What You Need to Know for Westwood Day, Saturday September 23rd (Updated)

Westwood Day is finally here! To help you navigate this 5 hour-long, relatively large event, Westwood Minute has compiled need-to-know information, in an easy to access form.

(BTW: Westwood Day is off to a good start, with the Westwood Wolverines winning Friday night's football game against the Quincy Presidents, 35-14! The scheduled fireworks that followed were not just festive, but celebratory.)

On Saturday, other than a 5K Road Race that begins at 9:00 a.m., the entire event runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the grounds of Westwood High School, located at 200 Nahatan Street in Westwood. Try to get through all your Westwood Day activities before 2:30 p.m, since in past years, many vendors are already packing up  by then. 

Another reason to get there early on Saturday --rain. A smaller chance of rain from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. later becomes a 80 percent to 100 percent chance by 2:00 p.m. However, event organizers have repeatedly said that activities will continue, rain or shine. 

Here's a look at the programming and activities, below.

Programming and Location ( Times subject to change indicated with *):

9:00 a.m. 5K Road Race (Flahive Field)

•  Registration for $20 is available on Westwood Day from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.

10:00 a.m.   One Mile Fun Run (Flahive Field)

10:15 a.m.   Jung's US Taekwondo Showcase (Stage B)

11:00 a.m.   Band Gig School of Music (Stage A)

11:45 a.m.   The Benchmark Band (Stage A)

12:00 p.m.*   Westwood Fire Department Burn Demo (Softball Field Lot)

1:00 p.m.   National Anthem, Select Board and Poet Laureates (Stage A)

1:20 p.m.*   K9 Demo by Norfolk County Sheriff (Baseball Field)

1:25 p.m.   InFinnity (Stage A)

2:35 p.m.   Greene O'Leary Irish Dance (Stage B)

All Day Activities:

• MCSD Mobile Command Center (Tennis Parking Lot)
• Lawn Games (Softball Field)
  • Bubbles
  • Cornhole
  • Disc golf demo
  • Kan-Jam
  • Large board games

• Pumpkin Decorating (Gymnasium Lawn)
• Slime Making (Gymnasium Lawn)
• Potato Sack Races (Multipurpose Field)
• Roaming Railroad (High School Main Entrance)
• Sports Demos/Activities (Multipurpose Field)
• Touch-A-Truck Police Car (Parking Lot near Gate A Entrance Lawn). In past years, this opportunity has been available for the full event.

Public Parking

• St. Margaret Mary's Church, 845 High Street, Westwood
• First Baptist Church, 808 High Street, Westwood
• Thurston Middle School, 850 High Street, Westwood
• Handicap Parking at Recreation Pool parking lot, 240 Nahatan Street, Westwood
• There is no shuttle bus this year. However, stop by the Council on Aging at 60 Nahatan Street, Westwood, for transportation in a golf cart to the high school site and Westwood Day activities. Rides in a golf cart will also be available from the event site back to the Council on Aging.

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Restrooms

There are two locations for restrooms (see map, below):

• Behind the Food Court
• Near the Information Table

MAP

Source: Westwood Day 9.23.2023 Brochure. Above is a map showing locations of Westwood Day activities.

Visitors should enter at Gate B, the west entrance, if they want to start with food and Stage A events. 

Enter at Gate A, the east entrance, to start your visit with lawn games or exhibitions like the fire demo, K9 demo, or Touch-A-Truck. 

Vendor Village is located in the middle of the event site.

WESTWOOD DAY BROCHURE

Because different people like to get their information delivered in different ways, scan the below QR code for much of the information that's in this article, presented in a different format. You can also access the same information by opening the PDF which is attached below this article.

Updated 9/23/2023 at 10:40 p.m. A prior version of this article incorrectly referred to Westwood's football competitor as the "Patriots" and the reference is corrected to "Presidents." Additionally, a typographical mistake in the final football game score has been corrected from "35-17" to "35-14."

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