Five Things You Need to Know This Weekend in Medfield, May 28-30

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Springfest Music Event at Hospital Hill Fields: Springfest features the biggest and best local bands in town. The band Lineup is as follows:

Biaxident 5:30-5:50 p.m.

Aveline - 5:55-6:15 p.m.

The One Fingered Salute - 6:20 - 6:50 p.m.

Devolution - 6:55 - 7:35 p.m.

Travesty - 7:40 - 8:20 p.m.

Beat Up And Broken Down - 8:25 - 9:25 p.m.

The Groove Merchants - 9:30 - 10:10 p.m.

Corduroy Thursday - 10:15 - 10:55 p.m.

Cost is $5.

Notable Events:

• The Click Five at Showcase Live; 23 Patriot Pl., Foxborough; show starts at 5 p.m. on Saturday. 
• Clapton is Godrfey - A Tribute to Eric Clapton at Showcase Live; 23 Patriot Pl., Foxborough; show starts at 9 p.m. on Saturday. 

Against the Tide - Help Prevent Breast Cancer Registration: Against the Tide is an annual family-friendly fundraising event to benefit the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC). MBCC works to reduce toxic chemicals in the environment which research shows are linked to the dramatic rise in incidence of breast cancer. Against the Tidewill take place at Hopkinton State Park onSaturday June 18th, from 7 am until noon. It consists of several different activities - 2 one-mile swims - competitive OR recreational, a two-mile kayak, a three-mile recreational walk  and a 5K fun run. This is a non-certified 5k run. Participants can choose to participate in one, two or three events! Click here to sign up! 

Medfield Memorial Day Parade: The Medfield Memorial Day Parade starts on Janes Avenue at 9:45 a.m and will proceed down Route 109 to Baxter Park to arrive at 10 a.m.  

At Baxter Park - Former Medfield Police Chief, William Mann, will lead a brief ceremony and Town Historian Richard DeSorgher will give the Memorial Day Address that will highlight Medfield’s participation and sacrifice during the Civil War.

After the ceremony, the parade will reassemble and march down Main Street to Vine Lake Cemetery where it will make brief stops to honor those who died at sea and then at the Veterans Grave lot. 

The parade will continue out of Vine Lake Cemetery, down route 109 to West Street, and into the American Legion Post where “one last tribute is made for those who so gave their life for our country at the flagpole in front of the American Legion Post,” said Griffin.

Refreshments (prepared by the Son’s of the American Legion) will be served to all parade participants inside the American Legion Post on Peter Kristof Way. 

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