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• 2025 Harvest Moon Festival Vendor Application

  • Start
    Friday, February 14, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    Saturday, September 27, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    1 Union Ave
  • Spaces left
    40
  • Registered
    60 registrants

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  GREETINGS, VENDOR FRIENDS!

  HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL-2025

  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025. 10 A.M. - 5 P.M.

  We will be lining the entire perimeter of the park with vendors surrounding the Bandshell this year. (Bay View Park will be under construction)  See map below. Each square is a 10' x 10' spot. It will be marked on the grass with a number you will receive after I map this all out.

  PLEASE, NO FLEA MARKET ITEMS. THIS IS FOR CRAFTERS AND ARTISTS. THANK YOU...

  Spaces 1-19 will be along Union Ave 

  Spaces 20-53 will be along Onset Ave. 

  Spaces 54-95 will be along Waban Ave

  Spaces 96-100 will be on the lawn by #89

  IF NEEDED>>>

  Spaces 102-119 will be on the lawn parallel to spaces 54-74

  Arrival Time on 9/27/2025 is 7 a.m.

  Vendor cars MUST be moved by 9:45 a.m. to accommodate for the incoming car show that will be lining Onset Ave and filling the Pier parking lot. 

  Departure time:

  Begins at 5:00 p.m. Please pack up all your things BEFORE you get your car to load out. It's going to be a little hectic. There will be volunteers to keep an eye on your wares.

  Please reach out to me with your questions and/or concerns.

  Text/Call anytime: 508-725-2657. I will respond as soon as I can. I appreciate your patience.

  Thanks again for being a part of this! More details to come!

  MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE FESTIVAL BELOW...

  Join us for the Onset Harvest Moon Festival!

  Saturday, September 27th, 2025. Rain date 9/28/2025

  10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

  Vendors! Food Trucks! Live Music!

  Guitar Raffle to Support the Harvest Moon Festival! 

  VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! 

  Antique/Classic Car Show presented by The Rusty Nuts Car Club of Wareham... PARTICIPANTS; Please arrive before 10 a.m. Space is limited to 300 cars. Dash Plaques for the first 100 cars! FREE admission! Open 10-2!

  Over 100 Craft, Merchandise and Service vendors will line the perimeter of Prospect Park (where the Bandshell is) 

  RESTROOMS-Are available on the Town Pier/Harbormaster's Office and also in Prospect/Bandshell Park up on the hill by the Bayside Condos. There will also be a number of ADA accessible port-o-potties available on the Pier.

  FREE PARKING:

  Limited street parking available (Please, be mindful of Residential/Permitted areas! You will get a ticket)

  Temple Lot on Union Ave; Hynes Field, next to Chuck's Auto (281 Onset Ave); Lopes Field (behind the playground at 248 Onset Ave) 

  For more info, to volunteer or donate please reach out to us at onsetvillage@gmail.com

  Details subject to change without notice...

  www.onsetbay.org

  THANK YOU TO OUR VERY GENEROUS SPONSORS!

  Rusty Nuts Car Club of Wareham, Stitches & Staples, Cape Cod Customs, Gateway Auto Clinic, Robertson's Auto Body, Onset Beach Patio & Grille, Marc's Auto Service, Robertson's GMC & Auto Salvage, Wareham Community Events Committee, Mass Cultural Council, Buzzards Way Garage, Sharrock's Bakery, K N K Landscaping, GATRA, Water Wizz, Yenrug Guitars, 

  
  

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• 2025 Onset Summer Concerts Vending Application

  • Start
    Friday, February 14, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • End
    Sunday, June 01, 2025
  •  
    9:00 PM
  • Location
    1 Union Ave
  • Registered
    19 registrants

  Register

  Vendor spot for the entire 10 week series

  10 x 10 space

  $125.00 for a season pass

  Vendors...Click on the link here>>> https://onsetbay.org/event-6074498

  Free live music returns to the waterfront in Onset! Meet us at the Bandshell located at 1 Union Ave in Onset!

  Free on street parking along Onset/Union Aves. after 6 p.m. and at the Temple Lot on Union Ave.

  Free all day parking at Hynes Field, next to Chuck's Auto, a 5 minute walk to the Gazebo.

  Onset Pier charges for parking until 10 p.m...Download the parking app Flowbird here>>> www.flowbirdapp.com or pay at the kiosk when you arrive.

  Family friendly

  Leashed well behaved dogs welcome. Please, no retractable leashes!

  Food and drink available within walking distance

  In case of rain, we move the shows to the Onset VFW, 4 Gibbs Ball Park Road, East Wareham, just one mile from the Village. All are welcome here! Food and drink available for purchase.

  For more info
  onsetvillage@gmail.com
  508-295-7072

  Vendors welcome! Click on the link here>>>https://onsetbay.org/event-6074498

  We are grateful for our sponsors!
  Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation | Marc Anthony’s LaPizzeria | Onset Village Laundromat
  Salerno’s Function Hall | Allied Exterminating | Wareham Community Events Committee| Onset VFW Post #2846| David Gurney/Yenrug Guitars | Onset Beach Yoga | Mass Cultural Council | Wareham Cultural Council | Wareham Community Television | Divito Realty | Onset Micro Greens

  Showtime-6:30 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.

  June 25-That 70's Band

  July 2-May Queen-Led Zeppelin Tribute

  July 9-Pink Houses-Mellencamp Tribute Band

  July 16-Grateful Dead Night with The Rose Wharf Band

  July 23-Real Weird

  July 30-Little Lies: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

  August 6-Walrus Gumboot "All Starr" Beatles Tribute

  August 13-Wut It Iz

  August 20-Booty Vortex

  August 27-Shattered

  Thank you for your love, trust and support! 

  
  

  
  

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• Gretsch Tribute Guitar Raffle

  • Start
    Thursday, February 27, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    Friday, September 26, 2025
  •  
    4:00 PM
  • Location
    196 Onset Ave, Onset

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  Yenrug Gretsch Rockabilly Tribute Guitar-2025

  Sponsored by David Gurney/Yenrug Guitars of Wareham, MA

  ALL proceeds from this raffle will support FREE LIVE MUSIC in Onset for the Harvest Moon Festival on Saturday, September 27, 2025.

  Made and donated by local luthier, David Gurney, this beauty is a tribute to Brian Setzer of The Stray Cats and features Gretsch Filterton pickups, TV Jones wiring harness, Bigsby tremolo, Wilkenson tuners, Tune-A-Matic roller bridge, bone nut, Gretsch tone & volume knobs, flat wound strings, orange dye with lacquer finish. Comes with a hard-shell case

  Retail value is $1,200 

  Chances are $10 each or 3 for $25

  Purchase tickets online through our website>>>

   https://onsetbay.org/event-6091829

  *Via Venmo>>>

  *Please include your phone number in the memo so we can reach you if you win!

  https://account.venmo.com/u/OnsetBayAssociation
  

  *Via PayPal at OnsetVillage@gmail.com

  *Please include your phone number in the memo so we can reach you if you win!

  Good old fashioned check mailed with your request & contact info to:

  P.O. Box 799 Onset, MA 02558-0799

  Or stop by the office sometime...

  *196 Onset Ave, next to Marc Anthony's

  *TEXT (preferred) or call first to make sure someone is there, as we do not keep regular office hours at this time... 508-725-2657

  Thank you!

  Winner will be drawn at 5 p.m. on 9/27/25 at the Harvest Moon Festival. Rain date 9/28/25

  
  

  
  

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• Joycaster Tribute Guitar Raffle

  • Start
    Thursday, February 27, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM
  • End
    Tuesday, August 26, 2025
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    196 Onset Ave

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  Yenrug Joycaster Tribute Guitar-2025

  Sponsored by David Gurney/Yenrug Guitars of Wareham, MA

  ALL proceeds from this raffle will support FREE LIVE MUSIC in Onset for the Onset Summer of Love Concert Series, happening every Wednesday evening from June 25-August 27, 6:30-9:00 p.m. at the Bandshell in Onset, 1 Union Ave. Alternate rain location at the Onset VFW.

  Made and donated by local luthier, David Gurney, this beauty is a tribute to the Joycaster and features an ash body, Humbucker pickups, maple neck, 3 way switch, chrome volume & tone knobs, Fully Hipshot adjustable bridge, bone nut, custom tortoise shell top and binding, Wilkenson locking tuners

  Comes with a hard-shell case

  Retail value is $700 

  Chances are $10 each or 3 for $25

  Purchase tickets online through our website>>>

  https://onsetbay.org/event-6091889
  

  *Via Venmo>>>

  *Please include your phone number in the memo so we can reach you if you win!

  https://account.venmo.com/u/OnsetBayAssociation
  

  *Via PayPal at OnsetVillage@gmail.com

  *Please include your phone number in the memo so we can reach you if you win!

  Good old fashioned check mailed with your request & contact info to:

  P.O. Box 799 Onset, MA 02558-0799

  Or stop by the office sometime to check it out!

  *196 Onset Ave, next to Marc Anthony's

  *TEXT (preferred) or call first to make sure someone is there, as we do not keep regular office hours at this time... 508-725-2657

  Thank you!

  Winner will be drawn at 9 p.m. on 8/27/25 at the final concert of the summer at the Bandshell.

  
  

  
  

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• Mostly Annual Chili Contest-2025

  • When
    Saturday, May 10, 2025
  •  
    5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Stone Path Malt
  • Registered
    32 registrants

  Register

  Updated 4/27/25

  OBA Mostly Annual Chili Contest is in just 13 days!!

  Greetings, Friends!

  We are gearing up for the big event and look forward to seeing you on Saturday, May 10th at Stone Path Malt, 11 Kendrick Rd in West Wareham. 5:30-8:30 p.m.

  ATTENDEES:

  THANK YOU for purchasing advance tickets! Please tell a friend and feel free to share the flier below so they can take advantage of the advance ticket price of $20. It will be $25 to attend if tickets are purchased at the door...

  CONTESTANTS:

  Please be prepared to serve up to 200 people, 2 oz at a time, this would be about 2 gallons of chili.

  If you are using a crock pot, please bring an extension cord. There is plenty of power available.

  Chafing dishes and sterno available upon request.

  Feel free to bring your own decorations and toppings and/or sides for your chili.

  WE WILL PROVIDE:

  2 oz. portion cups to serve the chili, spoons, napkins, a 6' rectangular table and a chair.

  Voting will be by People's Choice. Everyone gets one ballot.

  Best Overall Chili wins a cash prize of $250!

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  We have some great raffles coming in for the gift raffle. Please let us know if you'd like to donate an item or service.

  There will be a 50/50 raffle-CASH PRIZE!

  Live music with The Banks Duo, featuring Brittney Banks and Mike McHugh!

  Minkle Boys Catering has a weekly menu available if you need more than chili to whet your appetite.

  Great craft beers and wine available at the cash bar.

  This event is Family Friendly.

  For more info:

  OnsetVillage@gmail.com

  508-725-2657 TEXT PREFERRED

  
  

  
  

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• 17th Annual Onset Summer of Love Concert Series

  • Start
    Wednesday, June 25, 2025
  •  
    6:30 PM
  • End
    Wednesday, August 27, 2025
  •  
    9:00 PM
  • Location
    1 Union Ave

  17th Annual Onset Summer of Love Concert Series-2025!

  June 25-That 70's Band

  July 2-May Queen-Led Zeppelin Tribute

  July 9-Pink Houses-Mellencamp Tribute Band

  July 16-Grateful Dead Night with The Rose Wharf Band

  July 23-Real Weird

  July 30-Little Lies: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac

  August 6-Walrus Gumboot "All Starr" Beatles Tribute

  August 13-Wut It Iz

  August 20-Booty Vortex

  August 27-Shattered

  Showtime is 6:30 - 9:00.

  These concerts are free, but the bands and sound man do get paid! Donations gratefully accepted. This event is run entirely by volunteers and supported by donations and sponsorships from local businesses. Thank you for your support!

  ALL are welcome! Kid friendly. Leashed well behaved dogs also welcome. Please, no retractable leashes.

  In case of rain, we meet at the Onset VFW outdoor pavilion located at 4 Gibbs ball Park Road in east Wareham, just 1 mile from the Bandshell. ALL are welcome here, too! This space and the indoor hall are available for rentals. They also serve a great home cooked meal on Wednesday nights at 6 for only $10!

  Free parking after 6 pm, except at the Town Pier.

  Free parking all the time at Hynes Field by Chucks Auto. 2 minute walk up 10th Street to the Bandshell.

  Food and merchandise vendors are welcome. Please visit this link to register>>>https://onsetbay.org/event-6074498

  Advertising support provided by grants from the Wareham Community Events Committee.

  
  

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• 2025 Kayak Poker Run

  • When
    Saturday, June 28, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    Shell Point Beach
  • Registered
    6 registrants

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  ONSET BAY ASSOCIATION ANNUAL KAYAK POKER RUN

  WHEN: SATURDAY JUNE 28, 2025 (Rain date June 29)

  WHERE: SHELL POINT BEACH, ONSET-

  TIME: Registration - 9:00 a.m. LAUNCH TIME: 10:00 a.m.

  COST: $25 per person to “ante up” OPEN TO PARTICIPANTS OF ALL ABILITIES

  Launching from Shell Point, participants will pick up 5 cards while paddling around Onset Bay. Once back at the Point, each person will have the opportunity to discard 1-5 cards and purchase new ones for $2 per card. Your final hand will be turned in to event organizers. Grand prize winner will be determined by the person with the best hand (standard poker rules). (Remainder will go towards supporting the Onset Bay Association). Final kayak route will be announced before the event (depending on weather conditions) but will be within Onset Bay. All participants will be REQUIRED to wear a PFD.

  Pizza party and fabulous prizes to follow!

  Kayaks are available from The Onset Bay Center

  https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.savebuzzardsbay.org%2Factivity-rentals%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR26TR7J-9LEYtYMQDT-QnOoCd455nZ6WMhJGW51p7znO2lzQlJkHgQhGgg_aem_-xbb0nFH3OO1YY_BClW4eQ&h=AT2sFnOnh6aSMXbf4F2t7LlPdfhnCr5r-w9BJLV9y0KkTuSZTu4ygyZ-f50-urjR5ES7kPs_0vZQhYfx3L5dt7bvbfcmCe4VK8h0IIfCNnB9jJYHLcDJ5gvJ9Q5WBy6jYLnhihP7QYUmdUvmSw&__tn__=q&c%5B0%5D=AT3tgMzwQ-fRpTI3RZj_Vnqv2STftbs2Z8iKINmOoy3GYO2S8tHmmHSg8Zxe_GnB3eA2TQsF2h5z8r-zK3ZqDDd-pNPcL7S6EdHrgMzWtGqK5qSZHMmm2b-_OxtyQiDqOzFn5o4-UeoSY5Sg1V1Mmi3SX7JIbmo-K9m39Q
  

  Please print and fill out the form below and submit with your check or bring it with you on 6/28...

  Kayak Poker Form 2025.pdf

  P.O. Box 799, Onset, MA, 02558-0799

  
  

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• Annual Blessing of the Fleet & Kid's Parade

  • When
    Saturday, July 05, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Location
    186 Onset Ave
  • Registered
    Be the first

  Register

  Join us for the Annual Blessing of the Fleet on Saturday, July 5, 2025

  Rain date July 6

  10 a.m. - 12 p.m.

  The Blessing will be conducted by Pastor Don Bliss of the East Freetown Congregational Cristian Church

  FREE REGISTRATION!

  Prizes for Best Dressed Boat!

  Kid's parades to follow!
  Bicycle-Pet-Doll Carriage
  Registration available online and on the day of the event.

  For more info...

  onsetvillage@gmail.com or call 508-295-7072

  Advertising support provided by the Wareham Community Events Committee.

  

  
  

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• 2025 Chalk-Full-O-Fun Sidewalk Art and Craft Fair

  • When
    Saturday, August 16, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Lillian Gregerman Bandshell
  • Registered
    18 registrants

  Register

  ARTISTS AND CRAFTERS WANTED FOR THE

  2025 CHALK-FULL-O-FUN FESTIVAL!

  Saturday, August 16th, 2025

  (Rain date is the following day.)

  9:00am to 4:00pm

  At the Lillian Gregerman Bandshell in Onset.

  
  

  ARTISTS  can register for a sidewalk square for $5. This will include a box of 36-count colorful soft pastel chalk.

  
  

  Crafters can register for a space at the juried craft fair for $70. This year we will accept a larger number of crafters for this popular event. They will be on hand with a variety of handmade items.

  
  

  Community organizations can register for $25 to provide information to share with the public. A limited number will be accepted.

  
  

  Stay tuned to our Facebook page for updates:

  https://www.facebook.com/onsetstreetpaintingfestival

  
  

  Or email us at: onsetchalkfest@gmail.com

  Prizes are awarded to artists for "People's Choice" and "Honorable Mention."  Who will be our 2025 winners?

  As always, there will be music on the stage for your listening pleasure while catching up with old friends or making new ones. We are an age friendly community. Show your love for art and community by supporting the Onset Bay Association!

  This program is supported in part by grants from the Wareham and Rochester Cultural Councils, local agencies which are supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. https://www.massculturalcouncil.org

  Promotional funds are provided by Wareham's Community Events Committee (CEC).

  Sincere gratitude to all our OBA volunteers who make this event possible!

  
  

  

  

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• P-Town Carnival Parade Bus Trip!

  • When
    Thursday, August 21, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Location
    248 Onset Ave, Onset, MA 02558
  • Registered
    23 registrants

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  Let's take a Trip to the Tip of The Cape and celebrate the Provincetown Carnival Parade!

  Thursday, August 21, 2025

  This year's theme is Summer Camp!

  Costuming is encouraged and will be rewarded with prizes!

  Bus leaves from Hynes Field Parking, 248 Onset Ave, at 10 am!

  We will have raffles, door prizes and fun on our way to P-Town. Snacks and water provided, but feel free to bring your own refreshments.

  Spend the day! Eat, drink & be merry! Shop 'til you drop! Enjoy the colorful carnival parade at 3'ish...It never starts on time

  Catch the bus back to Onset at 6 p.m.!

  $45 per person. 

  All proceeds, after the cost of the bus, will go to the Onset Bay Association and our efforts of bringing cultural vibrancy to the Village of Onset for ALL to enjoy!

  More info OnsetVillage@gmail.com

  
  

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• Illumination Night

  • When
    Saturday, August 30, 2025
  •  
    7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
  • Location
    Bay View Park 184 Onset Ave, Onset, MA 02558

  Join us for the return of Illumination Night!

  This is a chill, local's favorite event. Come hang out on the beach and relax with us!

  Over 1,500 red flares illuminate Onset Bay!

  Saturday, August 30, 2025

  Rain Date Sunday, August 31, 2025

  7:30 P.M. - 9:30 P.M.

  Bay View Park - Onset Beach

  Live music at the Gazebo with The South Coast Brass Band 7:30-9:30

  9:00 pm the Flares will be lit and will burn for approximately 30 minutes.

  There’s not a bad seat in the house, but the Main Beach and Bluffs are optimal viewing spots.

  Free to enjoy, but volunteers will be accepting donations to keep this event going. Thank you!

  THANK YOU to the Sandi Besse Family Trust for supporting this beloved event. This year's event is in honor of Sandi. She is deeply missed...

  "Sandi followed in her family’s entrepreneurial footsteps, combining her love of community and business acumen to build a successful real estate agency, Shell Pointe Real Estate in Onset, which quickly became one of the premier real estate agencies in the area.

  Whenever asked, Sandi was always honored to serve her community. She was known for her infectious smile, loving spirit and commitment to the community through volunteerism. Recognized as Wareham Woman of the Year, Sandra’s contribution to Onset will be long remembered. Over the years, she was a member and one of the first President's of the Onset Bay Association, Onset Zoning Board, Wareham Finance Committee and Onset Prudential Committee.

  The best way to honor Sandi is to "Live like Sandi" with a bright light and kindness towards everyone you meet.

  THANK YOU to our friends at The Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation for supporting this beloved event with a grant for $2,500!!!

  Thank you to the Wareham Community Events Committee for their advertising support 

  
  

  
  

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• Harvest Moon Festival-2025

  • When
    Saturday, September 27, 2025
  •  
    10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Location
    Lillian Gregerman Bandshell, 1 Union Ave, Onset, MA 02558

  
  

  
  

  
  

  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2025. Rain date 9/28/25

  Car Show! Vendors! Food Trucks! Live Music! Free Family Fun!

  Antique/Classic Car Show presented by The Rusty Nuts Car Club of Wareham... PARTICIPANTS; Please arrive before 10 a.m. Space is limited to 300 cars. Dash Plaques for the first 100 cars! FREE admission!

  Onset Friends!

  Please be advised of the road closures along Onset Ave from Marc Anthony's to the Condos at 185 Onset Ave AND up Union Ave to the 10th Street.

  Please have your vehicles moved by 9 am Saturday

  MUCH APPRECIATED!!!

  Thank you!!

  ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED!

  FREE!! Donations always welcome!

  Over 100 Craft, Merchandise and Service vendors will line the perimeter of Prospect Park (where the Bandshell is)

  RESTROOMS-Are available on the Town Pier/Harbormaster's Office and also in Prospect/Bandshell Park up on the hill by the Bayside Condos. There will also be a number of ADA accessible port-o-potties available on the Pier.

  FREE PARKING AND FREE SHUTTLE FROM WATER WIZZ!!! 3031 CRANBERRY HIGHWAY.

  FREE PARKING AT HYNES "FIELD" AND THE TEMPLE LOT ON UNION AVE.

  HANDICAPPED PARKING IS AVAILABLE ALONG UNION AVE.

  Limited street parking available (Please, be mindful of Residential/Permitted areas! You will get a ticket!

  For more info, to volunteer or donate please reach out to us at onsetvillage@gmail.com

  Details subject to change without notice...

  www.onsetbay.org

  THANK YOU TO OUR VERY GENEROUS SPONSORS!

  Rusty Nuts Car Club of Wareham, Stitches & Staples, Cape Cod Customs, Gateway Auto Clinic, Robertson's Auto Body, Onset Beach Patio & Grille, Marc's Auto Service, Robertson's GMC & Auto Salvage, Wareham Community Events Committee, Mass Cultural Council, Buzzards Way Garage, Sharrock's Bakery, Cape Cod Senior Residences

  

  
  

  
  

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• Christmas in the Village 2025

  • When
    Saturday, December 13, 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    196 Onset Ave

  CHRISTMAS IN THE VILLAGE

  Join us for our
  Annual Christmas in the Village event on
  Saturday, December 13th, 2025 from Noon-4:00 p.m.

  Maps will be made available and candy cane markers will lead the way...

  Other details are coming together for this event. Please stay tuned for updates on our website, www.onsetbay.org and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/onsetbayassoc

  This event is free to attend unless otherwise noted. All are welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted!

  Details subject to change on short notice. Stay tuned!

  Free parking at the Town Pier, 186 Onset Ave. and the Temple Lot on Union Ave. and also minutes' walk away at Hynes Lot, 248 Onset Ave, next to Chuck's Auto

  Many thanks to our generous sponsors:

  Pier View Restaurant

  The Sandi Besse Family Trust

  Emerald Grove, Inc. of Eastham

  Walter's Barber Shop

  Buzzards Bay Rowing Club

  Advertising support is provided by grants through the Wareham Community Events Committee. Thank you, CEC! 

  
  

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