol Nidre with Rabbi Emily Mathis and singer-songwriter Julie Silver at First Parish of Sudbury, blending High Holy Day liturgy with live music.Acton Harvest FairSunday · 12:00 PM · Morrison Farm Conservation Land · ActonMorrison Farm hosts the Acton Harvest Fair, with a community garden tour, workshops, harvest games, and vegetable contests for the whole family.The Jury Experience — Diamonds, Lies, and a Dead Man in Boston!Sunday · 4:30 PM · Regent Theatre · ArlingtonStep into the jury box at Regent Theatre for an interactive courtroom drama — the audience hears testimony and evidence before deciding guilty or not guilty in a $20 million necklace heist.Sunday Stroll Walking Tour: Stories in StoneSunday · 11:00 AM · Lexington Historical Society · LexingtonLexington Historical Society leads a walk through the Old Burying Ground, tracing three centuries of local history through gravestone symbols from skulls and crossbones to willow trees.Boston Classical Guitar Society Community Series - Curated by George Ward, BCGS Community Series DirSunday · 2:00 PM · NeedhamThe Boston Classical Guitar Society's Community Series brings Duo Chinoiserie to the Needham Free Public Library for an intimate afternoon concert.FOW Hopkinton Springs Hotel Tour Sept. 20Sunday · 3:00 PM · Hopkinton Independent – Events · HopkintonFriends of Whitehall lead an archeological tour of the Hopkinton Springs Hotel, an 1820s mineral-springs resort that once drew visitors from across New England.The Weight (Sun Sep 20, 12:30 PM)Sunday · 12:30 PM · West Newton Cinema · NewtonWest Newton Cinema screens The Weight, a prison-break thriller starring Hawke and Crowe, about a smuggling job gone wrong deep in a remote mine.
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