Community

Public meetings, parades, and other community-oriented activities and events of general interest

Anastasia Sierra Artist Reception

Join us at WinCam Gallery on July 24th, 5.30pm - 7pm, for an artist reception with Anastasia Sierra to celebrate her solo exhibition, Bittersweet. Sierra's intimate project explores the emotional complexity of motherhood through colorful staged portrait photogrphy.

About Bittersweet -

Bittersweet is an ongoing body of work about the conflicting emotions of motherhood, where love and joy live next to the feelings of frustration, guilt and exhaustion.

I collaborate with my young son to recreate moments of tenderness and tension. Together, we make a colorful and mysterious world of

Annual Outdoor Living and Garden Tour

Be inspired by the green thumbs of your neighbors while visiting 7 uniquely blooming backyards scattered throughout town.

List of participating locations will be provided to all ticket holders in advance of the tour.

An unique option to have lunch in one of the gardens will be an additional $15. Lunch will be served from 12-2 and the location of the lunch will be sent to you once the ticket has been purchased.
All proceeds support the Town Beautification Fund managed by the Chamber, supporting projects that keep Winchester beautiful year round.
Thank you to our sponsor: Jessica

Art in August Opening Reception

The Winchester Cultural Council and the Winchester Artists Network invite you to a gala reception to celebrate the opening of Art in August 2025.

Come meet the artists who are exhibiting throughout August in locations throughout the town, the merchants who generously donate space in their shops and windows, state and town leaders, Winchester Cultural Council members and local grant recipients, and others from our community.

Wine and light appetizers served. All are invited, free admission.
 

 

Art in the Park

Art in the Park is a family-friendly public art activity including hands-on opportunities, demonstrations, and exhibitions of art that takes place during the Winchester Farmers' Market. A number of local artists will run activities to show their creative process and in some cases to let people try making their own. Artists all also be able to sell their artwork. There will be something for everyone!

Venue

Audacious Action Africa presentation

Audacious Action Africa: How a daring Maasai leader and an American physics professor organize to improve life in rural Africa

Meet Kisioki Moitiko, Project Manager, and Dr. Bob Lange, Founder of the International Collaborative for Science, Education, and the Environment (ICSEE). They’ll tell stories and show photos from Maasai lands in Tanzania. Find out about their actions with climate change adaptation, women’s empowerment, water sanitation, indoor air pollution, economic development, and reaching for a better life in Maasai villages. Free of charge. Seats are limited, location provided with

Authentic Selves: Celebrating Trans and Nonbinary People and their Families June 1 – 9, 2024

Live in-person from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester.

Celebrate pride through beautiful, empowering, first-hand accounts of trans, nonbinary, and gender-fluid experiences. From Massachusetts-based Family Diversity Projects, this exhibit uses stunning photography and rich stories to challenge damaging myths and stereotypes about trans and nonbinary people, educate people about these communities, and help make the world a safer, more connected, and more empathetic place.

Authentic Selves is on view at Ripley Chapel (21 Church St, Winchester, MA), weekdays

Candidates Meet & Mingle at Kyuramen

Please join us to meet the candidates in the local election on March 22nd.  There will be complementary light appetizers and a cash bar. All candidates for contested elections, and others running uncontested, are welcome!

This event is intended as an informal counterpart to the candidate debates hosted by the League of Women Voters on March 5 and 6, and is a new take on the "candidate breakfast" that the Chamber has hosted for several years.

Why Attend?

  • ✔️ Meet and chat with candidates—both contested and uncontested races.
  • ✔️ Connect with fellow community members.
  • Support a fantastic new local

Candidates Meet and Mingle

Please join us to meet the candidates in the local election on March 22nd. There will be complementary light appetizers and a cash bar. All candidates for contested elections, and others running uncontested, are welcome!

This event is intended as an informal counterpart to the candidate debates hosted by the League of Women Voters on March 5 and 6, and is a new take on the candidate breakfast that the Chamber has hosted for several years.
Why Attend?
✔️ Meet and chat with candidates--both contested and uncontested races.
✔️ Connect with fellow community members.
✔️ Support a fantastic