Your Guide to Medfield Day

The town's annual Discover Medfield Day will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (severe weather date Sept. 22) on North Street and the area surrounding Meeting House Pond.

Here's what you need to know for the big event, sponsored by Medfield Employers and Merchants Organization. 

Schedule of Events

• 9:15 a.m. Opening ceremony featuring Beckwith Post Color Guard and National Anthem sung by a MHS student
• 10:00 a.m. Paulette’s Ballet Dance Troupe 
• 10:30 a.m. New Sound Assembly, a cappella
• 11:15 a.m. Ngoma Dzakanaka Marimba Band, featuring 4th and 5th grade students from Dale Street School
• 12:00 p.m. Surprise Event 
• 12:30 p.m. Greene-O’Leary School of Irish Dance
• 2:30 p.m. Pi Alley Band closes day with announcements, booth decoration awards, and winners
• of the auction/raffle
• 4:00 p.m. Kids Alley closes

The Medfield Park & Recreation 1K Kids Fun Run and 5K Road Race start around 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., respectively, from the Pfaff Center. 

Map

Click here for a map of the area.  Be sure to stop by the Medfield Patch booth near the Dwight Derby House. 

Booth Directory

Click here for a list of the many vendors and organizations participating in this year's event. 

Kids Alley

Here you will find a petting zoo; trackless trains; and inflatable moonwalks, slides and obstacle courses. 

New this year is the "Striker" which tests the strength of the participant to swing a hammer to ring the bell. There is one for children and one for adults.

Kids Alley sponsors include Lovell’s Florist and Landscaping, Medfield Veterinary Clinic, and Medfield Day Gold Sponsor Starr and Glick Orthodontics.  

Food Court

• Subway
• Medfield Italian American Cultural Association
• Medfield Lions Club
• Ice House Restaurant
• Noon Hill Grill
• Village Pizza
• Basil

Auction

Six auction items will be on display at the MEMO booth in Meeting House Park behind the First Parish Church on North Street starting at 9 a.m. The highest bidders will be announced between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Bids must be in increments of $10.  

Auction items include: 

• Two tickets to a Boston Celtics Game, Donated by Celtics President Rich Gotham. Value: Priceless. Minimum Bid: $100 
• Four tickets to the Sept. 23 Red Sox game vs. Baltimore Orioles, donated by the Shilling family. Value: Priceless, once in a lifetime opportunity. Minimum Bid: $100
• Six-month gym membership, donated by the Kingsbury Club. Value $710. Minimum Bid: $100
• One portrait sitting and an 8 x 10 photo, donated by Photographs by Connie Thomson. Value $250. Minimum Bid: $50
• Framed landscape photograph, donated by Seymour Levy. Value: Priceless. Minimum Bid: $50
• Ride for family (maximum of six) on a float in the MEMO holiday parade; donated by MEMO. Value: Priceless. Minimum Bid: $100 

Raffle 

The MEMO Booth will also host a raffle of nearly 30 items donated by booth exhibitors, MEMO members, and the community.  

Tickets sell for $1.00 each but discounts may be given for large multiples. 

Patrons place their tickets in fishbowls in front of the item they hope to win. Winners will be announced between 2:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.

To date, the following items will be included in the raffle:

• American Flag, donated by Medfield Properties    
• Six glasses, donated by Medfield Properties 
• Framed photograph, donated by Photographs to Cherish (Value $40+)
• Framed photograph, donated by Photographs to Cherish (Value $40+)
• Basket of handmade soaps, citronella stick, & lip balm, donated by Wild Daisy Soap (Value $35) 
• Back to School Basket includes dinosaur backpack, donated by the Butterfly Tree (Value $100)
• One hour of tutoring, donated by The Math Connection (Value $85)
• One hour of tutoring, donated by The Math Connection (Value $85)
• One hour of tutoring, donated by The Math Connection (Value $85)
• PSAT Class, donated by Chyten Education Services, Millis (Value $495)
• Fitness Basket, donated by Medfield Orthopedic and Sports Therapy (Value $150) 
• Wellness Gift Basket, donated by the Holistic Wellness Center (Value $75)
• Gift Certificate for one month of unlimited classes, donated by Fitness Advantage (Value $125) 
• Gift Certificate for child for one month of Martial Arts instruction and a uniform, donated by the Martial Arts Center for Mind/Body Development (Value $195) 
• Gift Certificate for child for one month of Martial Arts instruction and a uniform, donated by the Martial Arts Center for Mind/Body Development (Value $195)
• Gift Certificate for adult (8+) for one month of Martial Arts instruction and a uniform, donated by the Martial Arts Center for Mind/Body Development (Value $195) 
• Gift Certificate for adult (8+) for one month of Martial Arts instruction and a uniform, donated by the Martial Arts Center for Mind/Body Development (Value $195)
• Reflexology session – ½ hour, donated by The Healing Place (Value $55) 
• Reflexology session – ½ hour, donated by The Healing Place (Value $55) 
• Winterberry - 3 gallon plant, donated by The Garden Continuum (Value $45)
• “Welcome Fall” Gift Basket, donated by Lord’s Department Store. Autumn Silk Floral Arrangement, donated by Lovell’s Florist and Nursery (Value $75)
• Designer sunglasses, donated by Medfield Eye Care Value $200 Bracelet and earrings set, donated by Nantucket Beads (Value $35)
• Dining Gift Certificate, donated by Noon Hill Restaurant (Value $100) 
• Gift Certificate, donated by Blue Moon Café and Bakery (Value $50)
• Basket of Cookies, donated by Prospect Mortgage.
• Gift Certificate, donated by Honey’s Café and Bakery (Value $10) 
• One ticket to “In the Woods” theatre production, donated by the Woodland Theatre Company (Value $30)
• Jenny Boston donation
• Gift Item, donated by Kathy Pittore of ReMax
• Gift certificate donated by Basil's Restaurant (Value $25)
• Gift basket and gift certificate donated by The Wardrobe Doctor (Value $100)
• Gift Basket donated by Shaws Supermarkets
• Movie gift basket donated by Prudential Page Real Estate
• Gift certificate donated by APC Pest control
• Gift basket donated by Friends of the Dwight Derby House

Sponsors

• Gold: Starr & Glick Orthodontics
• Platinum: Clay Family Dealerships
• Bronze: Personal Best; Dover Trucking; Rockland Trust; PostalCenter
• Patron: Middlesex Savings Bank 

About MEMO

MEMO, the Medfield Employers and Merchants Organization has sponsored Discover Medfield Day since 1980 when, in 1979 the then newly-formed organization needed some way and to introduce itself to Medfield as a community group of business people who hoped to keep the local business district alive against “mall sprawl.” It invited other organizations, all of its members, and non-members in the business community to participate and it was such a success it has continued these more than 30 years even being copied by many towns. 

To continue its commitment to serve the Medfield community MEMO then found other ways to promote itself and these events also continue including but not limited to Discover Medfield History Day, Holiday weekend that includes Christmas tree lighting, carol singing and a Santa Parade and the recently concluded summer concert series.

In addition, MEMO honors local individuals serving in the armed forces by purchasing and hanging flags on the main thoroughfares in the center; and also recognizes educational achievement by presenting scholarships to graduates of Medfield and Tri County High schools and donating to many local charities and service projects in town.

Membership is open to all who do business in or provide services to Medfield.

For more information, please contact Cathleen@beginningyears.com or check the MEMO website at www.medfieldmemo.org