Friends of the Medford Family Network presents its Night of 10,000 Lights gala, the organization’s major annual fundraising event to support programming of the Medford Family Network. The evening will feature music, food, drinks, a silent auction, raffle baskets and grab bags. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door and include food and open bar with beer and wine. Tickets can be purchased via the Friends of the Medford Family Network website, or at the Medford Family Network,…

Do you miss the Medford Farmers Market, which concluded its season at the Condon Shell park in October? Here's one more chance to enjoy the experience: the Thanksgiving Market at Medford City Hall! Pick up your holiday groceries such as bread, vegetables, pasta, meat, eggs, and desserts. Then get a head start on your holiday shopping -- jewelry from Medford artists, plus alpaca products, jams, nuts, oils and sauces, our market bags and T-shirts, and more. There will be live…

Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn and the Medford Recreation Department invite all Medford residents to this year's Holiday Extravaganza as the city lights up Medford City Hall for the holidays.  Enjoy food, music, children's activities, and more than 20 local crafters and artists at the event, plus the Medford Boy Scouts selling wreaths.  

The City of Medford begins a series of Pride Month events with a flag raising at City Hall. Hear from members of the Medford Pride Planning Committee and the Medford High School Gay/Straight Alliance; Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn; Medford poet laureate Terry E. Carter; Gigi Gill, the "Official Gay Queen of Salem, Mass., and more. Pride Month will feature events, workshops, interfaith gatherings, and will culminate with a Pride Celebration at Andrews Field on Sunday, June 26.    

In collaboration with the West Medford Community Center, the City of Medford will conduct a Juneteenth flag raising at Medford City Hall. Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, commemorates the emancipation of American slaves in the last Confederate territory of the U.S. on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas.  

As part of Pride Month, the City of Medford is hosting a Dance, Skate, Mingle Party in the City Hall parking lot with music by DJ Public School. Bring your dancing shoes, roller skates, or just yourself. Creative attire encouraged. All ages welcome.  Pride Month features events, workshops, interfaith gatherings, and will culminate with a Pride Celebration at Andrews Field on Sunday, June 26.

The Medford Farmers Market is hosting a Thanksgiving Market at Medford City Hall, a fun, indoor event that will get you ready for Thanksgiving and the holidays. Whether you come to visit with the live alpacas, pick up your hostess or other gifts for the holiday season, gather some key Thanksgiving meal ingredients, or get together to enjoy local musicians, this indoor market will have something for everyone. The live music lineup features Rashiva Green from noon to 1 p.m.,…

The City of Medford begins a series of Pride Month events with a flag raising on the front lawn at City Hall. The event will include music by Miles Wilder, a Boston-based composer, musician, and multi-instrument performer, and poetry by Terry E. Carter, the city's first poet laureate.  

All are invited to the City of Medford's Juneteenth flag raising on the front lawn at at Medford City Hall. Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, commemorates the emancipation of American slaves in the last Confederate territory of the U.S. on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas. Speakers will be Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn and Terry E. Carter, who this month completes his term as the city's first poet laureate. There also will be music by singer Linda Morose and pianist Jonathan…

The City of Medford invites the community to the installation of its second poet laureate, Vijaya Sundaram, at a ceremony at City Hall. The program will include a reading from Sundaram and a special farewell poem from Medford’s inaugural Poet Laureate, Terry E. Carter. Medford High student Rikita Bk, first-place winner of the Medford Public Schools Poetry Contest, will also give a reading. Originally from India, Sundaram moved to the U.S. in 1988 and is a longtime Medford resident. She…

The City of Medford invites you to a Black History Month Celebration with featured speaker Seneca Scott, founder and CEO of Neighbors Together Oakland. The nonprofit is dedicated to organizing and mobilizing neighbors to build a safe, livable city working under four pillars: community safety, local food systems, accessible housing, and thriving local businesses. The event will also feature music, poetry, bingo, good food, and a lil’ CTM (Conversations That Matter). Hosted by the city's Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion…

All are invited to the City of Medford's Juneteenth flag raising and celebration on the front lawn at Medford City Hall. Juneteenth, now a federal holiday, commemorates the emancipation of American slaves in the last Confederate territory of the U.S. on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas. Today's keynote speaker will be Dr. Joyya Smith, Vice President for Diversity, Access and Inclusion at Suffolk University. The program also will include poetry by Vijaya Sundaram, the city's poet laureate, and music…

The City of Medford invites the community to a Brazilian Independence Day Celebration featuring food, music, games for kids, and resources from local businesses and organizations. For more information, contact the City of Medford's Multicultural Resource line at 781-475-5644.