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St. Mary of Carmen Festival
Nonantum’s four-day Italian street feast — processions, a midway, sausage carts and fireworks.
Wed, Oct 7 – Oct 7
Nonantum
4.9(421)Things to do in Newton
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- $5–$30FeaturedFood & Drink
Nonantum Bakery Crawl
Generational Italian bakeries within a few blocks — cannoli, ricotta pie, and bread by noon.
Nonantum
4.8(312) 
VariesFeaturedFood & DrinkNewtonville Farmers Market
A long-running Tuesday market on Walnut Street — produce, bread, flowers and prepared food.
Mon, Sep 14 · 1:30 PM–6:30 PM
Newtonville
4.7(203)
$8–$32Food & DrinkDessert Crawl: Newton Centre Square
Four dessert stops within three blocks — ice cream, gelato, French pastry and a late-night cookie.
Newton Centre
4.8(226)- $18–$34Food & Drink
Red Sauce Sunday Dinner
Old-school Italian-American dining rooms — chicken parm the size of a hubcap, at family prices.
Nonantum
4.6(244) 
$30–$60Food & DrinkUpper Falls Dinner on the River
Converted-mill dining rooms with exposed brick and a patio over the water — Newton’s best dinner setting.
Newton Upper Falls
4.5(213)
$20–$45Food & DrinkWest Newton Main Street Dinner & a Movie
Eat on Washington Street, walk fifty feet to the cinema — Newton’s easiest night out.
West Newton
4.5(172)- FreeSeasonal & Holiday
Nonantum Village Day
A one-day neighborhood block party with a road race, a parade, and the fire department’s hose spray.
Wed, Oct 21 · 10:00 AM–4:00 PM
Nonantum
4.7(118) 
VariesFood & DrinkChestnut Hill Farmers Market
Massachusetts growers, prepared food, and live music in the plaza on Saturday mornings.
Thu, Sep 17 · 9:00 AM–1:00 PM
Chestnut Hill
4.5(132)- $3–$25Food & Drink
Farm Stand Afternoon Pickup
Same-day-picked vegetables, eggs and flowers from a farmstand you can walk to from Newton Centre.
Tue, Sep 15 · 2:00 PM–6:00 PM
Thompsonville
4.8(96) 
$4–$14Food & DrinkLower Falls Coffee & Pastry Stop
A small café on the Route 16 corner — good espresso, better scones, six seats.
Newton Lower Falls
4.6(104)
$4–$16Food & DrinkWaban Square Coffee & Village Errands
One block, one coffee shop, one market, one pharmacy — the platonic ideal of a small village square.
Waban
4.5(108)
$14–$28Food & DrinkNewton Corner Sunday Brunch Row
Three brunch spots within a block of the Washington Street rotary, none of them requiring a reservation.
Newton Corner
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VariesFamily & KidsNahanton Park Community Gardens
Over a hundred garden plots on a sunny hillside — open to walk through, with a waitlist to grow.
Oak Hill
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