Programs & Events
On View at the Museum
On View · September through November
The Home Team — “Out Until Dark”
Wayland Museum & Historical Society, 12 Cochituate Road
The first chapter of our year-long exhibit on Wayland’s sports history. Stop in during open hours.
On View · Month of October
Robert H. Hawkins Pop-Up Display
Discover Mapledale, one of the first Black-owned golf clubs in Massachusetts, founded by Robert Hawkins, who also managed Wayland’s own Sandy Burr.
Upcoming Events
Sat · Oct 3
Wayland Festival!
Saturday, October 3, 10 AM to 5 PM (rain date Sunday, October 4)
Wayland Town Center, 22 Andrew Avenue
Wayland’s biggest community day, and the Museum is proud to be a founding sponsor. Catch the America’s 250th Parade at 10:30 AM, Touch-a-Truck, a Multicultural Pavilion with 140 tables, an Artists Marketplace, live music all afternoon, food, face painting, bouncy houses, and the Sudbury Militia with theatrical musket fire. Come say hello!
Wed · Oct 14
Trivia Night at The Villa
Wednesday, October 14, 6:30 PM (dine-out 3 to 10 PM)
The Villa Restaurant, 124 East Plain Street
The Villa donates 10% of all sales to the Museum from 3 to 10 PM, dine in or takeout. Free trivia starts at 6:30 PM.
Sun · Oct 25
Mid-Century Modern House Tour
Sunday, October 25, 12 to 4 PM
Tickets $50, members $40
Our first-ever mid-century modern house tour opens the doors of five Wayland homes, from Deck Houses to Core Contemporaries, showing how post-war modern design shaped the town and how these homes live today. Pick up your tour brochure at the Museum the morning of the tour. No children under 12; homes are not ADA accessible; no interior photography. Rain or shine. Proceeds support the Museum’s programs.
Sat · Oct 31 · Free
Halloween Dog PAW-rade
Saturday, October 31, 1 to 2:30 PM (PAW-rade steps off at 1:15)
Wayland Museum & Historical Society, 12 Cochituate Road
Free, all welcome! Bring the dog and the costume for a short sidewalk loop around Wayland’s historic town center. Costumes encouraged for dogs and people, candy for people (not dogs), and costume prizes for Best Dog-and-Owner Match and Best “Home Team” Sports Look. All friendly, leashed dogs welcome. Bring a pumpkin to help line the Museum driveway!
Sat · Nov 28
Retro Sports Video Game Day: Wayland Grand Prix
Saturday, November 28, 4 to 7 PM
Wayland Museum & Historical Society, 12 Cochituate Road
$10 per family; members and kids under 5 free
Grab a controller and race into the past! Bring the whole family for an evening of classic sports video games over Thanksgiving weekend.
Sun · Dec 6 · Save the Date
Holiday Open House
Save the date: 2026 Holiday Open House: Sunday, December 6
Ainsley Jay of The Wayland Student Press Network covered the open house.
Sun · Apr 11, 2027 · Save the Date
Cochituate Roots House Tour
Sunday, April 11, 2027, 12 to 4 PM
Five historic homes and the stories that built Cochituate. Tickets and details coming soon.
Local businesses: sponsor one or both of our house tours and save 15% when you sponsor both.
School Programs
We offer guided visits at the Grout-Heard House and classroom programs we bring to you. Both are tailored to your grade level and unit, and both connect to the Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework K–12 — with real connections to science, engineering, and math as well. Email us at info@waylandmuseum.org to start a conversation. No commitment needed, we’re happy to talk through your unit first.
Learn more about school programs here.
Historical Tours of Wayland
First issued in 1976 as part of the U.S. bi-centennial celebration, Bobby Robinson’s three historical “tours” (1600s, Revolutionary War period, 19th century development of the two separate town centers) was updated in 2013 with new maps and photographs. Available also from us online or view for free here.