Circle the Square 2024 Event Schedule

  Performances:

• 3:00-4:15 brass band procession and music by Annie and the Fur Trappers
• 4:20-4:40 dance performances by students from The Dance Studio
• 4:45-5:10 musical theatre review by Spotlight Medford
• 5:15-5:40 martial arts demos by students from Xtreme Ninja
• 5:45-7:00 reggae, funk, and hip hop music from Krush Faktory

Artist Vendors:

• Janet O'Malley - pottery
• Sarah Beardslee - jewelry and beads
• Anna Thai - hand made embroidered textiles
• Janet Steele - hand made zippered pouches and bags
• Outside the Lines Studio - various artwork
• Henna Inspired - henna tattoos by Karyn Alzayer
• Chris Burgan - Full Heart tarot card reading
• Wendy Pfaffenbach - local author
• Jameel Anne Johnson - local author
• Giulia Montanari - whimsical jewelry
• Cheryl Woodbury - painting
• Catie Woodbury - photographs and cards
• Elizabeth Woodbury - knitted items and candles
• Lauren Gross - crocheted items
• Michelle Corrado - handmade soaps
• Jacquelyn Fitzhugh - pottery
• The Elephant in the Room - prints, hats, and shirts
• Zing! Facepainting

Business and Non-profit Organization Vendors:

• 350Mass - make your own paper pinwheel
• Arts Collaborative Medford - Interactive poll and info about new arts center
• ArtsMedford - make Father's Day cards
• CACHE and Welcome Table - raffles, scavenger hunt info, and event info
• Community Preservation - Design a playground / public park
• Cradles to Crayons - well-wish notes for children in need
• First Baptist Church of Medford - craft activities for all ages
• Friends of the Medford Public Library - make bookmarks and book sharing activity
• Housing Medford - interactive poll about housing
• Kitty Connection - pin the tail on the cat
• Medford Bicycle Advisory Commission - bike safety giveaways and bike routes info
• Medford Board of Health Office of Prevention & Outreach - health promotion and education
• Medford Cub Scouts Pack 416 - giveaways and information about Cub Scouts
• Medford Family Network and Knucklebones - gross motor play, games, free books, and art activities
• Medford Farmers Market - seedling quiz with prizes
• Medford Food Justice Council - plant your own seedlings
• Medford Historical Society & Museum - historical artifacts and activities about Medford's history
• Medford History Table - historical characters and stories about Medford's history
• Medford Office of Planning, Development, and Sustainability - carnival games
• Medford Police Dept. - meet police officers and giveaways
• Medford Public Library - make your own buttons
• Medford Recreation - yard games and inflatable gaga pit
• Middlesex Federal - Games and raffles
• Pathfinder Learning Center - game with words and letters to create sentences
• Pediatric Associates of Medford - make your own slime
• Poetry Table with Medford Poet Laureate - learn about poetry and create your own poems
• Reimagym - cornhole and raffles
• Rockland Trust - summer giveaways and info about summer reading campaign
• The Rowe Lab at the Harvard Graduate School of Education - bubbles and summer-themed DIY stickers
• Royall House and Slave Quarters - learn games once played by enslaved people
• School of Rock, Medford - instrument petting zoo
• The Village Playspace - sensory tables
• TreesMedford - tree seedling giveaway
• Tufts Osher Lifelong Learning Institute - plant a seed to take home and enjoy
• Veterinary Urgent Care - Station Landing - pet trivia
• West Medford Community Center, Inc - Puzzles, games, and make-a-face stickers
• Xtreme Ninja - martial arts demos and giveaways

Satellite Vendors (offering activities in their business locations):

• Colleens - craft activities for kids
• Deep Cuts - pinball and used records for sale
• Elements Massage - chair massage
• Modern Pastry - paper cupcake craft activity

Food and Beverage Vendors:

• CB Scoops - frozen treats
• Chicken and Rice Guys - Middle Eastern halal street food
• Medford Brewing Company - beer, wine, and soft drinks

Other Activities:

• Sidewalk chalk street mural - add to our summer themed street mural
• Kindness Rocks - paint a rock with an uplifting message to take home or leave for others to enjoy
• Scavenger hunt - find one of the pinwheels hidden around the square and claim a prize at the Welcome Table
• Silly walk crosswalk - do your silliest walk as you cross the street by Riverside Plaza
• Giant chess

This schedule may be updated and/or changed before the event.