Indigenous Peoples Day

Image Laura Kozlowski Photography

From Arlington to Winchester, Boston to Stockbridge, you can find a way of honouring Indigenous Peoples Day across Massachusetts. We’re going to Newburyport, where there’s a fabulous, day-long outdoor gathering with Indigenous crafts, dance, music and speakers. A highlight is the creation, ceremonial launch and paddle on the Merrimack River of a traditional muhsh8n (mishoon dugout canoe), handcrafted by Darius Coombs, Mashpee Wampanoag, and Jonathan Perry, Aquinnah Wampanoag.

If our list doesn’t tell you what you need to know, here’s a longer list of events, compiled by Indigenous Peoples Day MA and Italian Americans for Indigenous Peoples Day.

Saturday, October 11, 2025

Arlington - Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

1pm - 2:30pm

First Parish Unitarian Universalist

630 Mass. Ave, Arlington, MA 

https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/arlington-indigenous-peoples-day-celebration/

 

Boston – Massachusetts Statewide Indigenous Peoples Day March

Gathering at 12:00pm

Park Street Station, Boston, MA

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16mATtJ7rs/

The painstaking task of creating a mishoon, for Newburyport MA’s Indigenous Peoples Day, Saturday, October 11, 10am-5pm. Image Laura Kozlwski Photography

 

Chelmsford - Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

11am - 2pm

Town Common

4 North Rd, Chelmsford, MA https://www.chelmsfordma.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/2296

 

Newburyport – 5th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Cultural Art Celebration

10am – 5pm

Waterfront Park

Newburyport, MA

https://imaginestudios.org/indigenous-peoples-day/

 

Plymouth - Indigenous Peoples' Weekend Event

10am - 4pm

Plimoth Patuxet Museums

137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA

https://plimoth.org/events/indigenous-peoples-weekend

 

Stockbridge - Language of the Stockbridge-Munsee Community

10am - 11am

The Mission House

19 Main St, Stockbridge, MA

https://thetrustees.org/event/441480/

 

Sunday, October 12

Edgartown - Indigenous Peoples Day

2pm - 3:30pm

Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary

100 Felix Neck Dr, Edgartown, MA

https://calendar.vineyardgazette.com/event/indigenous-peoples-day-celebration

North Grafton - Hassanamisco Indian Fair

10am - 4pm

Phelps Athletic Field

7 Jumbo's Path, North Grafton, MA

https://nipmuc.gov/event/hassanamisco-indian-fair/

 

Watertown - Watertown Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day

12pm - 3:30pm

Hosmer Elementary School

1 Concord Rd, Watertown, MA. 

https://watertowncitizens.org/event/watertown-celebrates-indigenous-peoples-day-3/

 

Monday, October 13, 2025

Boston - Indigenous Peoples’ Day Open House
10am – 5 pm

Museum of Fine Arts

465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA

https://www.mfa.org/event/open-house/indigenous-peoples-day

 

Brookline - Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration

1pm - 4pm

Florida Ruffin Ridley School Café, 345 Harvard St, Brookline, MA

https://www.brooklinema.gov/1555/Indigenous-People-Celebration-Committee

 

Concord - Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program with the Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers

10am - 11am

Concord Museum

53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA

https://concordmuseum.org/event/indigenous-peoples-day-4/

 

Ipswich - Corn Husk Creations

10am – 11:30am

Castle Hill on the Crane Estate

290 Argilla Rd, Ipswich, MA

https://thetrustees.org/event/442273/

 

Newton - 5th Annual Ceremonial Celebration for Indigenous Peoples Day
11am – 5pm

Albermarle Field

250 Albemarle Rd, Newton, MA

https://www.ipdnewton.org/

 

Salem - Indigenous Peoples Day Drop in Art Activity

11:30am – 3pm

Peabody Essex Museum, Main Atrium

161 Essex St, Salem, MA

https://www.pem.org/events/indigenous-peoples-day?date=2025-10-13&time=11:30

 

Sandwich – Indigenous Peoples Day - Wetu: A Traditional Wampanoag Dwelling, Wampanoag Mush8n, & Three Sisters-style Garden

10am – 5pm

Heritage Gardens & Museum

67 Grove St, Sandwich, MA

https://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/mecevents/daily-admissions-ipd/?occurrence=2025-10-13

 

Winchester - Indigenous Peoples Day Family Celebration

10am - 12pm

Wright-Locke Farm

82 Ridge St, Winchester, MA

https://nfsj.org/events/winchesters-5th-annual-indigenous-peoples-day-celebration/

Image Laura Kozlowksi Photography

 

 

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