Indigenous Peoples Day 2026
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From Arlington to Worcester, Boston to Warner, NH, you can find a way of honoring Indigenous Peoples Day across Massachusetts and New England.
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 10, 2026
Arlington - Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Arlington Masonic Temple
19 Academy Street, Arlington, MA
https://arlingtonhistorical.org/event/arlington-indigenous-peoples-day-celebration/
Boston – Massachusetts Statewide Indigenous Peoples Day March
12:00 PM “From Turtle Island to Palestine”
Steps of the Massachusetts State House, Boston, MA
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16mATtJ7rs/
Chelmsford - Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Town Common
4 North Rd, Chelmsford, MA
https://www.chelmsfordma.gov/m/newsflash/Home/Detail/2296
Newburyport – 6th Annual Indigenous Peoples Day Cultural Art Celebration
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Waterfront Park
22 Merrimac St, Newburyport, MA
https://imaginestudios.org/indigenous-peoples-day/
Plymouth - Indigenous Peoples' Weekend Activities - Saturday Programming
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA
Don’t miss the second annual launch and paddle of the Merrimack Mishoon (a dugout canoe) and Aputamkon (a birchbark canoe) at Newburyport’s Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration.
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Sunday, October 11, 2026
Falmouth – Wampanoag Culture Celebration
10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Highfield Hall & Gardens
56 Highfield Dr, Falmouth, MA
https://calendar.vineyardgazette.com/event/indigenous-peoples-day-celebration
North Grafton - Hassanamisco Indian Fair
10:00 AM –4:00 PM
Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine
7 Jumbo’s Path, North Grafton, MA
https://nipmuc.gov/event/hassanamisco-indian-fair/
Plymouth - Indigenous Peoples' Weekend Activities - Sunday Programming
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA
https://plimoth.org/events/indigenous-peoples-weekend-sunday
Watertown - Watertown Celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day
12:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Hosmer Elementary School
1 Concord Rd, Watertown, MA
https://watertowncitizens.org/event/watertown-celebrates-indigenous-peoples-day-3/
Image Maryann Zujewski
Monday, October 12, 2026
Boston - Indigenous Peoples’ Day Open House
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
https://www.mfa.org/event/open-house/indigenous-peoples-day
Boston – War for the Dawnland: Reimagining King Philip’s War (Teacher Workshop)
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
https://www.masshist.org/events/war-for-the-dawnland-reimagining-king-philips-war
Boston – Opening Our Doors: Celebrating Indigenous peoples’ Day at the MHS
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Massachusetts Historical Society
1154 Boylston St, Boston, MA
https://www.masshist.org/events/opening-our-doors2026
Boston – FREE Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Institute of Contemporary Art
25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston, MA
https://www.icaboston.org/hours-locations/
Boston – Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Native Roots
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way, Boston, MA
https://www.gardnermuseum.org/calendar/indigenous-peoples-day-native-roots
Brookline – Brookline’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Florida Ruffin Ridley School Café
345 Harvard St, Brookline, MA
https://www.brooklinema.gov/m/newsflash/home/detail/2613
Cambridge - FREE Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology
11 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA
Harvard Museum of Natural History
26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA
https://hmsc.harvard.edu/calendar_event/free-admission-on-indigenous-peoples-day/
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Concord - Indigenous Peoples’ Day Family Program
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Concord Museum
53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA
https://concordmuseum.org/event/indigenous-peoples-day-5/
Edgartown - Nôepe - Indigenous Peoples Day
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary of Mass Audubon
100 Felix Neck Dr, Edgartown, MA
https://www.sassafraseartheducation.org/events/indigenous-peoples-day-2026
Lexington - Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The Depot
13 Depot Square, Lexington, MA
https://www.tourlexington.us/event/indigenous-peoples-day-celebration/
Newton - 6th Annual Ceremonial Celebration for Indigenous Peoples Day
11am – 5pm
Albermarle Field
250 Albemarle Rd, Newtonville, MA
Plymouth - Wampanoag Leaders: 1600s to Today
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA
https://plimoth.org/events/wampanoag-leaders-1600s-to-today
Plymouth - 13 Moons and 12,000 Years: Wampanoag History Past and Present
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Plimoth Patuxet Museums
137 Warren Ave, Plymouth, MA
https://plimoth.org/events/13-moons-and-12-000-years-wampanoag-history-past-and-present
Sandwich – Celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Heritage Museums & Garden
67 Grove St, Sandwich, MA
https://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/mecevents/daily-admissions-ipd/?occurrence=2026-10-12
Warner, NH – FREE Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum
18 Highlawn Rd, Warner, NH
https://www.indianmuseum.org/calendar/2026/10/12/indigenous-peoples-day
Worcester – FREE Admission on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Worcester Art Museum
55 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA
https://www.worcesterart.org/events/free-day-indigenous-peoples-day/
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