Dorchester’s Shiretown Festival begins today at 6 p.m. with opening ceremonies at the Village Square Gazebo.
The main organizer of the festival is Debbie Shea, owner of the Village Square Take-Out restaurant in Dorchester.
In an interview with CHMA, she said the community event will have a strong emphasis on activities for kids.
Some of the activities include a watermelon-eating contest, a kid’s dance at the gazebo, a baseball game, a book sale at the library, a community yard sale, a cake auction, a car show, and more.
“We just do it for the community and for the enjoyment,” Shea said.
Listen to the interview with CHMA:
A schedule of events can be found on the restaurant’s Facebook page.
Visitors to Dorchester may want to confirm details of events with organizers or by asking local residents around the village.
A movie night scheduled in the brochure for Thursday at the Moving Forward Co-op is, in fact, happening outside Dorchester Consolidated School on Friday evening.
The movie is Toy Story and it will be screened after the baseball game on Friday evening at 9 p.m., according to the Co-op.
Shea advised people to check out the Moving Forward Co-op’s Facebook page for details about events hosted by that group.
